Been an utter tool!
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Hey guys
I know the outcome of this is not likely to be a good one but I was an utter tool coming back from holiday last night. Hammer down, late at night and not concentrating I managed to tear past almost the whole length of the speed cameras on the M5 and m4 (where the variable speed limit is) at over 85mph.
I always knew I was destined for a potentially life changing balls up but didn't think I'd do it like this!
Has anyone else been this dumb? If so what could I expect?
Cheers
Gary
I know the outcome of this is not likely to be a good one but I was an utter tool coming back from holiday last night. Hammer down, late at night and not concentrating I managed to tear past almost the whole length of the speed cameras on the M5 and m4 (where the variable speed limit is) at over 85mph.
I always knew I was destined for a potentially life changing balls up but didn't think I'd do it like this!
Has anyone else been this dumb? If so what could I expect?
Cheers
Gary
They are very much active I'm afraid, all the time. Doesn't matter if a lower limit is displayed or not on these.
I too hope you could argue that it's a single offence. It's easily done and I have sympathy, I've nearly done the same but luckily managed to to slow before. Not all the gantries are armed with a camera though, if you were doing 85ish on the clock you might have occasionally slowed enough to get away with not triggering all of them. They'll snap you at 79mph.
Good luck.
I too hope you could argue that it's a single offence. It's easily done and I have sympathy, I've nearly done the same but luckily managed to to slow before. Not all the gantries are armed with a camera though, if you were doing 85ish on the clock you might have occasionally slowed enough to get away with not triggering all of them. They'll snap you at 79mph.
Good luck.
Edited by Pebbles167 on Saturday 6th August 11:00
t.You may, may, get away with it. some speedos over-read by as much as 10%, and as suggested elsewhere the trigger point is usually 79 (limit+10%+2mph) so, you could have actually been going 8mph less than the speedo reading, tucking you under the trigger point.
Good luck, and no point fretting till such a time the ticket lands.
Good luck, and no point fretting till such a time the ticket lands.
gazmk2 said:
Didn't see a single flash, I didn't think these ones did? I'm kicking myself now though. I always thought the cameras were only active when a reduced speed limit was displayed but I checked this morning and they've been on all the time since the middle of last year.
If they're variable speed gantry cameras and not SPECS average speed cameras then yes, they do flash, and when they flash at night, you'd certainly know about it.
Sheepshanks said:
Local press says they work when not on variable although even that might be scaremongering.
The M25 ones never used to work when not on variable, then they were used all the time but set considerably over the limit.
The local press only report what they've been told. These cameras do work when not variable but like the M25 & others they activate at a higher speed than 79. The M25 ones never used to work when not on variable, then they were used all the time but set considerably over the limit.
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