First speeding ticket - thanks TVR

[ghunter]

Got done for doing 81 in a 70 by one of those mobile camera units. Fair cop but TVR did have some part to play. Because of the faulty analogue speedo that gradually started to fade...losing up to 20mph compared to the digital speedo, I actually thought I was doing less than 70. Supposed to have been fixed now. Head unit had to be sent back to Blackpool to have the electronics sorted out. Took five days all in all.

[ChristineC]

Can you not get a garage to verify that this was the case and appeal it with a grovelly letter?

C

[eharding]

When my speedo was going loopy (1 week fix last September, now spot on) I did wonder about the legal implications had I earned a ticket...but then in my case a) the speedo would only start to misbehave once the needle had passed, ahem, vertical and b) it would then *over* read.

[yohan]

Is your "fixed" speedo now steady as a rock, or like my "fixed" speedo does it still wobble +/-5mph?

[eharding]

Maybe a little - plus/minus 2mph, but I think the mechanism does actually have an internal graduation (rather than being completely linear) - nowhere near 5mph though i.e. if I'm doing 70, it doesn't wobble between 75 and 65.

[yohan]

Yes, I suppose I meant a 5mph wobble plus or minus 2.5mph!

[TUS 373]

As far as I know, it is an offence to have a faulty speedo (one that under reads is obviously going to show up more of a problem) - so could not be used as a defence against a speeding ticket. Not very fair I know, but that's the law for you. Whether you can get points for s faulty speedo though I don't know - I expect they have some offence code that can cover it too.

My speedo needle 'wobbles', I haven't seen a Tuscan that doesn't do that - so it must be down to the graduation of the 'aircraft grade' (to quote TVR) stepper motor that controls the analogue gauge. My Snooper S6 Neo GPS doodah informs me that my speedo consistently over reads by 5mph. Amazingly, it tallies more with the GPS speedo than my Lexus us does - so TVR's (in my case) is actually more accurate. Weird. But true.

[andyvdg]

Mine doesn't wobble (has been back to the factory a while ago to get fixed). Mind you above 100 the whole pod starts vibrating............and calms down again after 130mph.

[p7ulg]

ChristineC said: Can you not get a garage to verify that this was the case and appeal it with a grovelly letter?

C

If you did this the police could always say you were driving a defective vehicle,which is not unfair as if this was allowed every speeder would blame the speedo.Truth of the matter is that TVR should concentrate on function over form.While its very nice to have a stylish speedo the most important thing is that it works!The speedo on my Tuscan was worse than useless.So how about producing an accurate speeedo first then making it look flash.

[eharding]

Well, flash gets my vote (and money) every time. If TVR concentrated on functionality over form, you'd end up with a TVR Mondeo....nasty. We've done this to death on umpteen threads - the boys & girls in Blackpool should keep doing what they do best - automotive rock and roll. If you want easy listening, look elsewhere.

[ChristineC]

Hows about functionality AND form!

This worries me a bit. Looking at a Tuscan this weekend so I will check the speedo.

C

[p7ulg]

eharding said: Well, flash gets my vote (and money) every time. If TVR concentrated on functionality over form, you'd end up with a TVR Mondeo....nasty. We've done this to death on umpteen threads - the boys & girls in Blackpool should keep doing what they do best - automotive rock and roll. If you want easy listening, look elsewhere.

Quite agree but I do think they should work !!!!

[ghunter]

TUS 373 said: As far as I know, it is an offence to have a faulty speedo (one that under reads is obviously going to show up more of a problem) - so could not be used as a defence against a speeding ticket. Not very fair I know, but that's the law for you. Whether you can get points for s faulty speedo though I don't know - I expect they have some offence code that can cover it too.

My speedo needle 'wobbles', I haven't seen a Tuscan that doesn't do that - so it must be down to the graduation of the 'aircraft grade' (to quote TVR) stepper motor that controls the analogue gauge. My Snooper S6 Neo GPS doodah informs me that my speedo consistently over reads by 5mph. Amazingly, it tallies more with the GPS speedo than my Lexus us does - so TVR's (in my case) is actually more accurate. Weird. But true.

I think this is correct, therefore, I did not see the point in contesting it. 3 points and 60 quid fine....could have been worse. Speedo seems to be OK now and relatively steady. Not noticed any wobble but difficult to tell as at "higher" speeds the pod vibrates slightly. Severity of the vibration depends upon the steering wheel position. In the middle position, the vibration is more noticeable than in the top position. Dealer informs me all wheels are perfectly balanced? I believe that this is not rare in Tuscans.....not severe enough to be of major concern.