Van on M40 bridge
Discussion
Heading north on the M40 just before Oxford, and there he is, side on with the camera pointing down the motorway. Anyone who uses this stretch of motorway will know that 70 is somewhat pedestrian, so any ideas if it was an ANPR or a speed camera?
Indicated speed of 80, so thought I'd be actual mid 70's but when I checked the speedo against the sat nav some time later the indicated was only 1mph out.
Any thoughts?
Indicated speed of 80, so thought I'd be actual mid 70's but when I checked the speedo against the sat nav some time later the indicated was only 1mph out.
Any thoughts?
As a rule: if it was a van with several cameras on tripods dotted across the bridge, likely ANPR. A van parked side on with a camera poking out the window is probably a Talivan.
There are a lot of reports of them these days on the Home Counties Autobahn (M40!) although usually on the straight 4-lane bit near beaconsfield. At an indicated 80 you should hopefully be OK, worst case scenario probably a SAC if they were using the lower threshold of 79mph and your speedometer is very accurate! I believe that TVP vary their threshold though so you may well hear nothing!
There are a lot of reports of them these days on the Home Counties Autobahn (M40!) although usually on the straight 4-lane bit near beaconsfield. At an indicated 80 you should hopefully be OK, worst case scenario probably a SAC if they were using the lower threshold of 79mph and your speedometer is very accurate! I believe that TVP vary their threshold though so you may well hear nothing!
It's a speed camera van. It's often there or on the A34 on the approach to Oxford where the speed changes from 70 to 50.
ANPR would have chase vehicles ready on a convenient on-slip.
OK, you didn't know how accurate your speedo is, but 80 is a bit of a daft speed - it doesn't gain you much and you'll still get done. I drive on motorways a lot and generally stick cruise on at 75 although that's a pain of a speed too as other vehicles' speed varies so you can start to pass someone and they'll speed up.
ANPR would have chase vehicles ready on a convenient on-slip.
OK, you didn't know how accurate your speedo is, but 80 is a bit of a daft speed - it doesn't gain you much and you'll still get done. I drive on motorways a lot and generally stick cruise on at 75 although that's a pain of a speed too as other vehicles' speed varies so you can start to pass someone and they'll speed up.
Sheepshanks said:
It's a speed camera van. It's often there or on the A34 on the approach to Oxford where the speed changes from 70 to 50.
ANPR would have chase vehicles ready on a convenient on-slip.
OK, you didn't know how accurate your speedo is, but 80 is a bit of a daft speed - it doesn't gain you much and you'll still get done. I drive on motorways a lot and generally stick cruise on at 75 although that's a pain of a speed too as other vehicles' speed varies so you can start to pass someone and they'll speed up.
Agreed, if you're going to speed do 95. Then if you get done at least it was worth it for shorter journey times, and you should get away without a ban ANPR would have chase vehicles ready on a convenient on-slip.
OK, you didn't know how accurate your speedo is, but 80 is a bit of a daft speed - it doesn't gain you much and you'll still get done. I drive on motorways a lot and generally stick cruise on at 75 although that's a pain of a speed too as other vehicles' speed varies so you can start to pass someone and they'll speed up.
BMWBen said:
Agreed, if you're going to speed do 95. Then if you get done at least it was worth it for shorter journey times, and you should get away without a ban
If you get a fixed penalty you're also not funding the scamera partnerships daft courses keeping retired coppers in beer money.Sam.F said:
There are a lot of reports of them these days on the Home Counties Autobahn (M40!) although usually on the straight 4-lane bit near beaconsfield.
An irony that they are situated at J2 and J7 where there are side roads which are considerably faster than the M40. Should stick them at J4 where there's no effective choice of route - be like shooting fish in a barrel.Petrolhead95 said:
I went under that bridge at about 110, haven't had anything through yet. Saw him too late.
Oh that's not goodAwait an early morning Knock Knock from the TSG and you will be dragged kicking and screaming
naked from your bed, Tazered and thrown into a large van.
Down the nick and thrown into the peter and given a full body search.
While your house is fully searched and dogs sent in, some packages taken away for further investigation.
When you arrive home you have no key, but the door is boarded up anyway and the local curtain
twitchers are already setting up the gallows.
Jon1967x said:
There was a similar setup on the M5 yesterday heading north just after the M42 junction. Camera on tripod, man standing next to it but not 'aiming' it as such. Not far after 2 cars pulled by BiB. Hoping it's ANPR as I went through at 80
Tripod and chase cars is pretty different to a lone van. If there are chase cars then it's ANPR.There's a point on the M42 coming from the M5 where you're going downhill approaching a double bridge (at a junction) and there's often a tripod speed camera on the second bridge. Because of the down-slope, you can't see it until you pass under the first part of the junction. That really is shooting fish in barrel.
SVTRick said:
Petrolhead95 said:
I went under that bridge at about 110, haven't had anything through yet. Saw him too late.
Oh that's not goodAwait an early morning Knock Knock from the TSG and you will be dragged kicking and screaming
naked from your bed, Tazered and thrown into a large van.
Down the nick and thrown into the peter and given a full body search.
While your house is fully searched and dogs sent in, some packages taken away for further investigation.
When you arrive home you have no key, but the door is boarded up anyway and the local curtain
twitchers are already setting up the gallows.
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