The best speed camera detector

[turbobloke]

Durzel said:

Imo detectors are worthless because they'll effectively be telling you when you're being pinged. By then, it's too late.

Jammers are, as noted, illegal.

First part, yes if you're the only car on that stretch of road, otherwise reflections and radiation travelling beyond cars in front of you will be registered by a good detector.

Second part, definitely not legal and an unwise choice surely.

On 9 points I'd still say that a light right foot and good obs are needed for those momentary lapses in concentration that happen even with senior police officers.

[nonsequitur]

bad company said:

nonsequitur said:

Yes, every driver should have one. A right hand shoe that is lighter than air.

I have no idea what you're on about, you talk in odd riddles.

He asked for a recommendation for a speed trap detector, I tried to help.

Yes, but a light right foot is surely the best speed detector of all.

[bad company]

nonsequitur said:

Yes, but a light right foot is surely the best speed detector of all.

True but that's not a lot of fun and we can all get caught out by revenue motivated speed traps.

[rxe]

Waze.

Has saved my bacon on two occasions in the last 2 years, literally stopped me going past a camera van at +20 which would have been tiresome.

I religiously report camera vans that I see as a result....

[bad company]

rxe said:

Waze.

Has saved my bacon on two occasions in the last 2 years, literally stopped me going past a camera van at +20 which would have been tiresome.

I religiously report camera vans that I see as a result....

I've been trying Waze. I just wish it warned of ALL speed cameras rather than just when I'm over the limit. I use it but not comfortable relying on Waze.

[rxe]

bad company said:

I've been trying Waze. I just wish it warned of ALL speed cameras rather than just when I'm over the limit. I use it but not comfortable relying on Waze.

Mine reports all cameras .... I actually wish it only reported when I was caning it. Maybe we should swap phones!

[B'stard Child]

rxe said:

bad company said:

I've been trying Waze. I just wish it warned of ALL speed cameras rather than just when I'm over the limit. I use it but not comfortable relying on Waze.

Mine reports all cameras .... I actually wish it only reported when I was caning it. Maybe we should swap phones!

This the problem I have with most of the "assistance" systems on the market - I don't like the background noise so I don't use them - I have been caught speeding 3 times in 28 years of driving and I'm comfortable with using the MKI eyeball and MKI Brain - If I'm pushing the envelope then I am concentrating harder rather than reliant on "assistance" devices

[smashy]

I would download pocket gps world database £18 a year ,you get loads of false positives re mobiles but better safe than sorry,

Any waze users you can set waze to open up with it. The comments about just use your eyes and drive to speed limits is not that easy. I do 40k a year with no points for 7 years just been done doing 38 in a 30 on a Gatso i pass 2 or 3 times a week ,feel an absoloute idiot but it happens, If I had had a detector on or my Tom Tom it would have jolted me out of my hypnotic driving

[bad company]

smashy said:

I would download pocket gps world database £18 a year ,you get loads of false positives re mobiles but better safe than sorry,

Any waze users you can set waze to open up with it. The comments about just use your eyes and drive to speed limits is not that easy. I do 40k a year with no points for 7 years just been done doing 38 in a 30 on a Gatso i pass 2 or 3 times a week ,feel an absoloute idiot but it happens, If I had had a detector on or my Tom Tom it would have jolted me out of my hypnotic driving

I tried the 'CamerAlert' app with that database. It drove me mad with false alarms every couple of minutes, I hated it.

Now if I could find a way to configure Waze to warn of ALL fixed cameras.

[smashy]

bad company said:

I tried the 'CamerAlert' app with that database. It drove me mad with false alarms every couple of minutes, I hated it.

Now if I could find a way to configure Waze to warn of ALL fixed cameras.

Im agree re driving you mad ,but when I hammer it down to Cornwall on the A303 A30 it gives me a lot of confidence if you get me ill only use it for certain journeys ,,,,,plus the OP is in a dodgy situation

Edited by smashy on Sunday 19th February 18:29

[Greenmantle]

Legal
Pogo Alert / Pogo Drive
best camera database - great through new average speed cameras
you will have to update via computer
subscription based

Road Angel Gem+
Blackspot bought out Pogo some years ago
Does the same as above but automatic updates
subscription based

Illegal
Jammer of some description - just google

John

[bordseye]

T5AMX said:

Hi

Running on 9 points now so need to get a detector

What's the best one

Would you risk fitting a radar jammer too? Do they work?

Paintman is right. The only reliable cure is your right foot. Trouble is that the latest detectors work like a rifle. They arent emitting all the time for a detector to detect. Instead they are triggered by the operator so the best you can hope for is for the detector to catch some of the signal bounced off another car. Whats more they work at long ranges. So like as not by the time a detector triggers its too late.

As for jammers, you are in dangerous territory. Trouble is the judges see jammers as showing contempt for the legal system that they worship. So you are quite likely to get jailed for perverting the course of justice rather than fined for speeding. Someone has just gone down for exactly that.

Way I see it is that you have had 9 points of fun. Wait for a few years to scrub that lot off and then have another 9 points worth.

[Dave Hedgehog]

bordseye said:

T5AMX said:

Hi

Running on 9 points now so need to get a detector

What's the best one

Would you risk fitting a radar jammer too? Do they work?

Paintman is right. The only reliable cure is your right foot. Trouble is that the latest detectors work like a rifle. They arent emitting all the time for a detector to detect. Instead they are triggered by the operator so the best you can hope for is for the detector to catch some of the signal bounced off another car. Whats more they work at long ranges. So like as not by the time a detector triggers its too late.

As for jammers, you are in dangerous territory. Trouble is the judges see jammers as showing contempt for the legal system that they worship. So you are quite likely to get jailed for perverting the course of justice rather than fined for speeding. Someone has just gone down for exactly that.

Way I see it is that you have had 9 points of fun. Wait for a few years to scrub that lot off and then have another 9 points worth.