Heads up on the M4

[dti-dave]

Heads Up and be carefull out there
New electronic signs on the M4 were activated on Tuesday 21st October.
The bad news is that they are rigged with the SPECS speed cameras. SPECS is a computer-camera based system. As you go past the sign a digital camera reads your number plate. When you go past the next sign your number plate is read again. The computer 'knows' how far apart the signs are so it can work out your average speed between the two, or three or four. The system is fully automatic and will issue a ticket without any form of human intervention. It does this for every single vehicle that passes. You will not know if you've been caught as the cameras don't flash. They work 24/7, 365 days a year, and theoretically, there's absolutely no limit on the number of tickets that the system can issue. The whole section of the M4 between Theale (J12) and Membury Services (J14 and J15) is wired in both directions. The system is set to trigger
a ticket at 78 mph. Radar detectors will be of no use as SPECS is entirely passive, there is no radar or laser beam to detect. (Sent to me by a
reliable source).

[craigw]

this is a joke, right?

[craigw]

a search on ph I just did:

Specs on the M4? Wednesday 15th October Wednesday 15th October Speeding, Plod & the Law

Any truth in Specs.... Wednesday 22nd October Wednesday 22nd October Speeding, Plod & the Law

Is this M4 hidden camera thing true ? Tuesday 21st October Wednesday 22nd October General Gassing

Speed Cameras on M4..... Monday 20th October Monday 20th October General Gassing

SPECS on the M3 Thursday 16th October Friday 17th October Speeding, Plod & the Law

Specs on the M4? Wednesday 15th October Wednesday 15th October Speeding, Plod & the Law

What Are These Cameras On The M4??? Tuesday 26th August Friday 17th October Speeding, Plod & the Law

[funinthesun]

some sort of revolving number plate system seems in order then ...

[m12_nathan]

Myth - www.thamesvalley.police.uk

[raceboy]

And Teds rant on the whole thing..............
www.pistonheads.com/rants/default.asp?storyId=7515

[evo]

Thankyou for another government money making machine

[hughesie2]

Stop it.....stop it....stop it....stop it.....

[RichB]

dti-dave said:

Sent to me by a reliable source.

Not some bloke that works in the Weather Centre at Bracknell (which is now in Exeter) by any chance Rich...

[S Works]

M12 nathan's right - check out the Thames Valley Police website for the disclaimer.

[morgala]

it's an absolute fg tradegy...

[RichB]

morgala said:

it's an absolute fg tradegy...

What is? read it again, it's NOT true.

[morgala]

RichB said:

What is? read it again, it's NOT true.

yep, fair enough. I'll stand in the corner

[RichB]

morgala said:

RichB said: What is? read it again, it's NOT true. yep, fair enough. I'll stand in the corner

Don't do that, go drive up and down the M4 at 85 whilst you still can!

[5ltr-chim]

Going by this :



The limits will still be only advisory unlike the M25 Variable limits.

Interesting that they say it's a pilot scheme - a trial .. So what are the ones on the A404 doing there then ?

And 2 cameras - one to watch the congestion and one to watch the sign huh!.

[anonymous-user]

This has been rumbling about for some time and seems to be widely denied by all parties.

[chris43]

GPS radar detectors do recognise Spes as I found out on the M6 raodworks last week.
Snooper works well, thank f***k!