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Riley Blue said:
Which all state (where given) the threshold is 10% plus 2mph, so 35 in a 30 and 46 in a 40 are beyond the threshold and likely to result in a 'ticket'... As it has been for years.silverfoxcc said:
Confused .com asked every force in uk what their speed camera thresholds were
These replied saying they used 10% plus 3mph
They don't .My lad go one on the A40 at Northolt for 46.6 ok i know but.......
I think you'll find they replied 10%+2 unless my eyesight has gone. Where do you get the 3 from?These replied saying they used 10% plus 3mph
They don't .My lad go one on the A40 at Northolt for 46.6 ok i know but.......
And as we all know so well, this is the speed at which enforcement starts. So in a 40, if you are doing 46 or more then you are likely to get done. I think that 46.6 fits that bill.
BertBert said:
silverfoxcc said:
Confused .com asked every force in uk what their speed camera thresholds were
These replied saying they used 10% plus 3mph
They don't .My lad go one on the A40 at Northolt for 46.6 ok i know but.......
I think you'll find they replied 10%+2 unless my eyesight has gone. Where do you get the 3 from?These replied saying they used 10% plus 3mph
They don't .My lad go one on the A40 at Northolt for 46.6 ok i know but.......
And as we all know so well, this is the speed at which enforcement starts. So in a 40, if you are doing 46 or more then you are likely to get done. I think that 46.6 fits that bill.
Metropolitan Police / TfL 10% + 3 mph
I'd not heard of any forces using anything other than +2 though, other than a threshold at which they offer SACs though, eg. they might offer one for 46-48mph.
silverfoxcc said:
Confused .com asked every force in uk what their speed camera thresholds were
These replied saying they used 10% plus 3mph
They don't .My lad go one on the A40 at Northolt for 46.6 ok i know but.......
Sorry I have fallen for your clickbait headline. These replied saying they used 10% plus 3mph
They don't .My lad go one on the A40 at Northolt for 46.6 ok i know but.......
If you actually read the article you are referring to, you would see that it wasn't Confused.com that asked about speed camera thresholds. They were referring to a survey Auto Express had done.
It's not quite that simple.
The 10 + 2 is a baseline. In my force if you wanted to pursue a matter below that threshold, you needed to produce aggravating factors, such as not optimum visibility, wet surface and high number of accidents/incidents in the area. One which had a lot of traction was houses adjacent to the road, late at night/early morning, and noisy car.
On the other hand, you might want a letter of caution, and all you had to do was produce a mitigating circumstance: no other road users, slowed as soon as he saw the car (so keeping eyes open), safe bit of road.
The 10 + 2 is a baseline. In my force if you wanted to pursue a matter below that threshold, you needed to produce aggravating factors, such as not optimum visibility, wet surface and high number of accidents/incidents in the area. One which had a lot of traction was houses adjacent to the road, late at night/early morning, and noisy car.
On the other hand, you might want a letter of caution, and all you had to do was produce a mitigating circumstance: no other road users, slowed as soon as he saw the car (so keeping eyes open), safe bit of road.
I am not looking compo or even writing to the Daily Mail.Just pointing out that the Met/Tfl say that they use 10% plus 3mph as the start point.
Here for the more myopic out there this is the cut and paste
Metropolitan Police / TfL 10% + 3 mph
Just pointing out what plod say and what plod do are two entirely different things
Here for the more myopic out there this is the cut and paste
Metropolitan Police / TfL 10% + 3 mph
Just pointing out what plod say and what plod do are two entirely different things
silverfoxcc said:
I am not looking compo or even writing to the Daily Mail.Just pointing out that the Met/Tfl say that they use 10% plus 3mph as the start point.
Here for the more myopic out there this is the cut and paste
Metropolitan Police / TfL 10% + 3 mph
Just pointing out what plod say and what plod do are two entirely different things
Here for the more myopic out there this is the cut and paste
Metropolitan Police / TfL 10% + 3 mph
Just pointing out what plod say and what plod do are two entirely different things
So tell us again how far off the 10% + 3 mph was your lad when he was caught speeding?
Do you get as angry when the pump stops at £30.01 when you only wanted £30?
An article in the MyLondon on the subject has this quote;
"Whilst there are guidelines in relation to speed enforcement, the MPS have adopted a proportional response to the high volumes of traffic that moves around London each day to best ensure we are targeting the right drivers," the force said.
You will not get a ticket provided your speed does not exceed the limit by more than 10 per cent, so for example travelling at 35mph or above in a 30mph zone will be recorded as a speeding offence.
Basically, any speeding offence occurs at 1mph above the limit, but forces will allow a variance.''
"Whilst there are guidelines in relation to speed enforcement, the MPS have adopted a proportional response to the high volumes of traffic that moves around London each day to best ensure we are targeting the right drivers," the force said.
You will not get a ticket provided your speed does not exceed the limit by more than 10 per cent, so for example travelling at 35mph or above in a 30mph zone will be recorded as a speeding offence.
Basically, any speeding offence occurs at 1mph above the limit, but forces will allow a variance.''
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