Just got double flashed.......

[gra001]

...by camera on M25, North side, junction 22'ish, reckon I was doing about 83. Likely penalty?

[tbc]

gra001 said:

...by camera on M25, North side, junction 22'ish, reckon I was doing about 83. Likely penalty?

3 stamps on your card and £80 out of your wallet

or speed awareness course which will cost you £80 anyway

[Aretnap]

tbc said:

3 stamps on your card and £80 out of your wallet

£100 these days. It's never been £80.

[gra001]

How do they decide if the speed awareness course is offered and if it is do I still get the points?

[spaximus]

I was on the M25 anti clockwise on Thursday night between M1 and the A12 exit. There are new cameras mounted on the side of gantries with no reduced limit showing and yet they were flashing so many times it was like being in a Disco with strobe lights as I sat opposite in a queue.

I probably incorrectly assumed that unless there was a reduced limit that they were not active. Anyone know the truth?

[mygoldfishbowl]

gra001 said:

...by camera on M25, North side, junction 22'ish, reckon I was doing about 83. Likely penalty?

NSL? If so nothing.

[Pip1968]

I think (hope) you are correct. Trouble is it is not 100% provable as you may just be lucky and not get a ticket. On probability though as they have been up and running for a few weeks now everyone would be driving like Miss Daisy by now if they sent tickets out when no speed is displayed.

Pip

[gra001]

mygoldfishbowl said:

NSL? If so nothing.

NSL?

[mygoldfishbowl]

Never Stay Left.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Sorry I'm being silly..

National Speed Limit.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Pip1968 said:

I think (hope) you are correct. Trouble is it is not 100% provable as you may just be lucky and not get a ticket. On probability though as they have been up and running for a few weeks now everyone would be driving like Miss Daisy by now if they sent tickets out when no speed is displayed.

Pip

I agree. There's been a lot of scaremongering about these things but to my knowledge no one has said the NSL is going to be enforced by these Hadecs & no one has received a nip. Things of course may change in the future but if they do I'm sure we'll be made well aware beforehand.

Edited by mygoldfishbowl on Saturday 21st June 10:52

[Mk3Spitfire]

gra001 said:

How do they decide if the speed awareness course is offered and if it is do I still get the points?

All depends on the amount over the limit you were. You have to be within a certain bracket to qualify. You also must not have received a SAC in the last 3 years, which I'm assuming you haven't.
Beware though, each force is different, and some do not offer SAC's on motorways. The SAC if you're offered it means less fine, and no points, and I don't believe you have to tell your insurance. So go for it.

[Geekman]

Plenty of people have been double flashed by these cameras and nobody has got a ticket, so I wouldn't worry too much. The same camera actually flashed me at 68 in a 70....

[Geekman]

Plenty of people have been double flashed by these cameras and nobody has got a ticket, so I wouldn't worry too much. The same camera actually flashed me at 68 in a 70....

[ben5732]

Same camera was flashing constantly whenever a car passed it speeding or not on Monday evening.

[Monkeylegend]

Geekman said:

Plenty of people have been double flashed by these cameras and nobody has got a ticket, so I wouldn't worry too much. The same camera actually flashed me at 68 in a 70....

How would you know that? Do you know each and everyone of those who have been flashed?

[Geekman]

Monkeylegend said:

How would you know that? Do you know each and everyone of those who have been flashed?

I know people that regularly go through at much more than 83 and haven't had anything. If you try a google search you'll find hundreds of threads on various forums panicking about these cameras, and not a single report of a ticket. Combine that with the fact that they're flashing people under the limit and I think it's safe to say something's wrong with them. Apart from anything else, if they were set to issue tickets for 83MPH in an NSL they'd be completely overwhelmed, as I'm sure the authorities know.

[Monkeylegend]

Geekman said:

Monkeylegend said:

How would you know that? Do you know each and everyone of those who have been flashed?

I know people that regularly go through at much more than 83 and haven't had anything. If you try a google search you'll find hundreds of threads on various forums panicking about these cameras, and not a single report of a ticket. Combine that with the fact that they're flashing people under the limit and I think it's safe to say something's wrong with them. Apart from anything else, if they were set to issue tickets for 83MPH in an NSL they'd be completely overwhelmed, as I'm sure the authorities know.

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Well that's ok then, we can all speed with immunity because Geekman says it's ok

[Geekman]

Monkeylegend said:

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Well that's ok then, we can all speed with immunity because Geekman says it's ok

Don't know about speeding with impunity, but yes, I'm extremely confident that you can do 83MPH in a 70 past those cameras and not get a ticket. Anyway, we shall see - I'm sure the OP will post back if anything drops through his letterbox. I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think I will be.

[gra001]

Geekman said:

Don't know about speeding with impunity, but yes, I'm extremely confident that you can do 83MPH in a 70 past those cameras and not get a ticket. Anyway, we shall see - I'm sure the OP will post back if anything drops through his letterbox. I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think I will be.

Yep, 14 days and counting!!