SPECS on A1(M) between Jct 1 & 3 (both directions)

[Red ones]

New - they appeared today!



Bugger.

[adburn]

dam - they would be mine. i've been looking for them all day. i'm blind as a bat without them.

[Carsick]

I bloody hate SPECS.

[Warren]

dam - they would be mine. i've been looking for them all day. i'm blind as a bat without them.

about 15 mins later, i got that joke.

[wyrdness]

I bloody hate SPECS.

Don't we all? Anyone know if these ones read the rear plate?

[Red ones]

I shall have close look today, but I think there were rear facing cameras

[Carsick]

I think the two sets between the M11 and M4 are rear facing. I still wasn't taking any chances, besides, narrowed lanes and filtering between lorries don't mix.

[rwoodcock01]

****, the A1(M) is my favourite route home (I like to Avoid the M1 if I can).

Thanks for the warning.


Rich

[Jdubya]

They're also on the A2 around the M25 junction at the roadworks(40mph limit)

[Biker Biggles]

Are these on the A1M due to roadworks or have they just put them in for the hell of it?

[Jools'SV Now]

The hard shoulder is coned off, but **** all work going on most of the time- the specs cameras on the A1 are FORWARD facing.

I think they're all forward facing so they can see who's driving the cage :wink:

There's a single rear facing camera on the M1 before the specs zone starts, don't know whether it's to monitor traffic flow or get your bike reg?

Either way it's usually 2-3 lanes of solid 40 ton blocks of metal doing 40- so you're not going anywhere in a hurry. May as well take it easy and , if you've got a flip top lid, light a fag :D

How cool would that be.....glance over at the suited totty in her Audi TT, give her a nod, and light your ciggy as you ride along.

shame I don't smoke :roll:

[carty]

To be honest, I've been through loads of these on the M1, M6, and plenty of other places (in the car) and (touches wood..) never had a problem.

Do they actually work? I'm not saying they don't but I usually drift through these between 40 and 60 and not had any worrying letters through the door. Are they supposed to issue a normal NIP for going above a 40 average along the section of the route then?

I just can't see how they would work unless a computer is tracking every single number plate to calculate your average speed - someone will tell me in a minute this is exactly what they do! Surely the cost of putting these up is more than they recoup in fines?

Cheers,
Matt

[mpaton2006]

SPECS work on front plates only. They are not HO approved for rear plates. If there's a contraflow, you will see apparently rear facing cameras monitoring the contraflow lane from the front.

[Red ones]

Do they actually work? I'm not saying they don't but I usually drift through these between 40 and 60 and not had any worrying letters through the door. Are they supposed to issue a normal NIP for going above a 40 average along the section of the route then?

I just can't see how they would work unless a computer is tracking every single number plate to calculate your average speed - someone will tell me in a minute this is exactly what they do! Surely the cost of putting these up is more than they recoup in fines?


Correct - that is EXACTLY how the system works. It is called ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) regisiters you reg at the start and again at the end, calculates the average speed and automatically raises the NIP. It can also check your Tax, Insurance and MOT.
Do they actually work? 3,533 people so far can answer that for the system on the road works on the M1 for the multiple occupancy lane (that's 70 a day being caught)

[carty]

Right, I'll slow it down then! (as I said, its not like I cream through at 90 but generally average around 50 in a 40 I reckon). For this reason, I assumed they didn't work but I must have got lucky so far :oops:

Do these have a similar tolerance to other cameras then? I generally assume I can get away with about 43-44 if the road is completely clear in front of me,

Cheers,
Matt

[Red ones]

Might do. Sadly I don't cruise the motorways at 73 - 74 when I am riding late at night!