Oops, M4 Cameras after Bristol do work.......
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Had a nice letter of intended prosecution from A+S police, for 89MPH between J19+J20 last Sunday at 3PM.
I would have been coming back from Bristol after dropping a hire van back.
I can remember it being very quiet, as the pictures show.
Ive always been of the opinion that the camera's were only live while a lower speed restriction was in place, and have been much faster before (i like to give her a quick squirt just after the 40mph ends).
But seems i was wrong!
Oh well, its been some years since my last points, so im probably due some!
I would have been coming back from Bristol after dropping a hire van back.
I can remember it being very quiet, as the pictures show.
Ive always been of the opinion that the camera's were only live while a lower speed restriction was in place, and have been much faster before (i like to give her a quick squirt just after the 40mph ends).
But seems i was wrong!
Oh well, its been some years since my last points, so im probably due some!
Not dure what you want us to say.
You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
V8 Stang said:
Had a nice letter of intended prosecution from A+S police, for 89MPH between J19+J20 last Sunday at 3PM.
I would have been coming back from Bristol after dropping a hire van back.
I can remember it being very quiet, as the pictures show.
Ive always been of the opinion that the camera's were only live while a lower speed restriction was in place, and have been much faster before (i like to give her a quick squirt just after the 40mph ends).
But seems i was wrong!
Oh well, its been some years since my last points, so im probably due some!
Damn shame mate.... nice stang by the way. I always assume cameras are live just in case the sneaky bI would have been coming back from Bristol after dropping a hire van back.
I can remember it being very quiet, as the pictures show.
Ive always been of the opinion that the camera's were only live while a lower speed restriction was in place, and have been much faster before (i like to give her a quick squirt just after the 40mph ends).
But seems i was wrong!
Oh well, its been some years since my last points, so im probably due some!
ds switch them on and off to suit. 89 on a road as empty as that is hardly a safety issue, especially in a car totally capable of doing way more. Expect the scaredy-cats from mums net to troll you mercilessly now, as no doubt they can determine how essential your trip was, and how serious you take social distancing, and how often you clap the nhs for doing their job just from a speed camera shot.... good luck mate, hope the fine isn’t too bigTurbobanana said:
to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
Why? Not really sure 89mph on a motorway is going to stress any emergency services and the police. It may have stressed a camera operator. They probably got the car in front as well.I think he was just warning everyone else they are live at all times which will probably encourage others to drive slower!
Obviously I don’t condone that sort of speed but Ive also always been of the opinion that camera's were only live while a lower speed restriction was in place too? 
I wonder if you may have got away with that if you were in one of the outside lanes without the camera markers on?
At least you were not speeding in a stand out, attention grabbing car.....
hehe
P.s very nice car, good luck and if possible could you let us know the outcome (fine/points)
I wonder if you may have got away with that if you were in one of the outside lanes without the camera markers on?
At least you were not speeding in a stand out, attention grabbing car.....
heheP.s very nice car, good luck and if possible could you let us know the outcome (fine/points)
daytona355 said:
Damn shame mate.... nice stang by the way. I always assume cameras are live just in case the sneaky bds switch them on and off to suit. 89 on a road as empty as that is hardly a safety issue, especially in a car totally capable of doing way more. Expect the scaredy-cats from mums net to troll you mercilessly now, as no doubt they can determine how essential your trip was, and how serious you take social distancing, and how often you clap the nhs for doing their job just from a speed camera shot.... good luck mate, hope the fine isn’t too big
Who hurt you?ds switch them on and off to suit. 89 on a road as empty as that is hardly a safety issue, especially in a car totally capable of doing way more. Expect the scaredy-cats from mums net to troll you mercilessly now, as no doubt they can determine how essential your trip was, and how serious you take social distancing, and how often you clap the nhs for doing their job just from a speed camera shot.... good luck mate, hope the fine isn’t too big
Dwh8611 said:
Obviously I don’t condone that sort of speed but Ive also always been of the opinion that camera's were only live while a lower speed restriction was in place too?
I wonder if you may have got away with that if you were in one of the outside lanes without the camera markers on?
At least you were not speeding in a stand out, attention grabbing car..... hehe
P.s very nice car, good luck and if possible could you let us know the outcome (fine/points)
Its got the offer of a fixed penalty, so will just take the £100, 3 points.I wonder if you may have got away with that if you were in one of the outside lanes without the camera markers on?
At least you were not speeding in a stand out, attention grabbing car.....
heheP.s very nice car, good luck and if possible could you let us know the outcome (fine/points)
Donbot said:
2 GKC said:
Pretty decent photos
I agree. I'd stick the top one on a canvas to go on the wall somewhere. Donbot said:
V8 Stang said:
I wonder if i can request an original High Quality image? those are just a screen shot off the portal, as it wont let you save as a picture!
Worth a try. You've paid for it 
plus the £20 to get it printed. It would be worth it just for a laugh when you walk past it.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Turbobanana said:
Not dure what you want us to say.
You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
Well this is PH so you could say ‘bad luck, we’ve all done similar’. Alternatively you could just make sanctimonious comments.You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
WTF has COVID 19 got to do with it?
Turbobanana said:
Not dure what you want us to say.
You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
89mph in that car and on a road like that will feel very pedestrian.
Yes, the OP seems to have exceeded the speed limit for that road, and yes, the OP is probably bang to rights, but that should be no excuse for your sanctimonious preaching.
Turbobanana said:
Not dure what you want us to say.
You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
He was breaking the law and he knew it, so in that respect he has to suck it up and take the punishment. You break the law and post about it. "Giving it a quick squirt" belongs on a track. I'm sorry you got caught, I really am, but you deserve the fine and the points just as anyone else would, and to do this at a time like we are in with COVID-19 and the stress that emergency services and the police are under, feels even more disrespectful than ever.
You're over egging the severity though. 89mph on a fairly empty motorway is hardly the most dangerous of acts. Plenty of people around where I live have been spending every day hammering, sawing and drilling and they're far more likely to end up in hospital than someone speeding a bit on a quiet motorway.
If the OP had been murdered, the last images of him from cameras wouldn't have been so clear.
Edited by Blakewater on Friday 10th April 22:24
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