****** speed cameras

**Graeme** · 6th September 2005, 19:12

got a notice of intended prosecution today for doing 85 in a 70 on m74 on my way down on saturday.

I really do give up. It was near carlisle and i remember seeing a van on a bridge ahead of me as i was overtaking but was back at 70 just before the bridge. i didnt think a camera could get you driving towards it.

Wouldnt mind but was going with the flow of traffic at a steady 75 and sped up to overtake.

i think i've had enough of motoring it sucks

**Duncan** · 6th September 2005, 19:15

Not good news m8. Unfortunately those bl**dy laser guns can get you from the front or back. Sods law, the one bit where you go a bit faster is the one where they have the mobile camera.

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**GARY3306** · 6th September 2005, 19:22

I think I may have been 'got' on Sunday. had a trip over to Keswick. Left Ullswater and was heading back, single carriageway that opened up into two lanes up a hill to facilitate a crawler lane. About six cars in front of me booted it to overtake a caravan. Me at the back, sat nav alarm goes off to warn of mobile speed camera, so I back off and as I round the bend, there is the van with the camera pointing out the back. I think I was doing about 66/67 so I am waiting with baited breath.

The first car to go was a scooby and he must have been doing about 80 as he rounded the bend.

**Graeme** · 6th September 2005, 19:24

thing is the bit i was caught on or where i saw the van is about 4 lanes at least 3 on a straight bit of motorway. Fine i was in the wrong but really they even say to increase speed to safely overtake then drop back.

sorry ranting over

**chunkster** · 6th September 2005, 19:31

that is bad luck graeme and it appears they must be in need of funds to get it out that quick its usually about 2 weeks. i got caught twice in 20 minutes by the same mobile camera in two different vans. how unlucky - work werent happy when the put the premium up cos i had 6 new points

**cyb** · 6th September 2005, 19:34

Hard luck Graeme - I think its time they raised the limit on motorways to 80.

**GARY3306** · 6th September 2005, 19:37

Originally Posted by ABYSS

You should be ok Gary(fingers crossed) as you have a 10% plus 2 mph leeway.So you're ok up to 68

Don't know mate. Some forces have different tolerence levels to others, we'll just have to wait and see. Graeme, I think I know where it was, was the road bending very gently and sweepingly for about a mile or so? To the right going Southbound. I remember coming back from a competition up the M6 and seeing a camera van on the bridge from about half a mile away, so I had plenty of time to slow down.

**GARY3306** · 6th September 2005, 19:39

Originally Posted by chunkster

that is bad luck graeme and it appears they must be in need of funds to get it out that quick its usually about 2 weeks. i got caught twice in 20 minutes by the same mobile camera in two different vans. how unlucky - work werent happy when the put the premium up cos i had 6 new points

Wayne, if it ever takes more than 14 days from date of offence to receipt of NIP, then get yourself a solicitor and fight it. They only have 14 days to get it to you.

**Graeme** · 6th September 2005, 19:40

torwood overbridge near lockerbie it was.

**chunkster** · 6th September 2005, 19:50

Originally Posted by GARY3306

Wayne, if it ever takes more than 14 days from date of offence to receipt of NIP, then get yourself a solicitor and fight it. They only have 14 days to get it to you.

thats handy to know, i had a mate who got off on a technicality cos he asked if the laser had been calibrated that morning - the copper said yes(obviously ) so my mate told him he cant have checked his car over before leaving the yard cos he had a brake light out!!!!, they dropped the ticket