Confirming camera vans read both ways?

[Sump]

Dad was driving away from a camera van on the A road this morning. Once parallel he was doing 44 in a 40 on the GPS as I clocked the speed immediately. There was traffic coming towards the van on the otherside at the same time also.

I'm assuming he could be prosecuted for this?

[Bodged]

potentially, you've got 14 days to find out.

[SS2.]

They can determine the speed of both approaching and receding traffic but, if the GPS indicator never showed more than 44mph, then I suspect he has nothing to worry about.

[SS2.]

Bodged said:

potentially, you've got 14 days to find out.

Not necessarily - he might not be the registered keeper.

[TooMany2cvs]

Sump said:

44 in a 40 on the GPS

Sleep easy.

[jshell]

Sump said:

Dad was driving away from a camera van on the A road this morning.

I'm assuming he could be prosecuted for this?

My wife's only ever 3 pointer was for assuming that driving away over the limit couldn't result in a prosecution.

[Ken Figenus]

The answer may depend on which orifice of the van the camera was pointing? They point out of one of the sides when on the motorway bridges usually over the carrigeway they are targeting and point out of the back (generally) when on non motorway roads? But yes they can read speeds of vehicles coming towards them or going away from them if the camera can see the vehicle. Am I right to think they generally position to favour vehicles coming towards them?

I've often wondered if they can 'do' bikes that come towards them though - do they have a separate camera to catch its rear plate as it passes?

[Puddenchucker]

Ken Figenus said:

I've often wondered if they can 'do' bikes that come towards them though - do they have a separate camera to catch its rear plate as it passes?

Some do indeed have addtional cameras for this purpose.

[Ki3r]

Puddenchucker said:

Some do indeed have addtional cameras for this purpose.

Either that or another person in the van to get the vrm.

[toxgobbler]

Puddenchucker said:

Ken Figenus said:

I've often wondered if they can 'do' bikes that come towards them though - do they have a separate camera to catch its rear plate as it passes?

Some do indeed have addtional cameras for this purpose.

Sometimes the chap in the van eyeballs the bikes plate and notes it down, this can confirm the make & model of bike and follow up inquiries can be made.