Bugger........y 35/36 ish
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Upatdawn

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2,202 posts

179 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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The shame of it

9am to day, 1 horse village, half term, no traffic

"Community speed check team" (think compo/clegg/foggy) in a bus shelter pointing a hand held speed camera at me, my speedo is just below the 40 (in a 30) so my actual speed probably 36 ish

That would be my 4th in 40 years driving, all in 30mph zones, all about 4mph over (white van, 7.5tonner and taxi work).............


Mk3Spitfire

2,921 posts

159 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Were you actually stopped?

popegregory

1,921 posts

165 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Wasn't Crowle was it?

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11247160.Villa...

If it's anything like this you can expect a letter containing a literary finger wagging...

Upatdawn

Original Poster:

2,202 posts

179 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Mk3Spitfire said:
Were you actually stopped?
Nope, but 1 of em was writing on a clipboard

ridds

8,374 posts

275 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Expect a sternly worded letter warning you you might kill kittens.

File it in the bin. smile

Upatdawn

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2,202 posts

179 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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popegregory said:
Wasn't Crowle was it?

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11247160.Villa...

If it's anything like this you can expect a letter containing a literary finger wagging...
no, Haunton in Staffordshire

I wouldnt mind but we live up the road (in a 30) and the average speed must be 50 usually...



Mk3Spitfire

2,921 posts

159 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Upatdawn said:
Nope, but 1 of em was writing on a clipboard
In that case I doubt you'll have any official punishment.

Upatdawn

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179 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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my licence is clean, id quite like to go to court over it just to cost em money


im told calibration certificates are 1 thing to ask for

joebongo

1,517 posts

206 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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My mate does the cam thing it in my village (TDi commuter brigade shooting up tiny side roads at 50's), so I fully support it here. Anyway he says the camera can't be used as evidence as the civvies operating it makes it more or less invalid.

He reckons if a few letters are sent out to the same person then real police may give them a talking to or actually try to use the data to prosecute. It might even be doing it more than once to get a letter sent, can't remember exactly.

So I'd rest easy OP.

Upatdawn

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2,202 posts

179 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Cheers joe, i dont habitually speed, im too old and diesel is too expensive....


"Drivers found to be speeding are issued with an advisory warning letter requesting that they slow down and observe the speed limit. If the same vehicle is caught on a second or subsequent occasion by any Community Speed Watch team a follow-up final letter is issued.

If it is identified that the vehicle has been caught speeding through any Speed Watch for the third time within 12 months, the background of the vehicle will be checked and information will be passed to the appropriate local policing team who will organise for the keeper to be visited and warned."

Paul Dishman

5,425 posts

268 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Upatdawn said:
"Drivers found to be speeding are issued with an advisory warning letter requesting that they slow down and observe the speed limit.
The Mrs got one of these a couple of years back, but it hadn't been her driving whistle
She never heard any more about it, although I haven't been allowed to forget

SV8Predator

2,102 posts

196 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Upatdawn said:
Cheers joe, i dont habitually speed, im too old and diesel is too expensive....
But you do, don't you?


Upatdawn

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2,202 posts

179 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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SV8Predator said:
But you do, don't you?
no, 3 sp30's in 41 years given i must have covered zillions of miles as a sales rep, courier and taxi driver isnt a crime spree is it?

Terminator X

20,970 posts

235 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Even at 1mph over 30mph it's well known on here that everyone within 50 paces will be vapourized nono

TX.

bingybongy

4,152 posts

177 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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How about not speeding through a 30 limit?
It's not difficult, just don't press the throttle as hard.

4G63T

2,947 posts

203 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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don't speed where you know there are cameras, and as they are a civi, and not a proper police man (or woman) and all they do is right your speed down on a clipboard, tell the to fk them selves, as you can ask them where their proper certification is that the camera is calibrated and where are they a member of the police, and were they on duty doing speed camera duty.



all in all, tell them, "fk off mate, your a bell end with a speed radar who cannot prosecute as you are not a member of the police and your camera is not calibrated to police standards, not that it matters, as you are not the police, so how about actually do something meaningfulll with your live you rather than be a fking loser with a speed radar noting down speeds, my god, your live must be lacking, perhaps in the bedroom department, as your wife (if you have one you fking boring fk) must not be putting out, and that must of been for quite some years for you to try to get pleasure in noting down people going a couple of mile an hour over the limit"

not a lawer, but interested in law and have some experience in it.


tldr; go fk yourselves your self entitled wannabe copper pricks

Edited by 4G63T on Saturday 31st May 02:45

sdc77

92 posts

196 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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"NOT a lawyer"... Oh.. Here's me thinking you may be..

andyiley

13,636 posts

183 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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I think someone needs to attend an anger management course....... I long one!

Jon1967x

8,205 posts

155 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Upatdawn said:
no, Haunton in Staffordshire

I wouldnt mind but we live up the road (in a 30) and the average speed must be 50 usually...
I know the area well and I'm more with you than against, but you've just stated the exact reason why they do.

anonymous-user

85 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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sdc77 said:
"NOT a lawyer"... Oh.. Here's me thinking you may be..
laugh