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Riding home last night, down the motorway cos it was yucky weather, going... shall we say... not quite a legal speed... came under 2 bridges with total of 3 unmarked cars which were parked in suspiciously police like positions...
There was no-one standing on the bridge, but I'm juuuuust a tad worried I'm going to get something drop through the letterbox soon.
What do you guys think? Can they speed check from cars on bridges? And as they were pointing towards me, can they get my plate if they had?
three things - the weather was yucky, yet you were still going too fast...? i'm not going to be judgemental here just point that out!!
and if he was forward facing you ought to be ok
and yes they can snap you from a car on a bridge
I said yucky, not pouring with rain...
It was just black clouds, I'm not gonna go fast if its wet..
I said yucky, not pouring with rain...
It was just black clouds, I'm not gonna go fast if its wet..
but otherwise thank you for your assistance? :wink:
Guess its too late to say thats where they put the mobile cameras on the motorway [presuming its the M20 here].
And be careful too - theres usually a marked car and at least one unmarked one on the M20 during the day.
Bloke on an R6 came hairing past me the other week while I was doing 90ish. Lets just say he left me standing. Saw him pulled up with the police car about a mile later just short of junction 9.
more than likely to be an ANPR operation
Guess its too late to say thats where they put the mobile cameras on the motorway [presuming its the M20 here].
And be careful too - theres usually a marked car and at least one unmarked one on the M20 during the day.
Bloke on an R6 came hairing past me the other week while I was doing 90ish. Lets just say he left me standing. Saw him pulled up with the police car about a mile later just short of junction 9.
Yeah might be too late :lol: where abouts do they do that? They weren't marked vans as they usually are, but unmarked cars, seemingly without people anywhere. They were both parked facing me on one bridge, and one was facing me on nother bridge. I'm just hoping if they were cameras they didnt catch me plate!
Always keep my eyes out for any cars lookin suspicious in case they might be unmarked ones... dont tend to go too mad on the motorway and tend not to use it unless the weathers bad. Only time I use it is too or from work in bad weather, and they're always busy periods...
(and yeah M20 between Ashford and Folkestone)
more than likely to be an ANPR operation
Whats ANPR :?:
Anonymous
18-05-06, 01:25 PM
more than likely to be an ANPR operation
Whats ANPR :?:
Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
Any outstanding issues you have, tax, insurance, Child Maintainence etc - if its outstanding and you drive pass an ANPR, they will pull all this information up and you will get caught for it.
Basically if you're anything except totally legal - dont drive. 8)
Yeah might be too late :lol: where abouts do they do that? They weren't marked vans as they usually are, but unmarked cars, seemingly without people anywhere. They were both parked facing me on one bridge, and one was facing me on nother bridge. I'm just hoping if they were cameras they didnt catch me plate!
Always keep my eyes out for any cars lookin suspicious in case they might be unmarked ones... dont tend to go too mad on the motorway and tend not to use it unless the weathers bad. Only time I use it is too or from work in bad weather, and they're always busy periods...
(and yeah M20 between Ashford and Folkestone)
There was a blue range rover on the northbound carriageway sitting waiting tuesday night just before junction 4 or 5, sorry cant remember which. I know theres a blue volvo thats unmarked. Dont have the plates though, just spot them pulled up with a car in the hard shoulder. :wink: :lol:
Marked cars I usually see between Ashford & Wrotham. One was sitting on the southbound police patrol vehicle area the other day past the m25/m20 slip road. They also tend to sit on the bridge over the bit up Wrotham hill just past the m26 turn off too.
Yeah, the couple of times I've been up the M20 towards Maidstone I've seen marked cars sitting on the patrol car verges...
Dont think there are any patrol car places on the Folkestone - Ashford motorway.
As long as they didnt get my plate and register my speed then I'm happy, nothing else to hide!
more than likely to be an ANPR operation
Whats ANPR :?:
Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
Any outstanding issues you have, tax, insurance, Child Maintainence etc - if its outstanding and you drive pass an ANPR, they will pull all this information up and you will get caught for it.
Basically if you're anything except totally legal - dont drive. 8)
or put false plates on to defeat the whole system in an instant
more than likely to be an ANPR operation
Whats ANPR :?:
Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
Any outstanding issues you have, tax, insurance, Child Maintainence etc - if its outstanding and you drive pass an ANPR, they will pull all this information up and you will get caught for it.
Basically if you're anything except totally legal - dont drive. 8)
or put false plates on to defeat the whole system in an instant
pebble dash the plate with mud or one well placed piece of dirt i heard that if you have an irregular size plate the anpr cant read them try cutting the corners of the plate making it more round
I've heard they can't read small plates so soon you'll get stopped and asked politely to change it to something legal. dunno if this is true.
I've heard they can't read small plates so soon you'll get stopped and asked politely to change it to something legal. dunno if this is true.
Failure to rectify the plate, two rectification notices means the police can now write to DVLA to withdraw your reg number too.
Think Fraser confirmed that on another thread.
Im presuming that would then invalidate your insurance. :?
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