Red light cameras - what do they look like.

Red light cameras - what do they look like.

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Baaaartz

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90 posts

44 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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I just want to make it clear what do red light cameras look like, also are they always infront of the lights or can they be mounted on the actual traffic light pole itself?

Also how accurate is waze with red light/speed cameras, I'm never too sure with waze whenever to trust it or not.

Matt Cup

3,143 posts

103 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Like this, sometimes painted yellow.



Mafffew

2,149 posts

110 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Are you worried your friend has been caught by one? wink

Baaaartz

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90 posts

44 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Mafffew said:
Are you worried your friend has been caught by one? wink
Na I'm worried I might have been 🤣

Olivergt

1,319 posts

80 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Baaaartz said:
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Also how accurate is waze with red light/speed cameras, I'm never too sure with waze whenever to trust it or not.
It's quite simple really, just stop at red lights and then you don't have to worry about ever getting caught.

Baaaartz

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90 posts

44 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Matt Cup said:
Like this, sometimes painted yellow.

Is that the only type in the UK?

Baaaartz

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90 posts

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Thursday 15th October 2020
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Olivergt said:
Baaaartz said:
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Also how accurate is waze with red light/speed cameras, I'm never too sure with waze whenever to trust it or not.
It's quite simple really, just stop at red lights and then you don't have to worry about ever getting caught.

Made a mistake, and went through a late amber which changed red as soon as I crossed the line with my front wherls, I was in a rush so it is what it is

wazztie16

1,469 posts

130 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Baaaartz said:
Matt Cup said:
Like this, sometimes painted yellow.

Is that the only type in the UK?
No. They can be very small and higher up.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Edited by wazztie16 on Thursday 15th October 15:37

Baaaartz

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90 posts

44 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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wazztie16 said:
Baaaartz said:
Matt Cup said:
Like this, sometimes painted yellow.

Is that the only type in the UK?
No. They can be very small and higher up. I'll try and dig out the thread.
Alright mate, cheers.

Olivergt

1,319 posts

80 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Baaaartz said:
Olivergt said:
Baaaartz said:
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Also how accurate is waze with red light/speed cameras, I'm never too sure with waze whenever to trust it or not.
It's quite simple really, just stop at red lights and then you don't have to worry about ever getting caught.

Made a mistake, and went through a late amber which changed red as soon as I crossed the line with my front wherls, I was in a rush so it is what it is
ok, bad luck, I'm sure we have all done that.

All you can do is sit it out for a few weeks, if you don't hear anything then you are in the clear.

I don't know exactly how long they have to get the letter to you, I'm sure someone will be along shortly to let us know.

silverfoxcc

7,683 posts

144 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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By arriving no later day 15 including the day of the offence ( I think) To the RK.. as an NIP asking who was driving..

Don't know is not an acceptable answer!

If a lease/hire car the same rules apply but then there is 6months? in which they have to contact the driver

Willing to be put right

matchmaker

8,463 posts

199 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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wazztie16 said:
Baaaartz said:
Matt Cup said:
Like this, sometimes painted yellow.

Is that the only type in the UK?
No. They can be very small and higher up.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Edited by wazztie16 on Thursday 15th October 15:37
They can be larger as well - certainly at railway level crossings.

devnull

3,745 posts

156 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Could be anything like these https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-6...

Years ago we had RedSpeed camera put up, they were grey and very high up - out of your general peripheral view. They caught scores of people, both for red lights and speed offences. Think they singlehandedly caused Swansea councils coffers to get topped up.

jondude

2,335 posts

216 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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You do indeed have the 14 day sweat - give it a few more before you can fully relax. (So long as the DVLA records are up to date and the police can find you easily)

However....there is still a half decent chance you are in the clear. I am reasonably sure the offence is not recorded until a second or so after red, meaning you may well have cleared the line by the time the camera activated (although the light itself was on red).

So you may well be fine.

Baaaartz

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90 posts

44 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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jondude said:
You do indeed have the 14 day sweat - give it a few more before you can fully relax. (So long as the DVLA records are up to date and the police can find you easily)

However....there is still a half decent chance you are in the clear. I am reasonably sure the offence is not recorded until a second or so after red, meaning you may well have cleared the line by the time the camera activated (although the light itself was on red).

So you may well be fine.
I think I'm in the clear, none of these cameras are on that intersection, it's just the traffic light poles and that's it, only thing I can actually see is them round 360 CCTV cameras that are usually mounted on street lighting poles.

The only reason I made this post is because I wanted to find out if traffic lights themselves (the actual pole with the lights) can have somewhat of a red light camera on it, however thinking about it now it was a bit stupid to think that because that would show no evidence at all as the front of the lights wouldn't be shown.

bunchofkeys

1,046 posts

67 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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I believe that these are red light cameras, at the start of the Dartford Tunnel
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4556561,0.245968...

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

202 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Baaaartz said:
jondude said:
You do indeed have the 14 day sweat - give it a few more before you can fully relax. (So long as the DVLA records are up to date and the police can find you easily)

However....there is still a half decent chance you are in the clear. I am reasonably sure the offence is not recorded until a second or so after red, meaning you may well have cleared the line by the time the camera activated (although the light itself was on red).

So you may well be fine.
I think I'm in the clear, none of these cameras are on that intersection, it's just the traffic light poles and that's it, only thing I can actually see is them round 360 CCTV cameras that are usually mounted on street lighting poles.

The only reason I made this post is because I wanted to find out if traffic lights themselves (the actual pole with the lights) can have somewhat of a red light camera on it, however thinking about it now it was a bit stupid to think that because that would show no evidence at all as the front of the lights wouldn't be shown.
Aren't you over the 14 days? https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Pica-Pica

13,621 posts

83 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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devnull said:
Could be anything like these https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-6...

Years ago we had RedSpeed camera put up, they were grey and very high up - out of your general peripheral view. They caught scores of people, both for red lights and speed offences. Think they singlehandedly caused Swansea councils coffers to get topped up.
I simply don’t see how ‘scores’ of people get caught at red lights. If they do, they deserve it. Pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles are usually going through a green then!

matjk

1,101 posts

139 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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Download Waze app for your phone , search for the location of the “incident”
If there are Traffic camera there it will show them on the map .