M4 SPECS?
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Stig

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11,823 posts

304 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Just got this from a colleague:

"A friend of mine has just supplied Berkshire & Wiltshire police with a new type of number-plate recognition speed camera for the M4.

It has been installed between Reading and Swindon in small pillars to measure the average speed between them. They are linked to the DVLA.

The system was switched on on the 14th July.
I thought you regular M4 users would like to know."

Can any Trafpol gassers confirm?

Mr E

22,636 posts

279 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Mmmm.

Been doing the rounds. Heard it from a few sources.

As it's my back yard, I'm interested.

When the Origin B2 is fixed (broken within 48 hours of purchase) I shall cruise down the M4 and see if it goes off.

blueyes

4,799 posts

272 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Stig said:
Just got this from a colleague:

"A friend of mine has just supplied Berkshire & Wiltshire police with a new type of number-plate recognition speed camera for the M4.




Crisp bag and some photo mount on the front number plate should sort that out.

"sorry plod, wasn't there when I started out this morning"

206xsi

49,322 posts

268 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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"Berkshire and Wiltshire" police don't exist - it's either Thames Valley or Wiltshire....

gh0st

4,693 posts

278 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Can this friend verify his friend or is this one of those "a friend of a friend once did blah blah" type of things?

blueyes

4,799 posts

272 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Now you mention it, this sounds strangley similar to the urban myth of the M4 Cardiff to Swansea SPECS cameras!

PetrolTed

34,461 posts

323 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Stig, I thought you'd know better than to propogate another one of these urban myths.

Bloke I know has just supplied a nuclear reactor to the Birmingham and South Wales force. Apparently it's going to be used to melt cars that have been caught speeding in Scotland.

mechsympathy

56,671 posts

275 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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A report of the M4 Cardiff to Swansea specs has been in the papers. Is it definitely an urban myth???

count duckula

1,324 posts

294 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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PetrolTed said:
Stig, I thought you'd know better than to propogate another one of these urban myths.

Bloke I know has just supplied a nuclear reactor to the Birmingham and South Wales force. Apparently it's going to be used to melt cars that have been caught speeding in Scotland.


I bet they will still give you 3 points and a £60 fine.

Malc

plotloss

67,280 posts

290 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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I got this mail a while back.

Called the council

They denied all knowledge...

bennno

14,727 posts

289 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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PetrolTed said:
Stig, I thought you'd know better than to propogate another one of these urban myths.

Bloke I know has just supplied a nuclear reactor to the Birmingham and South Wales force. Apparently it's going to be used to melt cars that have been caught speeding in Scotland.



Jeees, you sure Ted, that deserves to make the papers

Bennno

Tivster

359 posts

270 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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PetrolTed said:
Stig, I thought you'd know better than to propogate another one of these urban myths.

Bloke I know has just supplied a nuclear reactor to the Birmingham and South Wales force. Apparently it's going to be used to melt cars that have been caught speeding in Scotland.


I know this to be fact... supplied by some Korean firm whose bosses name is...hold on..can't remember... Kim that's it.

From the Times today: Article written by Tomithy Broon-Lentil

Chief Constable Frig Brainstorm is pushing forward procurement proposals for the purchase of a cold fusion teapot reactor for his North Wales force. He plans to generate additional revenue for the purchasing of a mass quantity of the new revised edition of 'Gideon's Guide To Driving Safely in North Wales'.
Apparently Mr Branstroop has indicated that he wishes to distribute these guides freely to all drivers to whom his North Wales Anti Road Speeder Squad (ARSS)send NIP's. He estimates that his force will dispatch over 2 million copies over the weekend alone.
A government spokesperson today confirmed that Mr Brownstrum will be allowed to keep any revenue earned from selling the energy generated by his new reactor to facilitate his plan.
The spokesperson went on to say
'We the Government, feel that the Chief Constable is a very forward - and may I add reverse - thinking Police Officer. His attitude to the continued and justified molestation of serious criminals should be an example to us all.'

Mr Brunstorm was not available for comment today.

206xsi

49,322 posts

268 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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tivster's article said:
Mr Brunstorm was not available for comment today.


Obviously a made up article - he'd always have something to say against speeding

bjc

56 posts

291 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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mechsympathy said:
A report of the M4 Cardiff to Swansea specs has been in the papers. Is it definitely an urban myth???


Saw a set of cameras (all lanes) when heading up the M4 from Cardiff on Saturday.
From what I have seen on here (camera with little boxes either side of it) it looks like SPECS. However I only saw one set so averages might be hard to get (as long as I didn't only see the second set

5ltr-chim

635 posts

277 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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A number of the matrix signs on the M4 have a camera on top accompanied by a small square box to one side with what looks (from a distance) like a tinted lens on the front.

These are rear facing..

Does this help the quandry ?

CraigAlsop

1,991 posts

288 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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PetrolTed said:
it's going to be used to melt cars that have been caught speeding in Scotland.
Noooooooooo........

5ltr-chim

635 posts

277 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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CraigAlsop said:

PetrolTed said:
it's going to be used to melt cars that have been caught speeding in Scotland.

Noooooooooo........


That'll be the ones exceeding the blanket 20 they're introducing in Edinburgh then ?