On my way back from Cambridge bit of spirited driving, I'm doing 80-85 max, car in front of me.. Speed van on the side of the road we both brake and by the time I pass him I'm doing 70.. Expect a ticket or not?
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most likely, the van probably had you detected before you saw it
been done twice for speeding, both time by mobile vans
been done twice for speeding, both time by mobile vans
It was along the a47 dual carriage way :-( i think I was doing 80 maybe just over it was on a bend so hoping the car in front would have been the target and I slowed in time but 14 days will tell I suppose
Don't forget you've got a certain amount of leeway, and speedos tend to over read It doesn't sound too bad if it was a dual carriageway.
It doesn't sound too bad if it was a dual carriageway.
Don't forget you've got a certain amount of leeway, and speedos tend to over read
How accurate are the speedos in our cars?
On the works Insignia the cruise contol is set at 85 which is nearer a true 80mph and never been pulled. I think with tollerances anything up to around 80 is ok on the dual carriagway. I was told they were set to allow 10% for calibration of speedometer but not sure how true that is.
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Using Torque app on Android phone, the reading seems to be around 5~8% lower than that shown on the DIS display.
Yip the camera will have snapped away well before you prob detected it.
Now a waiting game to see it the envelope comes through the letter box.
Out of interest how much journey time did the sprinted driving actually save you from A-B?
Yip the camera will have snapped away well before you prob detected it.
Now a waiting game to see it the envelope comes through the letter box.
Out of interest how much journey time did the sprinted driving actually save you from A-B?
Think it also depends on type of set up in use, I was done on my motorbike the vans camera had a laser which locked on with laser and averaged my speed over 1 mile,lucky for me it stuck at 99 on a 60 road I expected to lose my license,i appeared in court said sorry your honour wont do it again honest....
I got 6 points and £225 fine..... well happy.
I got 6 points and £225 fine..... well happy.
You don't drive in a spirited way to cut journey time. You do it for pleasure.
It had been a long day and I suppose 70 feels slow in my car no excuses could of been worse had the camera been a couple of miles back when I was playing with q7 2013.. Hey hoe you takes your chances and you pays your fine my own fault if I have been caught
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I think you should all be slapped 3 points for knowingly speeding and admitting it was for fun!
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aren't dual carriageways all 60mph max? i know they have the white circle with the black line running diagonal which means national limit but i was sure the 70mph limit is only on Motorways?? 
edit: ok just checked myself and no i am wrong... it is 70mph for cars as stated here: https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
edit: ok just checked myself and no i am wrong... it is 70mph for cars as stated here: https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
Perhaps you need a highway Code refresher....
Do not want to be caught out in/by a 'money box'.
Do not want to be caught out in/by a 'money box'.
aren't dual carriageways all 60mph max? i know they have the white circle with the black line running diagonal which means national limit but i was sure the 70mph limit is only on Motorways??
edit: ok just checked myself and no i am wrong... it is 70mph for cars as stated here: https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
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aren't dual carriageways all 60mph max? i know they have the white circle with the black line running diagonal which means national limit but i was sure the 70mph limit is only on Motorways??
edit: ok just checked myself and no i am wrong... it is 70mph for cars as stated here: https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
You know, you wouldnt be the first person to try to tell me the limit is 60 on a duel carriageway, and get into a heated discussion over it! I actually had to double check myself once just to erase all doubt that i may have missed a change in the law! If towing a trailor with a car the limit is generally reduced by 10mph. For a hgv a single lane is 40mph, double is 50, and triple lane road 60.
At least you wouldnt have been nicked for speeding for your mistake
On my two previous Audis the speedo would read about 4mph under the true speed pretty much across the board.
My current S3 has satnav and the speedo reads no more than 1mph over when calibrated against GPS. I don't know if the speedo is linked to the onboard GPS but I regard it as spot-on and 'drive accordingly'.
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Well i was under the impression the speed limit was lower which means that i would have been going slower so i wouldnt be in danger
Plus down here in London i don't see many Camera Vans... more undercover cops that will follow you and you wont have a clue until the blue lights start flashing
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They only follow you because they dont believe its possible to speed in and around the worlds largest carpark!
At a constant speed it's very accurate providing the smoothing algorithm is up to the job. On a motorway you can also calibrate against the 100m marker posts with a stopwatch.GPS is inaccurate too though
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aren't dual carriageways all 60mph max? i know they have the white circle with the black line running diagonal which means national limit but i was sure the 70mph limit is only on Motorways??
Ash how long have you been driving!?
Amazing.
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JayT
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*******s, was it that layby before the bridge over the Yare they were sat in? Nearly been done there a few times myself.
A few years ago for work I got to see a speed camera van in action and stand there with the guy while he zapped passing drivers.
They can see you from miles off. They also have polarised lenses on the camera so they can see the drivers face when they take the snapshot (so you can't say someone else was driving). The main limiting factor seemed to be the skill of the operator as they have to carefully aim the camera at a spot where they can get the reflection they need to measure the speed.
If the device is handheld they don't have as good a range. If it's on a tripod/fixed then it can go much further.
The vans are also bristling with CCTV in every direction in case someone tries something silly.
They can see you from miles off. They also have polarised lenses on the camera so they can see the drivers face when they take the snapshot (so you can't say someone else was driving). The main limiting factor seemed to be the skill of the operator as they have to carefully aim the camera at a spot where they can get the reflection they need to measure the speed.
If the device is handheld they don't have as good a range. If it's on a tripod/fixed then it can go much further.
The vans are also bristling with CCTV in every direction in case someone tries something silly.
I meant a11 just before Thickthorn not a47, sat just after a bend in a bush! Really hard to spot! Still got my fingers crossed ****ers
