Gatso vandalised on North Cray Road

[Rob P]

Hi All,

Noticed the one of the GATSO cameras has been pulled down on the North Cray Road. Its hanging at a 45 degree angle when I drove past this morning.

Noticed on the way home a scamera van parked up with a mini GATSO about 30m before the destroyed camera.

Be careful!

[ncs]

It wasnt me - honest

Nick

[fixedwheelnut]

I don't get up to 40 on my bike along there anyway

the tax disc camera up maidstone road has been repaired too, that was knocked over last month.

[Julian64]

watch out for the one on the black prince going up the A2. Its just been put back after a six months abscence post bonfire.

[mutt]

Julian64 said:

watch out for the one on the black prince going up the A2. Its just been put back after a six months abscence post bonfire.

Is this the one just before the Black Prince London-bound?

[olly]

It's here : www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=550038&y=174073&z=1&sv=550250,174250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

(just as you hit the 50mph Bexley limit on the A2 London bound)...

[mutt]

Cheers Julian & Ollie ... I've just got used to that one not being there ... will watch out next time I'm going through!

[kevin ritson]

The two on the A20 near Queen Mary's Hospital have been put back as well (they'd even resurfaced the road and not painted the markers back in between cameras) - I wonder if they wait for them to be removed from the Road Angel database first - another scam methinks.

[F1sh]

They have also replaced the camera that was burnt out down by the dutch house.

Almost caught me out.

Fish

[Julian64]

Unfortunately its easy to tell the one on the A2 near bexleyheath has returned because what used to be a freeflowing road has now turned into a wave of breaklights in the morning.

[Barry_J]

Julian64 said:

Unfortunately its easy to tell the one on the A2 near bexleyheath has returned because what used to be a freeflowing road has now turned into a wave of breaklights in the morning.

Yes, the difference to the traffic flow is really noticable

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

I think they've given up with the on in Kelvedon Hatch on the A128. I think it's been done 4 times now. Never lasts more than a week...

That said, it's in a 40MPH zone that you'd have to be a bit of a tt to go faster than that in (blind right turn with cars queuing just around the corner).

Can't believe I'm standing up for a speed camera!

[rodney59]

The new one in Meopham A227 by the shops I see has gone. Wasnt there long (couple of months?) Appears that it came to its end by being "knocked" sideways. Now its just a stump in the ground.

[paulburrell]

The North Cray gatso was "accidentally" knocked over by a Council operative driving a gulley sweeper. Unbelievable but true. Plod now spends a lot of time in naerby layby zapping motorists as they come around the corner and approach the old camera position

[rodney59]

rodney59 said:

The new one in Meopham A227 by the shops I see has gone. Wasnt there long (couple of months?) Appears that it came to its end by being "knocked" sideways. Now its just a stump in the ground.

This was replaced around 26th September. Come 26th October that one has been sawn off.

[ps2gamer890]

""""It's hanging at a 45 degree angle when I drove past this morning."""""

Best news in months
I'd happily pay a bunch of chavs to vandilise a speed camera!!

>> Edited by ps2gamer890 on Sunday 1st January 11:55

[dimsum]

Alas, I know that Traffic plod are stepping up patrols in the area to compensate... Beware of the estate Omega and 530d laying low!!!

[winnebago nut]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

I think they've given up with the on in Kelvedon Hatch on the A128. I think it's been done 4 times now. Never lasts more than a week...

That said, it's in a 40MPH zone that you'd have to be a bit of a tt to go faster than that in (blind right turn with cars queuing just around the corner).

Can't believe I'm standing up for a speed camera!

They haven't given up on this one, It's back up again. Last week it reappeared, There was a local councillor campaigning in the local rag the other week to get it reinstalled. The local transport people,SCP whatever you call them. Said they wasn't going to reinstall it, but was thinking of installing a speed activated sign instead. Well he got his wish . Atb Derek.

Edited by winnebago nut on Tuesday 22 August 10:43

[DFLROWLAND]

the one on waterhouse road in chelmsford was torched the other week. repaired now though.