Flashed on the M25 gantry camera
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Last nigth I was driving on the M25 near Heathrow and there is a long stretch with roadworks and restricted to 50MPH,I was keeping to the speed limit but towards the last bit the speed had gone up to 54-55 mph and I got flashed by the gantry camera and if I recall right it was a single flash
This is the 1st time I had this happen to me and naturally I'm annoyed with myself and would like to know if they do penalty points in each case?
Anyone been in my situ recently, any chance its a dummy camera?
We can't predict, but we can tell you the guidelines which are followed. Enforcement starts at SL+2%, so if you were doing 57mph or more you might be subject to it. Up to 10%+9 you should be offered a SAC if you've not done the specific one in the last 3 years. Otherwise it would be a fixed penalty and 3 points.
BertBert said:
We can't predict, but we can tell you the guidelines which are followed. Enforcement starts at SL+2%, so if you were doing 57mph or more you might be subject to it. Up to 10%+9 you should be offered a SAC if you've not done the specific one in the last 3 years. Otherwise it would be a fixed penalty and 3 points.
Are you actually saying at 50mph speed limit enforcement starts at SL+2% = 51mph. If so I'm not sure you are right as I've never seen anyone with a speeding ticket for 1mph over the limit?julian64 said:
BertBert said:
We can't predict, but we can tell you the guidelines which are followed. Enforcement starts at SL+2%, so if you were doing 57mph or more you might be subject to it. Up to 10%+9 you should be offered a SAC if you've not done the specific one in the last 3 years. Otherwise it would be a fixed penalty and 3 points.
Are you actually saying at 50mph speed limit enforcement starts at SL+2% = 51mph. If so I'm not sure you are right as I've never seen anyone with a speeding ticket for 1mph over the limit?DFNorfolk said:
This may help, I was caught for 79 on the M25 in Kent so not 10% plus 2 but looks like it’s 10% plus 1.
Mind you the number of times I’ve been through them at similar speeds over the last 5 -10 years I’m not complaining.
70 mph + 7 mph + 2 mph = 79 mph.
Your misunderstanding is it's the point at which enforcement begins.
So you'd be safe at 78.9 mph (unlike if it was 10% + 1).
Inicdentally, end of last year, I somehow missed the transition from 50 mph to 40 mph on a dual carriageway, and happily cruised through a camera at 50. Flash flash, but nothing ever turned up in the post!
Edited by Solocle on Wednesday 12th July 15:52
DFNorfolk said:
This may help, I was caught for 79 on the M25 in Kent so not 10% plus 2 but looks like it’s 10% plus 1.
Mind you the number of times I’ve been through them at similar speeds over the last 5 -10 years I’m not complaining.
I caught a single flash out of the corner of my eye going through a variable limit on the M25.
I was going mid 60s in a 60. I checked my dashcam out later, and it was a single flash only, & I never heard anything.
Ironically I was being tailgated by a BMW who wasn't happy with my choice of existing in a queue of traffic in front of them. So maybe they got a ticket?
I heard one old rumour was the camera flash capacitor could only stay full for so long, and would randomly give off a single flash every now and then? And another rumour they would flash only once if they'd run out of film (the old square ones)
Who knows? Hopefully the lack of ticket might prove on of these?
Ian
I was going mid 60s in a 60. I checked my dashcam out later, and it was a single flash only, & I never heard anything.
Ironically I was being tailgated by a BMW who wasn't happy with my choice of existing in a queue of traffic in front of them. So maybe they got a ticket?
I heard one old rumour was the camera flash capacitor could only stay full for so long, and would randomly give off a single flash every now and then? And another rumour they would flash only once if they'd run out of film (the old square ones)
Who knows? Hopefully the lack of ticket might prove on of these?
Ian
DFNorfolk said:
This may help, I was caught for 79 on the M25 in Kent so not 10% plus 2 but looks like it’s 10% plus 1.
Mind you the number of times I’ve been through them at similar speeds over the last 5 -10 years I’m not complaining.
Did you get caught for speeding or going through a red X?
DFNorfolk said:
This may help, I was caught for 79 on the M25 in Kent so not 10% plus 2 but looks like it’s 10% plus 1.
Mind you the number of times I’ve been through them at similar speeds over the last 5 -10 years I’m not complaining.
carboy2017 said:
Last nigth I was driving on the M25 near Heathrow and there is a long stretch with roadworks and restricted to 50MPH,I was keeping to the speed limit but towards the last bit the speed had gone up to 54-55 mph and I got flashed by the gantry camera and if I recall right it was a single flash
This is the 1st time I had this happen to me and naturally I'm annoyed with myself and would like to know if they do penalty points in each case?
Anyone been in my situ recently, any chance its a dummy camera?
If you were genuinely showing 55 max on your speedo you will not be hearing anything further, so forget about it and move on with your lifeThis is the 1st time I had this happen to me and naturally I'm annoyed with myself and would like to know if they do penalty points in each case?
Anyone been in my situ recently, any chance its a dummy camera?
martinbiz said:
carboy2017 said:
Last nigth I was driving on the M25 near Heathrow and there is a long stretch with roadworks and restricted to 50MPH,I was keeping to the speed limit but towards the last bit the speed had gone up to 54-55 mph and I got flashed by the gantry camera and if I recall right it was a single flash
This is the 1st time I had this happen to me and naturally I'm annoyed with myself and would like to know if they do penalty points in each case?
Anyone been in my situ recently, any chance its a dummy camera?
If you were genuinely showing 55 max on your speedo you will not be hearing anything further, so forget about it and move on with your lifeThis is the 1st time I had this happen to me and naturally I'm annoyed with myself and would like to know if they do penalty points in each case?
Anyone been in my situ recently, any chance its a dummy camera?
martinbiz said:
We're all waiting eagerly for you to let us know the ones that don't
It seems I remembered incorrectly.https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/speed...
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