SPECS - Where They Really Are!
SPECS - Where They Really Are!
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wanty1974

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3,704 posts

269 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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I have tried a half hour web search for a single database of live SPECS sites in the hope of ending all the regular hoax warnings that get posted... without success.

Can anyone list where they actually are sited or link to a site which can tell us?

Ooh... and could the lovely moderators sticky this thread for a while so it doesn't disappear without a trace? How very kind.

Rob P

5,803 posts

285 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Notts, where they were first used.

Its on the way to/from junction 26 on the M1 from Notts. Not sure of the exact road name/number.

craigw

12,248 posts

303 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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winchester junction of the m3

dontlift

9,396 posts

279 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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there are some on the a46 in notts aswell, thank you cyclops

Rob P

5,803 posts

285 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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dontlift said:
there are some on the a46 in notts aswell, thank you cyclops


Where abouts? I'm going down to Leicester tommoz, are they between Notts and Leicester?

raceboy

13,593 posts

301 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Rob P said:
Notts, where they were first used.
Its on the way to/from junction 26 on the M1 from Notts. Not sure of the exact road name/number.

The A610, they start at the 'Cinderhill' island where the Gateway Hotel is and continue until you get to 'Bobbersmill' at about the Volvo dealer.
They also go along A6514 (the Nottingham RingRoad) from the junction with the A610 as far as Beechdale in one direction, and McDonalds in the other direction.
Bit of a map

m-five

12,005 posts

305 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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M6 between Sanbach & Knutsford for bridge strengthening roadworks - 50mph limit

M6 over the Thelwall Viaducy for bridge strengthening roadworks - 40mph limit

streaky

19,311 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Check out : www.abd.org.uk/links_uk.htm

Also check out the 'Safety Camera Partnerships' and police force website for your route.

AFAIK there is no website that now maintains a list of 'scameras', except the sites that download locations to a GPS-based detector.

Streaky

toad_oftoadhall

936 posts

272 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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craigw said:
winchester junction of the m3


Really? Oh sh1t. Ar ehtey working 24/7? I was up that way the other day. Would have been over 70 for sure.

Munta

304 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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As far as I am aware, they are not between leiceser and Notts.

In nottingham itself,

- They are in the north of the city. They start on the ring road (A6514), by the Queens medical centre (Derby Road Junction A52) and then finish where the ring road Joins the Mansfield Road (A60)

They can also be found on the A610 (from M1 J26) into town, on a road that runs parallel to the ring road (Oxclose Lane - B6004) and on an other spur of the ring road (past the City Hospital (Edwards Lane - Not sure if operational yet)

They also have many Scameras about.
There are every where and increasing in numbers

Rob P

5,803 posts

285 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Munta said:

They also have many Scameras about.
There are every where and increasing in numbers




I can think of at least 10 or 12 of my mates have been done by the scamera van on London Road on the way into the city from the south.



No matter how many times I tell them to watch out!
A taxi driver reckons that he sees them as late as 2am in some parts of the city. They are keen arnt they

streaky

19,311 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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toad_oftoadhall said:

craigw said:
winchester junction of the m3



Really? Oh sh1t. Ar ehtey working 24/7? I was up that way the other day. Would have been over 70 for sure.
SPECS works 24/7 - S

Munta

304 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Interesting

www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/crime/safetycam.htm

Doesn't even list the specs sites although it does list mobile sites

GrahamC230K

384 posts

265 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Northamptonshire - Kettering area, cant remember road.

Munta

304 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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toad_oftoadhall said:

streaky said:

SPECS works 24/7 - S


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So if I've been past Winchester twice over 70 I will get two NIPS?

We are policed by w*nkers. What t*ssing harm did I do? I wasn't even faster than the traffic around me!


Sad but true.

In Nottingham, you can get caught maybe 8 times in one journey of 2 miles distance. Great isn't it.

bengie

166 posts

284 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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But where do they stand on charging you 8 times for 1 offence...

It's not like a scrote will get done for TWOC for each item they steal...

Also, if you'd been stopped by BIB, I'd imagine that you would realise the (alleged) error of your ways, and adjust your speed accordingly.

Munta

304 posts

270 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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As far as I am aware, it is 8 separate offences.

There are about 20 - 30 Cameras in Nottingham and they work in pairs. The first triggers the timer and the second calculates your speed. The next camera you pass will again trigger the timer. Therefor each pair can issue a single ticket.

As I said, this is what I thought (maybe some once can correct me)

toad_oftoadhall

936 posts

272 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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I got three Talivan tickets issued in 8 mins on the A449.

Solicitor said it was one offence.

Police agreed and did me *once*.

There is case law both ways so it's pure luck if the plod will drop it. (Funnily enough Plod do NOT like to go to court so just the suggestion you want to is enough to get them to back down.)

Thunderace

759 posts

266 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Link to the company that develops SPECS, there are maps and announcements :-

[URL] www.speedcheck.co.uk/index.htm [/URL]

Dunno what the M3 Winchester cameras are but I'm fairly sure they're not doing speed persecution.

buckshee

106 posts

266 months

Wednesday 10th December 2003
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Gloucester ring road has them too.
There was an article in Autocar a short while ago which listed a total of 128( ish) in just 6 areas of the UK at present.