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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 02 October 2012, 08:47:34

Title: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: tigers_gonads on 02 October 2012, 08:47:34
Are these things legal or not ?

In the process of turning the old shed / coal house into a proper man cave and found my old Snooper 815 in a drawer.
The unit is not a jammer.
Its totally passive and works on 5 bands RF plus laser  :y

I know it has saved my licence many a time in years gone bye so it could be a handy tool  ;)
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: RobG on 02 October 2012, 08:51:42
http://www.snooperdirect.com/faq/default.html#thelaw
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 October 2012, 10:43:26
Laser detection is a bit hopeless, by the time it can see the beam its pointing at you so to late!  ;D
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: tigers_gonads on 02 October 2012, 10:47:47
Laser detection is a bit hopeless, by the time it can see the beam its pointing at you so to late!  ;D


I know what you mean with that.
Its does a good job if your in a convoy of traffic because you tend to get a reflection off the cars in front which gives you a chance to touch the brakes but if your in front, your stuffed  >:(
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 October 2012, 10:52:41
Laser detection is a bit hopeless, by the time it can see the beam its pointing at you so to late!  ;D


I know what you mean with that.
Its does a good job if your in a convoy of traffic because you tend to get a reflection off the cars in front which gives you a chance to touch the brakes but if your in front, your stuffed  >:(

No chance, the little scatter from the low power lasers used would be undetectable given background light levels.
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: feeutfo on 02 October 2012, 17:08:50
If the laser detector can see a laser beam, then the driver can see a wally bobby in a wally bib pointing his imaginary star track fazer.

They are no longer allowed to hide behind a bush afaik....?
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: waspy on 02 October 2012, 17:32:04
I've carried a Snooper in the glove box for many years. I don't use it, because many things set it off. A lot of stuff works on the same band as the cameras do ;D
As for the laser side of things. They're supposed to pick up beam scatter, but I'm :-\ :-\ on that one.
As Mark says, by the time it's picked up the beam, you've reacted they've got you :( :(
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: tidla on 02 October 2012, 18:23:00
If the laser detector can see a laser beam, then the driver can see a wally bobby in a wally bib pointing his imaginary star track fazer.

They are no longer allowed to hide behind a bush afaik....?

Used to have a bell 550 unit. radar was a pain. Knew were all the tesco mini marts were.

Got hit by a laser gun, registered the two shots which were very close together. No action taken.

As you say, the officer wasnt hiding, just using a gruop of local council grass cutting teams with there flashing lights as a suitable distraction.
Title: Re: Radar / laser detectors
Post by: tigers_gonads on 02 October 2012, 18:30:15
If the laser detector can see a laser beam, then the driver can see a wally bobby in a wally bib pointing his imaginary star track fazer.

They are no longer allowed to hide behind a bush afaik....?


Believe me, round here they have a habit of hiding behind trees with the laser gun on a trypod along side the trunk of the tree  >:(
Another trick is a stretch of duel carrageway in the city centre (30mph).   They park the van in a carpark along side the road behind a 6 foot fence and have the trypod sat on the path on the other side of the fence  >:(