Fixed speed cameras

[interele]

Are fixed GatSo cameras set to go off at exactly 30 - As you guessed I got
flashed today !! However as soon as I saw the flash I looked down
at the speedo and it said 30 - Am I going to get a ticket for 30.5 mph or something ??

Ta

[interele]

Well the speedo pointer was still over the 30 line
I might well have been doing 30.5 but it certainly wasn't 31

grrr

[dizmouk2009]

This whole 10% rule isn't always correct, GatSo cameras are usually (depending on area) set to around 37mph in a 30mph limit. The worst cameras to be 'done' by are the tripod mounted cameras (the police officer sat in the van with his fancy laser camera). There doesn't have to be a 10% rule with those as it is down to the officers disgression, I know this for a fact because I know someone who personally knows an officer who regularly mans a 'camera pullin' on the M18 and he will 'do' anyone doing over 71mph - I know that for a FACT.

[S_C]

a cars internal speedo meter reads the output speed from the gearbox . " if the wheels and tyres on the vehicle are not the original size this can cause the speddo to give a false reading." .

however this having been said . it would not be the first time a fixed camera had been set incorrectly , so if you honestly feel you were doing the speed limit and less than 1 mile an hour over that set limit then it maybe in your best interest if you do get a ticket to contest this.
accepting the ticket will gain you points and a small fine .
not accepting " contesting " this ticket on teh grounds you have stated will mean the case goes to court.
However the gatso speed camera will need to be checked to ensure it has been set correctly and its readings are correct.
if the readings are correct your fine will be higher if you go to court and will have to pay towards the court costs.
however if teh gatso is found to be faulty or incorrectly set your ticket would be quashed.
If you get a ticket seek legal advice.

[dizmouk2009]

On the otherhand I know there is at least one South Yorkshire police officer that will allow anyone to do 38 < in a 30mph limit. Anything above 38 and you're looking at points and a fine. It does vary completely on the area though so there can't really be a 100% correct answer for this question. Although the 10% rule is usually always right, just don't always count on it. Best way to find out is to wait 3 weeks (maximum) to see if you get anything through the post as it might not of been flashing you. Similar happened to me age back and I looked at my speedo and it said I was doing 32mph (my speedo is 5mph fast), turns out it was flashing the person in front.

[dizmouk2009]

S_C is right. Personally I'd never contest a speeding ticket because the chances are it isn't going to be incorrect. If the reading was to be correct and you contested it, like S_C has said, you would have to: mess about going to court and then paying the costs. The only reason anyone would contest a speeding ticket would be if they already had 9 points on their licence.

[S_C]

there has never been a 10% rule this is false
a directive of 4mph was said to be reasonable allowance however its not a rule. and most people realise this under the wrong cercumstances.
4mph alloawance would go something like this
30 you would be fairly safe upto 34
40 you would be safe upto 44
70 you would be safe upto 74
however it is no rule and people have found this out the hard way .
a long warning was given out by the previous governemnt in the 1990's and it went on for months
it was called Zero tollerance
sadly it was not for murderer's theives drug dealers but for speeding drivers

[vulcan]

Slightly off the subject but a few years ago in Germany a man was flashed in a 50 km area. Convinced he was under the limit he turned and drove past at 40km, again he was flashed. Getting really angry he again turned and drove past at 30km and was flashed again. Outraged he wrote to the police giving them hell about faulty equipment. By return he received three photographs of him not wearing his seat belt.

[dizmouk2009]

vulcan I would of hated to be that man, I bet he felt like commiting suicide....

[S_C]

no dizmouk2009 he was laughing as they missed the expired tax disc in his window

[S_C]

wow you sure have made improovements to that viva : )

[Myriad2112]

Did someone go past the other way at the same time??? If you drive over Richmond bridge, Richmond bound, you can set off the camera pointing the other way. It must be really annoying for the people who sift through all the tickets and finding out that there are loads of people being clocked below the limit :)

[lilsecret]

interele - here is link showing the Association of Chief Police Officers guidelines.

Scroll down to Enforcement Speeds and the table showing Typical Enforcement Speeds and 'allowances' - bear in mind not all Police Areas apply the same rules.

http://www.speedcamerasinfo.co.uk/2.html

[2BEARS]

A speeding camera in a 30 MPH zone would be set to go off at approx 31ish MPH,if you got a ticket there would be no contesting it because the print out would read true to the camera,your word against the "Law",yep you're f**ked every which way but Sunday mr motorist!!

[nightmare]

S_C
I am intrigued.
Among all the plurals in your answer, you choose to insert an apostrophe solely in the case of "murderer's".

WHY ?????? Please explain the criterion according to which you think a plural requires an apostrophe.


It doesn't, by the way.

[Old_Geezer]

As if any of today's cameras can spot and flash on a lack of seatbelt :-D