Detector vendor pays tickets
Fines refunded even though detectors not switched on
Quintezz detector
The company, Carparts Direct, which imports the radar-based Quintezz detector, said that it has paid 170 drivers the £60 cost of their speeding fines at a total cost of over £10,000, following its offer to pay the fine if they got caught after buying a unit.
The supplier said it underestimated the number of live speed cameras and the fact that motorists would claim even if they did not have their device switched on.
Company boss Mark Cornwall said: "Most of our customers are careful drivers who use the Quintezz to assist them to keep within the speed limits. While the number of claims has been larger than we anticipated, this is mainly due to a massive increase in mobile speed cameras and that some customers have failed to switch on their Quintezz. They get the points and we have to pay them £60 cashback -- that’s the deal."
Cornwall said that the deal would remain in place at least until January 2006. The Quintezz will become illegal after the Government's planned Road Safety Bill becomes law, though GPS-based devices will remain legal.
Thats a lot of money to have to pay out after mis-calulating the risk.
However its good to see that his business etiquette and morals are sound and that he continues to stand by his original offer. I can think of a few 'other' business types that would not honour their customers.
On the flipside, its not fair that he should have to pay out for the idiots that didn't bother to turn their detectors on, yet are holding him to his agreement when they were obviously to blame.
So it's official then? Radar type detectors are on their way out and will be made illegal. Yet more revenue for the government collecting fines on illegal detection equipment :rolleyes:
Cycling here I come.
what Road safety bill ?
This bill was dropped on the 11th April 2005 www.politics.co.uk/legislationitempage.aspx?menuindex=430010609&itemid=7197862
woof said:
"The Quintezz will become illegal after the Government's planned Road Safety Bill becomes law, though GPS-based devices will remain legal."
what Road safety bill ?
This bill was dropped on the 11th April 2005 www.politics.co.uk/legislationitempage.aspx?menuindex=430010609&itemid=7197862
This one?
I suspect this one will never make it onto the statute book.
Bill's Long Title said:
A Bill 'to make it an offence to cause death or serious injury by careless driving; to make further provision about badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons; ...
I thought we already had laws for this stuff.<a href="www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/005/2006005.pdf">www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/005/2006005.pdf</a>
this is quite good reading as well
www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_rdsafety/documents/page/dft_rdsafety_035415.pdf
which does mention...
Speed enforcement detection and jamming devices
34. In support of a successful camera strategy we also plan to outlaw devices that interfere with the operation of safety cameras. Devices are now commercially available that interfere with the operation of safety cameras and are clearly intended to allow the user to break the law. There are also
other devices that enable drivers to detect the presence of functioning speed cameras or other enforcement equipment, enabling those drivers
(who are otherwise exceeding speed limits) to slow down only where necessary to avoid detection. Such devices encourage speeding and increase the accident risk to other road users by alerting the speeding
drivers.
>> Edited by woof on Tuesday 27th September 17:02
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