Average speed camera?
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Hello,
Just received a letter stating that at 1.45am in the morning last month whilst driving home from work, I was caught via average speed camera driving through roadworks on the M62 at 57 mph in a 50 mph.
Is there anyway to wriggle out of this ball ache? I did the speed awareness course 2 years, 9 months ago... which rules me out of that escape route. Its all rather frustrating.
Thanks.
J
Just received a letter stating that at 1.45am in the morning last month whilst driving home from work, I was caught via average speed camera driving through roadworks on the M62 at 57 mph in a 50 mph.
Is there anyway to wriggle out of this ball ache? I did the speed awareness course 2 years, 9 months ago... which rules me out of that escape route. Its all rather frustrating.
Thanks.
J
k15tox said:
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king hate the m62 but thats another story.
not sure about your options, but i thought the thresehold would have been set a little higher, i usually do about 54/55 as per GPS.
54 is only 8% over. 57 is 14% over, and most likely around an indicated 59/60. Not surprised you would get pulled for that. king hate the m62 but thats another story.not sure about your options, but i thought the thresehold would have been set a little higher, i usually do about 54/55 as per GPS.
daz4m said:
Only thing you can do is request evidence I think. Could be wrong but I think you need to take it on the chin.
They provided photos of me driving... but I guess that doesn't prove my wrong doing. Has anyone else appealed this sort of thing and gotten anywhere or shall I accept the points?Jellymonster said:
Just received a letter stating that at 1.45am in the morning last month whilst driving home from work, I was caught via average speed camera driving through roadworks on the M62 at 57 mph in a 50 mph.
At the registered address on the V5? Was it more than 14 days later not including date of offence?0000 said:
Jellymonster said:
Just received a letter stating that at 1.45am in the morning last month whilst driving home from work, I was caught via average speed camera driving through roadworks on the M62 at 57 mph in a 50 mph.
At the registered address on the V5? Was it more than 14 days later not including date of offence?Jellymonster said:
0000 said:
Jellymonster said:
Just received a letter stating that at 1.45am in the morning last month whilst driving home from work, I was caught via average speed camera driving through roadworks on the M62 at 57 mph in a 50 mph.
At the registered address on the V5? Was it more than 14 days later not including date of offence?I was aways a bit dubious that they actually worked, so that's interesting in itself.
I've lost count of the number of people I see going through at what must be way over 60, or even more stupid are the people that tank through and then slam the brakes on for each camera - don't they understand the concept of "average speed"?
Also worrying - I tend to drive through at 55 on the GPS - that must be awfully close to the threshold for a ticket. I'll revise things downwards I think.
I've lost count of the number of people I see going through at what must be way over 60, or even more stupid are the people that tank through and then slam the brakes on for each camera - don't they understand the concept of "average speed"?
Also worrying - I tend to drive through at 55 on the GPS - that must be awfully close to the threshold for a ticket. I'll revise things downwards I think.
BrewsterBear said:
You seem to be freely admitting that you broke the limit and have subsequently been caught.
Rather than begging for ways to wriggle out of it because it's an inconvenience, how about you take the points and try harder not to get caught next time.
hardly say he's begging, i really dont think he minds taking it on the chin.Rather than begging for ways to wriggle out of it because it's an inconvenience, how about you take the points and try harder not to get caught next time.
50mph zones at 1.45am when there are no workers about. Ridiculous.
buts thats another topic in itself.
Vladimir said:
Blimey - first time I've heard of anyone getting done by these - was beginning to wonder if they actually worked?!
That's a bummer - not much over the limit either.
There was an article in the Yorkshire Evening Post (IIRC) quoting X thousands have been done for speeding on the M62. That's a bummer - not much over the limit either.
falkster said:
There was an article in the Yorkshire Evening Post (IIRC) quoting X thousands have been done for speeding on the M62.
We get very few down here - seeing as we have not motorways! But still not heard of many being done. How about the gantry cameras seen on the M25 and M6? Went a bit quickly past one on the M6, bricked myself for two weeks, no ticket.
roystinho said:
I heard from someone that they can only get you in the same lane between two cameras. So you can go through a camera in lane 1, through the next camera in lane 2 or 3 and it can't catch you. Don't know if this is myth or what
Anyone shed any light?
I have a friend that knows someone that works for highways (sounds like b0ll0x already) and he pretty much the same as you've said but to explain it sounds like even more nonsense.Anyone shed any light?
falkster said:
roystinho said:
I heard from someone that they can only get you in the same lane between two cameras. So you can go through a camera in lane 1, through the next camera in lane 2 or 3 and it can't catch you. Don't know if this is myth or what
Anyone shed any light?
I have a friend that knows someone that works for highways (sounds like b0ll0x already) and he pretty much the same as you've said but to explain it sounds like even more nonsense.Anyone shed any light?
http://www.lbsafetycameras.co.uk/index.php/cameras...
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