Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: andy broon on 26 June 2010, 23:31:58
-
i was driving down to thirsk last night at about mid night ( aberdeen to thirsk) and was talking to my mate and didnt notice the camera so i got flashed :( not good so im 20 drive a 2.5 v6 insurance will be fun :/:(
andy :'(
-
Bad luck Andy - hope you weren't going too fast :(
-
i was doing exactly 80 i thouight it was a 60 but my mate said it was a 70 so we will soon find out. but i thought it only flashed once.
andy :'(
-
bad luck, fingers crossed for you. ;)
-
cheers barron. worse thing is i just passed my test last year so still on the 6 point probatio.
andy :'(
-
Bad luck, where were you? was not aware of any camera's on the A19..... :-/
-
If it only flashed once it means it's detected your speed but with no 2nd flash has'nt reported it. This is usually if you were only 2 or 3 mph over the speed limit. However if you were on a single carriageway road on said route, ie Berwick area that's a 60 limit. At 70 or 80 either it did flash twice & you're nicked or it flashed once & you got lucky.
Let us know in 2 or 3 weeks!!!! ::)
-
When I got flashed twice a few years back, I was fortunate enough to have not received a "picture" asking me for the 60 quid...
Having said that, If you think you only got flashed the one time, the likelihood is you only got flashed once imo....
-
Bad luck, where were you? was not aware of any camera's on the A19..... :-/
i went through the tyne tunnel and down that way if that helps with the area? i also stopped in the "GULF" services that i was so pissed off i wasshed my car ... dont ask lol
reason i went through the tyne tunnel was so i could hear my decat roar :) and that sounded good.
If it only flashed once it means it's detected your speed but with no 2nd flash has'nt reported it. This is usually if you were only 2 or 3 mph over the speed limit. However if you were on a single carriageway road on said route, ie Berwick area that's a 60 limit. At 70 or 80 either it did flash twice & you're nicked or it flashed once & you got lucky.
Let us know in 2 or 3 weeks!!!!
i will do let you know hopefully i will be ok and i hope it did only flash once or else i will have to wash my car again lol
andy
-
You might be very luck and it may have run out of film, it would still flash. Apparently, only 35% of the cameras round here are working at any one time. Anyone for Russian roulette?
-
unlucky mate, 3 points for speeding put nearly 300 quid on my insurance :(
-
was it rear facing camera or front? if its rear and grey/yellow camera, you maybe lucky and it could be out of film
-
Lots of cameras have no film in, so you may be ok, even if it did 'get you'
fingers crossed :y
-
How does the 10% rule work with speed camera's
If it is a 70mph section then
70 + 10% = 77 - t+ the 2 or 3 mph they allow for different area;s take it to 79 or 80mph and this will be actual mph
then you say you were doing 80 and we know the cars to read 2-4 mph fast, so at worst your actual speed was 78mph you may not have got the second flash as runniw said.
if the limit is 60mph you have problems. :-/
-
ok here we go.
a noips has to be recived within 14 days of the offence.
most cameras are set 5mph higher than the limit,depending what area you are in.
if its a gatso. takes picture of the rear of the car.
1 flash you may be ok as 2 photos are needed to work out the speed hence 2 flashes.
gatsos do flash sometimes on there own twice as a automated self test.you can hope. http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/ :y
-
depending on camera type it may also be out of film
-
i'm still waiting on the notification, 2 weeks and counting (i think) :-X
-
unlucky mate, 3 points for speeding put nearly 300 quid on my insurance :(
ye thats what im worried about 3 points and a asbo (which i should never have got)
-
i'm still waiting on the notification, 2 weeks and counting (i think) :-X
i thought the rule was if its over 14 days and nothing has came you are in the clear?
-
they dont use film any more they are digital.
for everthing you ever wanted to know aboutspeeding gatsos speccs etc look here http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/ :y
-
they dont use film any more they are digital.
for everthing you ever wanted to know aboutspeeding gatsos speccs etc look here http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/ :y
thanx biggriffin i shall have a look :)
-
they dont use film any more they are digital.
for everthing you ever wanted to know aboutspeeding gatsos speccs etc look here http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/ :y
Not quite right.... Truvelo's are digital, and all the new generation ones are. But there shed loads of Gatso cameras which are all film based and are limited to 400 pictures before it runs out
-
i got fed up with having to have eyes up my backside so bought myself a talex, it not only tells you where the static cams are but also tells you where plod has its mobile sights,
cheap enough on ebay plus you can update the thing on the web, touch wood since getting mine i havent been caught!,(not that i speed of course) ;)
-
they dont use film any more they are digital.
for everthing you ever wanted to know aboutspeeding gatsos speccs etc look here http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/ :y
I know where there is one and when they put a new film in they calibrate using a traffic car.
-
i was doing exactly 80 i thouight it was a 60 but my mate said it was a 70 so we will soon find out. but i thought it only flashed once.
andy :'(
So you thought it was a sixty area, and so thought it was okay to be doing +20mph over ?.
As you've said you 20yrs, and with a six month probation for gaining 6 points hanging over your head, you known about this when you past your test, so perhaps you need to be little more careful from now on chap ::).
Well maybe there's a lesson for you here, if you don't get anything through the post you got lucky, but if not then it's going to be not only expensive if you have been caught out, but you could end up coming down to a 2.0L Mig !!!!.
-
Following on from Smegmatt's piece there may be another consideration before revealing too much detail on public forums;
Careless driving (driving without due care)
This offence is committed when the accused's driving falls below the standard expected of a reasonable, prudent and competent driver in all the circumstances of the case.
Conduct whilst driving, such as:
•using a hand held mobile telephone while the vehicle is moving;
•tuning a car radio;
•reading a newspaper/map;
•selecting and lighting a cigarette/cigar/pipe;
•talking to and looking at a passenger;
http://www.driving-law.co.uk/offences/careless_driving.asp
Driving without due care and attention
The main question must be what amounts to what driving due care and attention. There is no statutory description and what this phrase means. Each case is decided on its individual facts. The general principal is that the Prosecutor must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Defendant was not exercising that degree of care and attention that a reasonable and prudent driver would exercise in the circumstances.
http://www.driverdefenceservice.co.uk/Driving-without-due-care-and-attention.php