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Six Fiend
Original Poster
5,276 posts
84 months
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A heads up from the Police for those terribly bad and evil bunny killers out there...
Speed enforcement and awareness week
Added: 16/08/2012 13:05
Speeding drivers in Avon and Somerset are being warned to slow down or face the consequences during a week-long campaign to make the roads safer.
Police and Community Speed Watch volunteers are taking part in a Europe-wide co-ordinated speed enforcement operation from Monday August 20-26.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary will provide a high profile response to this campaign with the key objectives of
• Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads
• Raising awareness of the dangers associated with speeding via education
• Increasing the number of offenders brought to justice for speeding offences
• Making communities feel safe by high visible policing
There will be high-visibility mobile patrols across the major road network, including the M5, M4, M32 and A303. Patrol vehicles will also be stationed for maximum exposure on motorway bridges and police patrol vehicle bays. Highway matrix signs will display speed enforcement and speed reduction messages.
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TDIfurby
1,614 posts
44 months
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Wonder if Devon & Cornwall are going to be following suit?
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trig9k
272 posts
67 months
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I have just this minute opened a letter containing a fixed penalty  3 points and £60 fine This was wile in a pistonHead convoy to Wilton house at 8am, I remember clearly spotting the camera van and checking my speed so find it hard to belive I was over the limit  My worthless word against there's , my respect for the Police and there job is at an all time low Were they there just for the cars attending the show? , wouldnt mind if I was driving like a loon
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cptsideways
9,868 posts
121 months
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A303 regular here, cheers for the heads up.
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Yertis
11,700 posts
135 months
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And will they station Police in Queen Charlotte Street to stop some of the idiots who race along here at >50mph? No, of course not. 
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LancerG
2,059 posts
144 months
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trig9k said: I have just this minute opened a letter containing a fixed penalty 3 points and £60 fine This was wile in a pistonHead convoy to Wilton house at 8am, I remember clearly spotting the camera van and checking my speed so find it hard to belive I was over the limit My worthless word against there's , my respect for the Police and there job is at an all time low Were they there just for the cars attending the show? , wouldnt mind if I was driving like a loon Reply and ask for a copy of the photo, this will tell you if its the van you thought it was and should also have speed printed on it.
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Barry Ashcroft
1,756 posts
90 months
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I think I got done today on the A40 near Abergavenny dark Volvo saloon in a layby spotted camera on rear parcel shelf. 
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robv6gtv
26 posts
43 months
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I'm down there over the next few days for work so thanks for the heads up.
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bulldog5046
963 posts
47 months
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Thanks, i'm on the M5 everyday!
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HolyMotherOfGod
5 posts
25 months
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LancerG said: trig9k said: I have just this minute opened a letter containing a fixed penalty 3 points and £60 fine This was wile in a pistonHead convoy to Wilton house at 8am, I remember clearly spotting the camera van and checking my speed so find it hard to belive I was over the limit My worthless word against there's , my respect for the Police and there job is at an all time low Were they there just for the cars attending the show? , wouldnt mind if I was driving like a loon Reply and ask for a copy of the photo, this will tell you if its the van you thought it was and should also have speed printed on it. I got my letter yesterday for speeding again in the convoy on my way to Wilton House
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trig9k
272 posts
67 months
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HolyMotherOfGod said: LancerG said: trig9k said: I have just this minute opened a letter containing a fixed penalty 3 points and £60 fine This was wile in a pistonHead convoy to Wilton house at 8am, I remember clearly spotting the camera van and checking my speed so find it hard to belive I was over the limit My worthless word against there's , my respect for the Police and there job is at an all time low Were they there just for the cars attending the show? , wouldnt mind if I was driving like a loon Reply and ask for a copy of the photo, this will tell you if its the van you thought it was and should also have speed printed on it. I got my letter yesterday for speeding again in the convoy on my way to Wilton House Contacted steve and he has had a ticket also, seems they managed to catch us all in convoy I guess there is a sneaky 30 zone on a stretch of the A358 which is mainly 40/50 mph We were all driving at a safe sensible speed , I had one eye on my sat-nav which was telling me I was under the limit
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mboon
622 posts
71 months
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Fuel up by 10p (apparently soon) Police out in force trying to catch you speeding and insurance companies worming there way out of any kind of payout or correct value of a car.
The motorist trade is like one big scam that f**ks everyone in the ass!
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steve miami
127 posts
46 months
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I cant help but agree with ALL the posts on this subject.
I was one of the many who was "caught" doin 41mph in a 30 area , whilst
en-route to Wilton House, I find it hard to believe. But what can you do ?
Plod do just as they like. No wonder we "luv" them so much !!
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bulldog5046
963 posts
47 months
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I didnt 'see' any police on the M5 this morning. But my laser alarm went beserk approching a bridge between J14 & J13 northbound.
Wonder if they were hiding in the hedge? or just a coincidental false-positive?
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k22wes
347 posts
46 months
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they are out hiding behind the bus shelter outside pc world in yeovil tonight.
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mboon
622 posts
71 months
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k22wes said: they are out hiding behind the bus shelter outside pc world in yeovil tonight. They like that road, they also do drink driving tests on that road too. I am giving up the while to live with fast cars these days
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LancerG
2,059 posts
144 months
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mboon said: I am giving up the will to live with fast cars these days Noooooooooo - thats what they want They want you to drive a 900cc s  tbox and behave yourself and work in an office 9-5 and live in a wimpey home all in a row. Oh and carry identity cards with GPS trackers in them Oh and insurance black boxes in your car Dont bow to the pressure, go and buy a big old smelly noisy yank tank and metaphorically stick two fingers up at them. This politically correct nation has gone to the dogs. The police are only interested in generating money in order to pay their own salaries. Much as it was proven that speed cameras were only money making machines with no thought for road safety.
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mboon
622 posts
71 months
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LancerG said: Noooooooooo - thats what they want They want you to drive a 900cc s tbox and behave yourself and work in an office 9-5 and live in a wimpey home all in a row. Oh and carry identity cards with GPS trackers in them Oh and insurance black boxes in your car Dont bow to the pressure, go and buy a big old smelly noisy yank tank and metaphorically stick two fingers up at them. This politically correct nation has gone to the dogs. The police are only interested in generating money in order to pay their own salaries. Much as it was proven that speed cameras were only money making machines with no thought for road safety. Back in the day with less cares that is how I would think. But running these kind of cars with the insurance and fuel costs is becoming a joke. It would be cheaper for me to buy a track car and a road car at present. Why dont they go and pick on america? They see a 3.0 as a small engine!! If they sorted them out surely the price overall would come down as there demand would not be so big
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Johnnytheboy
7,115 posts
55 months
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I've got a day out working around Somerset Friday, thanks for the heads up.
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Benbay001
1,948 posts
26 months
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k22wes said: they are out hiding behind the bus shelter outside pc world in yeovil tonight. And i suspect they were the only pedestrians on that road?
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