Marlow Hill - High Wycombe

[Chris Marriott]

Morning all.

I was caught on Marlow Hill doing 38 in a 30. For those who know the area can you help. I didnt realise they had a mobile van/gun on the downhill side? I have heard rumors of motorbike cameras etc etc. Can someone please advise???

[Chris Marriott]

john_r said:

Well, for advice you would need to tell people why you need advice?

Sorry prob didnt make myself to clear. I was wondering if anyone had heard of the van catching people going down the hill. I always see the uphill one near the lights and in the shcool driveway. I didnt realise you could be done by vans on the opposite side of the road???

[Chris Marriott]

I got pulled over once at 2am and was told to stop driving fast as there could be kids playing ?

Edited by Chris Marriott on Tuesday 5th February 08:15

[Chris Marriott]

Slikk said:

er.. .. ..there is no 30 limit on the hill now, it has been 40 since early last year.

Going down the hill is 40 then 30.

A friend got caught aswell same day 38 in a 30 and my girlfriends uncle got caught aswell 38 in a 30 (twice now). There speed guns must be fixed on 38!

[Chris Marriott]

Targarama said:

38 is probably 40 on the clock. So people think they're doing 40 (=38), and passing the 30mph sign at the limit change going downhill at this speed maybe? Crafty of the scamera chaps, but legal.

Thats true. Speed awareness course for me then.

[Chris Marriott]

PetrolTed said:

I think speed awareness courses are handed out at 36mph. They used to be very specific about it.

My NIP said for offences detected after 1st April 2007:
Speed awareness thresholds are;
30mph limit - 35 - 39mph
40mph Limit - 46 - 50mph
50mph limit - 57 - 61mph
60mph limit - 68 - 72mph
70mph limit - 79 - 83mph
Prior to this date the threshold was the first 2mph in each range i.e. 35 and 36mph in a 30mph