Difference between ANPR & Speed Camera Vans

[wessbee]

Anyone know if there are any major differences between ANPR and "safety" camera vans used by Surrey Police.

Reason - on way home from work this evening - A3 towards Guildford not a lot of traffic around - come round a slight left bend and there is a large Renault Traffic type striped up van parked right in the hedge on the left hand verge.

Didn't see any cameras above the blacked out rear windows.

Question: I was doing 66/67 in a 60 limit - anyone know, if it was a "safety" camera, am I likely to get NIP'd.

Thanks

[flemke]

http://www.surrey-safecam.org/fe/default.asp?n1=1&...

[streaky]

In general, ANPR accompanied by several police cars/motor-bicycles, scameras accompanied only by sad leeches - Streaky

[FezzaDezza]

Has anyone else noticed that Scamera vans only seem to be out in daylight between the hours of circa 8am - 6pm ???

Would I be right in thinking that these things dont have 'night vision', hance the reason for daylight hours, or is it just that the operators like to get home at a decent time after a hard days robbing ?

Also, would I be correct in thinking that the lasers dont work that well in rain / haze / fog ??

Cheers

Dez