Aussies beat camera van
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Just heard this amusing story....
"Four youths from Canberra, Australia pulled off a trick of breathtaking bravado in order to gain revenge on a mobile speed camera van operating in the area.
Three of the group approached the van and distracted the operator's attention by asking a series of questions about how the equipment worked and how many cars the operator could catch in a day. Meanwhile, the fourth musketeer sneaked to the front of the van and unscrewed its numberplate.
After bidding the van operator goodbye, the friends returned home, fixed the number plate to their car and drove through the camera's radar at high speed - 17 times. As a result, the automated billing system issued 17 speeding ticketrs to itself."
Go Aussies!!
"Four youths from Canberra, Australia pulled off a trick of breathtaking bravado in order to gain revenge on a mobile speed camera van operating in the area.
Three of the group approached the van and distracted the operator's attention by asking a series of questions about how the equipment worked and how many cars the operator could catch in a day. Meanwhile, the fourth musketeer sneaked to the front of the van and unscrewed its numberplate.
After bidding the van operator goodbye, the friends returned home, fixed the number plate to their car and drove through the camera's radar at high speed - 17 times. As a result, the automated billing system issued 17 speeding ticketrs to itself."
Go Aussies!!
Oh, I hope thats true 
Wouldn't it be shocking if someone did that with Mr Brunstrom's number-plate? Wouldn't it be more shocking if a lot of people did it? And not just in North Wales, but all over the country? It would be terrible!
And (as posted elsewhere), wouldn't it be shocking if people walked in and out of the London Congestion Charging Zone with someone elses' number-plate on their back. Terrible!
It's a good job that PH readers are all law-abiding citizens!
Streaky
And (as posted elsewhere), wouldn't it be shocking if people walked in and out of the London Congestion Charging Zone with someone elses' number-plate on their back. Terrible!
It's a good job that PH readers are all law-abiding citizens!
Streaky
jeffreyarcher said:
amusing story....
Do you have a link, or some other verufication?
I'm not doubting you, I'd just like some verification before quoting it.
A mate of mine in Perth (WA) sent me the same story a few weeks ago. He was quoting some aussie newspaper which I can't remember the title of.
Sheepy
streaky said:
And (as posted elsewhere), wouldn't it be shocking if people walked in and out of the London Congestion Charging Zone with someone elses' number-plate on their back. Terrible!
Could you give me a pointer to the thread? I imagine walking around holding a numberplate is not an offence?
Mr2Mike said:Happy to oblige, it's : www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=60099&f=10&h=0&hw=number%2Dplate
And (as posted elsewhere), wouldn't it be shocking if people walked in and out of the London Congestion Charging Zone with someone elses' number-plate on their back. Terrible!
Could you give me a pointer to the thread? I imagine walking around holding a numberplate is not an offence?
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