A303

[towman]

have to make a "mercy dash" to Taunton tomorrow. Any recommendations as to where caution should be exercised?

Ta.

[spaximus]

basically any village where you go through at the end of dual carrigeways where two go into one, very sneeky one just before you turn to shaftesbury crawler lane 60mph uphill everyone shoots past the que they have been in for miles and kerching. The cameras are seen if you are awake but there are a few about. Never seen one myself but mere bypass favorite for mobile jobbies.

Take care

[markmullen]

Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire:

Nine mobile camera vehicles (three marked police Transits in Gloucestershire and six Ford Galaxies)

Fixed cameras in A303 include:

A303/A358 Southfields Roundabout (60)
A303 Buckland St Mary (50)
A303 Downhead (50)
A303 Watergone (50)
A303/A3088 Cartgate Roundabout (60)

Enroute through Hampshire:

Six marked Nissan Vanette Cargoes, Ford Galaxy, Honda Motorbike.

27 Fixed truvelo, eight red light cameras

Wiltshire & Swindon:

12 Fixed Gatsos, one red light camera

A303 Chicklade (50)
A303 Willoughby Hedge (60)

Dorset: Five Peugeot Experts, 24 fixed camera sites.


Not an exhaustive list and a Snooper or Roadangel definitely wouldn't go amiss! Also free with this weeks Auto Express is a glovebox sized reference manual of mobile safety camera sites.

Have a good drive.

Mark

[cptsideways]

4 miles before Sparkford the Bridge they now just put a man with a Prolaser & a car parked down the road. Much more difficult to spot them on the bridge.

Also approaches to each fuel station, they hide in them or nearby.

[towman]

Thanks chaps. I might consider m4 / m5 as a safer bet !

[minimax]

markmullen said:

free with this weeks Auto Express is a glovebox sized reference manual of mobile safety camera sites.

an excellent way to increase their circulation! I haven't bought it for years but i'll make damn sure I get it tomorrow

[princeperch]

did the drive back to uni a while ago, coming into m4 off m25, joined the motorway, was doing 80ish, and went under first gantry on m4 and there was a speed camera ladder on the road after the gantry, same thing after the next gantry.

as far as i know the stretch after m25 slip, up to swindon way (roadworks i think) and wales bit of m4 are the only part with cams (mobile or otherwise).

Were the ladders from roadworks id not seen over christmas when i was at home, or is it something more sinister.

the snooper didnt go off before either so i presume no camera. any ideas?