Anything illegal about handheld speed gun from policecar?
Discussion
Every time you see cops doing speed enforcement, it's high vis jackets, stood at the roadside, speedgun on a tripod. At least near me it is anyway.
Then you watch US cop shows and they park up and get people out of the window, sometimes even hiding and getting people as they go away from a big sign or something. I assume doing this in the UK isn't illegal or anything? I suppose it's no different to a van really, and assuming all checks on the gun were legit, these offences would still stand right?
Would it be illegal/frowned upon if the cop was doing it from an unmarked car, rather than a marked?
Is there any legislation about how visible they must be, like the camera boxes?
Our speed vans used to be bright yellow, but they're now blue and yellow and have the EXACT same livery (and make/model) as british gas!
Just after your thoughts?
Then you watch US cop shows and they park up and get people out of the window, sometimes even hiding and getting people as they go away from a big sign or something. I assume doing this in the UK isn't illegal or anything? I suppose it's no different to a van really, and assuming all checks on the gun were legit, these offences would still stand right?
Would it be illegal/frowned upon if the cop was doing it from an unmarked car, rather than a marked?
Is there any legislation about how visible they must be, like the camera boxes?
Our speed vans used to be bright yellow, but they're now blue and yellow and have the EXACT same livery (and make/model) as british gas!
Just after your thoughts?
un1corn said:
Is there any legislation about how visible they must be, like the camera boxes?
Having just driven the length of Britain I've seen camera boxes that are grey, yellow, yellow with red diagonal stripes or green. Whatever the legislation is, is is being applied imaginatively.Riley Blue said:
un1corn said:
Is there any legislation about how visible they must be, like the camera boxes?
Having just driven the length of Britain I've seen camera boxes that are grey, yellow, yellow with red diagonal stripes or green. Whatever the legislation is, is is being applied imaginatively.There were guidelines for Camera Partnerships when they received income from the fines, but even if the guidelines weren't adhered to, it still did not preclude prosecution.
A good friend represented himself and got speeding thrown out due to the police officer hiding behind their unmarked car. He was able to obtain CCTV footage which had shown them clearly and played this to the judge in court. This was about 4 years ago so I don't know if anything has changed since then.
DaveE36 said:
A good friend represented himself and got speeding thrown out due to the police officer hiding behind their unmarked car. He was able to obtain CCTV footage which had shown them clearly and played this to the judge in court. This was about 4 years ago so I don't know if anything has changed since then.
Cool story.DaveE36 said:
A good friend represented himself and got speeding thrown out due to the police officer hiding behind their unmarked car. He was able to obtain CCTV footage which had shown them clearly and played this to the judge in court. This was about 4 years ago so I don't know if anything has changed since then.
It just shows what you can do when you represent yourself. 
Kiwi79 said:
wjb said:
Does any of it matter?
If you don't go too fast you won't get caught.
It really is that simple.
Are you on the right forum?If you don't go too fast you won't get caught.
It really is that simple.
DaveE36 said:
A good friend represented himself and got speeding thrown out due to the police officer hiding behind their unmarked car. He was able to obtain CCTV footage which had shown them clearly and played this to the judge in court. This was about 4 years ago so I don't know if anything has changed since then.
A judge threw it out because the police officer was 'hiding'. Sounds legit.
AdeTuono said:
Kiwi79 said:
wjb said:
Does any of it matter?
If you don't go too fast you won't get caught.
It really is that simple.
Are you on the right forum?If you don't go too fast you won't get caught.
It really is that simple.
I got a ticket a couple years ago, took a speed awareness course and guess what? I didn't b
h about it because, believe it or not, I was actually going too fast. AdeTuono said:
Kiwi79 said:
wjb said:
Does any of it matter?
If you don't go too fast you won't get caught.
It really is that simple.
Are you on the right forum?If you don't go too fast you won't get caught.
It really is that simple.
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