Did I get done?
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trackdemon

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13,487 posts

292 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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I was ambling along Cranes Farm road in nth Basildon to collect some parts from a motor factors earlier today.... mostly 50mph but some parts 40mph. Anyway, I accelerated off a roundabout up to (I guess) 60mph before noticing the dreaded van... I say I guess because I was in a LHD M3 with km/h speedo and TBH I'm not 100% on conversion ratios for lower limit. Anyway I was doing just under 100km/h when van first came into view but as I went past it looked like the camera was setup on the other side by which time I'd dropped to 60kmh or so.....

So the main question is do the vans have cameras pointing both ways or just one way? If one way then I think I got lucky (wow a whole 58 in a 50) but if both ways then maybe I'll get picked up; which would be annoying given how little the over-limit was..... main reason I'd accelerated was to pass a car before the lanes reduced to single. Frankly I'd rather get done for a proper offence like 95mph in a 6- whilst havong real fun!!!!! wink

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

235 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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They point the cash machine out the back or sometime the side of the van

Jasandjules

72,681 posts

260 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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You have 14 days to find out... Usually the camera is pointing out the back of the van though IME, did you see the scamera at all?

trackdemon

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13,487 posts

292 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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Jasandjules said:
You have 14 days to find out... Usually the camera is pointing out the back of the van though IME, did you see the scamera at all?
Thats what I mean, I think I did see it. Looked to be sitting in front of the van, and there was someone in the drivers seat presumably watching and 'working'. I approached the van from the rear so had slowed down by the time I passed it.

Jasandjules

72,681 posts

260 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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If it's in the front of the van I suspect they were targetting people coming the other way from you, so you may well be safe - though of course we know you must be a reckless lunatic who killed at least 3 children and two fluffy bunnies by your exceeding an arbitrary speed limit....biggrin

Hopefully a BiB will be along to clarify how those scamera vans work..