Quick Question

[dick dastardly]

My mate was driving down the road, on the opposite side to a Gatso (towards it). He was doing about 40 when the thing went off, flashing twice. There were no road markings on his side of the road.

Should he be expecting a NIP?

[madcop]

dick dastardly said:

My mate was driving down the road, on the opposite side to a Gatso (towards it). He was doing about 40 when the thing went off, flashing twice. There were no road markings on his side of the road. Should he be expecting a NIP?

As far as I am aware, no, he should not expect to get one from a Gatso.

[Zod]

Happened to me recently. No NIP.

[Alan420]

He should go back and put a nice cover on it, to prevent it dazzling other drivers and causing an accident.




BTW; I'm joking. He'd probably be executed for treason, "draining her majesties' revenue streams"...

[toad_oftoadhall]

dick dastardly said:

My mate was driving down the road, on the opposite side to a Gatso (towards it). He was doing about 40 when the thing went off, flashing twice. There were no road markings on his side of the road. Should he be expecting a NIP?

My motorcycle has no plate on the front (of course).

I always accelerate hard into scamera's on my off side.

Might use up a shot and save a taxpayers ability to pay tax...

They go off more often than you'd think. Ironically one of the few times I exceed 30 or 40 limits.


>> Edited by toad_oftoadhall on Monday 7th July 13:47

[joust]

According to the UK Speedtrap guide Gatos can do forward or rear facing operation, but have to be told which to do by a little switch inside.

This is because of the way radar at an angle works - a car going towards it will give a different signature (and hence speed) than a car going the other way.

AFAIK Gatso's are only type approved for photographing the rear (danger of blinding driver - hence Truevelo et. all use IR flash), but even if they were approved for both ways, they have to be set otherwise the evidence is inadmissable.

Hence you are fine.

J