Hand held speed camera query
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Going through a village yesterday (30 zone) as part of a long trail of cars, noticed two people in hi vis jackets standing at the side of the road, one of whom had a thing that looked like a black hairdrier which I assume was a hand held speed camera.
Speedo read 34-36 when I saw them and I had two or three cars ahead of before mine was the car nearest to them. I immediately slowed to 30 and had done so before I was the nearest car to them.
My questions are, do these had held speed guns record speed/registration data, so that I could recieve a ticket in the post at a later date or would I have been stopped on the spot if the police felt I had been travelling two fast? Would a speedo reading of 36 be enough trigger a ticket at all? The second person didn't appear to have anything to record details (no camera or clip board).
Thanks for any input from those in the know!
Speedo read 34-36 when I saw them and I had two or three cars ahead of before mine was the car nearest to them. I immediately slowed to 30 and had done so before I was the nearest car to them.
My questions are, do these had held speed guns record speed/registration data, so that I could recieve a ticket in the post at a later date or would I have been stopped on the spot if the police felt I had been travelling two fast? Would a speedo reading of 36 be enough trigger a ticket at all? The second person didn't appear to have anything to record details (no camera or clip board).
Thanks for any input from those in the know!
Prince Rupert said:
Going through a village yesterday (30 zone) as part of a long trail of cars, noticed two people in hi vis jackets standing at the side of the road, one of whom had a thing that looked like a black hairdrier which I assume was a hand held speed camera.
Speedo read 34-36 when I saw them and I had two or three cars ahead of before mine was the car nearest to them. I immediately slowed to 30 and had done so before I was the nearest car to them.
My questions are, do these had held speed guns record speed/registration data, so that I could recieve a ticket in the post at a later date or would I have been stopped on the spot if the police felt I had been travelling two fast? Would a speedo reading of 36 be enough trigger a ticket at all? The second person didn't appear to have anything to record details (no camera or clip board).
Thanks for any input from those in the know!
Hit the 'search' button and type in the box the word...SPEEDWATCH Speedo read 34-36 when I saw them and I had two or three cars ahead of before mine was the car nearest to them. I immediately slowed to 30 and had done so before I was the nearest car to them.
My questions are, do these had held speed guns record speed/registration data, so that I could recieve a ticket in the post at a later date or would I have been stopped on the spot if the police felt I had been travelling two fast? Would a speedo reading of 36 be enough trigger a ticket at all? The second person didn't appear to have anything to record details (no camera or clip board).
Thanks for any input from those in the know!
I didn't see a police car but did think the hi vis jackets they had on said police on the back (not 100% sure though). Out of interest, assuming it was the police rather then locals does anyone know can these hand held speed guns record and save speed and registration details so a fine can be sent out at a later date, or would I have been stopped on the spot if they had registered me as speeding?
Thanks for the input guys, and no I have no problem with 30 limits! FWIW googling would suggest that a hand held 'hairdrier' only records speed and the police require another device, be it a regular camera, video camera or old fashioned clip board and pencil to take down the reg number. Since the hi vis person not holding the hairdrier didn't appear to have a means of recording a reg number and I saw no sign of a camera/van/car/tripod I will hopefully be okay. I guess they were maybe intending to pull people over directly although with such a long snake of closely packed traffic i'm not sure if it would be safe to do so.
Of course as has been suggested it may simply be locals having jollies!
I guess also at 10% +2 and taking into account speedo error (say 2mph at that speed) 36 on the speedo may not have been enough to register as a punishable offence anyway.
Here's hoping my clean licence stays that way!
Of course as has been suggested it may simply be locals having jollies!
I guess also at 10% +2 and taking into account speedo error (say 2mph at that speed) 36 on the speedo may not have been enough to register as a punishable offence anyway.
Here's hoping my clean licence stays that way!
saaby93 said:
GestapoWatch said:
Does that really happen? Seems like a waste of a tax collecting device 
Of course it does. It's not a waste it helps reduce the local chief's postbag. It'll be out of calibration so not enforcable but near enough for info.
for the the Old Bill then.Wonder what the Nimbys make of the evidence presented? Probably ask for 20 limits instead
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