Hand Held Speed Guns, reassure me!
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Hello chaps
I’ll keep this as brief as I can, just looking for some advice/reassurance!
Potentially got done by a Copper with a hand held gun this morning, but not sure what the procedure is with them?
Was travelling uphill, doing an indicated 37/38ish on the Speedo, (about 34/35 on the Sat Nav). Didn’t spot the gentleman with the gun until I was about five car lengths away from him (there was another car in front of me at this point), at which point I hauled on the anchors down to about 20mph. (Speed limit is 30)
The question is what happens now? I was under the impression that with hand held lasers the procedure is to pull over and ticket immediately (there was police cars with two officers inside further down the hill). In which case do I just forget about it?
Alternatively, do I sweat for 14 days waiting for a ticket to drop onto the mat?
Any advice gratefully received!
I’ll keep this as brief as I can, just looking for some advice/reassurance!
Potentially got done by a Copper with a hand held gun this morning, but not sure what the procedure is with them?
Was travelling uphill, doing an indicated 37/38ish on the Speedo, (about 34/35 on the Sat Nav). Didn’t spot the gentleman with the gun until I was about five car lengths away from him (there was another car in front of me at this point), at which point I hauled on the anchors down to about 20mph. (Speed limit is 30)
The question is what happens now? I was under the impression that with hand held lasers the procedure is to pull over and ticket immediately (there was police cars with two officers inside further down the hill). In which case do I just forget about it?
Alternatively, do I sweat for 14 days waiting for a ticket to drop onto the mat?
Any advice gratefully received!
Sweat for about 3 weeks unfortunately.....they have 14 days to contact you plus the postage time I believe.
I was pinged by a hand held speed gun last year, not pulled over at the time....got the letter asking me to identify the driver along with a nice photo a couple of weeks later.
Sorry for the (potentially) bad news !
I was pinged by a hand held speed gun last year, not pulled over at the time....got the letter asking me to identify the driver along with a nice photo a couple of weeks later.
Sorry for the (potentially) bad news !
rossc said:
Sweat for about 3 weeks unfortunately.....they have 14 days to contact you plus the postage time I believe.
I was pinged by a hand held speed gun last year, not pulled over at the time....got the letter asking me to identify the driver along with a nice photo a couple of weeks later.
Sorry for the (potentially) bad news !
I think it's 14 days including posting time.I was pinged by a hand held speed gun last year, not pulled over at the time....got the letter asking me to identify the driver along with a nice photo a couple of weeks later.
Sorry for the (potentially) bad news !
Thanks for the responses, seen so much conflicting information online that its difficult to know what to go with.
One thing that does appear to be the case, is that as I was doing under 42mph in a 30 Limit, should I receive anything through the door, it should be a 'lucky' escape with a Speed Awareness Course.
Will have to wait and see,
croyde said:
Think I got zapped by a laser gun on my Vespa the other day. Didn't even look at me as I continued past them. Bikes don't have front plates, so how does that work then?
It means you weren't speeding or the speed you were going was not in the range the officer was targeting. If you were, the officer would stop you at the time or take down your numberplate and send an NIP in the post. HantsRat said:
Slammed on the anchors from 35 to 20? That is more dangerous!
You will be fine at 34. They are probably only targeting those 40+.
Agreed, but a knee jerk reaction at the time!You will be fine at 34. They are probably only targeting those 40+.
I did consider that, but on the road in question (leading uphill to a T junction with traffic lights) I think you'd find it difficult to find enough cars topping 40 at that time of the morning to make it worth their while. Perhaps its just a warning shot to let people know that they're watching.
Does "slamming the anchors on" really make any difference? A genuine question. Is there a requirement to measure your speed for several seconds or is it instanteous? I presume with the handheld devices that the screen refreshes very frequently, if the operator clocked him at say 37mph and then almost immediately after at 32mph, is there a level of discretion that can be applied?
Just curious - no NIP expected!
Just curious - no NIP expected!
rockford22 said:
Does "slamming the anchors on" really make any difference? A genuine question. Is there a requirement to measure your speed for several seconds or is it instanteous? I presume with the handheld devices that the screen refreshes very frequently, if the operator clocked him at say 37mph and then almost immediately after at 32mph, is there a level of discretion that can be applied?
Just curious - no NIP expected!
It's virtually instantaneous. 0.3 seconds from memory. The likelihood is that as soon as you see the operator, you've been 'done' so not much point slamming on. Cases I see are often in the range 150-400 metres.Just curious - no NIP expected!
rockford22 said:
Does "slamming the anchors on" really make any difference? A genuine question. Is there a requirement to measure your speed for several seconds or is it instanteous? I presume with the handheld devices that the screen refreshes very frequently, if the operator clocked him at say 37mph and then almost immediately after at 32mph, is there a level of discretion that can be applied?
Just curious - no NIP expected!
It's instant. Although you can set the device to continuous mode so it will continue to give a live speed reading until you release the trigger. Just curious - no NIP expected!
HantsRat said:
It means you weren't speeding or the speed you were going was not in the range the officer was targeting. If you were, the officer would stop you at the time or take down your numberplate and send an NIP in the post.
This - unless the speed gun is linked to a camera they have to pull you over and show you the reading on the gun (assuming it is safe to do so). This is the way they prefer to do it.Monty Python said:
This - unless the speed gun is linked to a camera they have to pull you over and show you the reading on the gun
Incorrect. You don't have to pull them over and show them the gun. I have attempted to stop cars before that have driven off. You also sometimes get readings from vehicles travelling the other way which you are unable to stop for various reasons. They get an NIP in the post and I simply submit a statement with the guns readings. Edited by HantsRat on Tuesday 13th October 15:52
Hooli said:
HantsRat said:
Slammed on the anchors from 35 to 20? That is more dangerous!
I'd call it dangerous driving tbh.
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