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15-10-06, 09:09 PM

silly old me, riding at night on a quiet wide straight road.
thinking 75mph was a sensible speed to be doing.

silly me didnt notice the police camera van right til the last second,

thing is, single carageway, the camera van is on the left hand side of the road, rear windows facing me, and a grey box with a little lense on a tripod behind the van facing me.

think i saw a flash, but not sure, could have been another cars headlights.

what am i looking at ? 75ish in a 50 ?

fizzwheel · 15-10-06, 09:11 PM

If your lucky, 3 points and £60.

If the lens was pointing towards you how are they going to get your plate, unless the operator noted your reg number down you might be OK.

15-10-06, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

If your lucky, 3 points and £60.

If the lens was pointing towards you how are they going to get your plate, unless the operator noted your reg number down you might be OK.

what if im unlucky fizzwheel ?

i thought the camera was normally in the van behind the windows,
or whenever i have seen them before, there much bigger than the one i saw tonite,
i think that the little grey camera thing was the actual speed camera, thought it might have been something else.

fizzwheel · 15-10-06, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warren

what if im unlucky fizzwheel ?

i thought the camera was normally in the van behind the windows,
or whenever i have seen them before, there much bigger than the one i saw tonite,
i think that the little grey camera thing was the actual speed camera, thought it might have been something else.

If your unlucky you'll get summonsed and have to go to court, which could be a bigger fine and more points or it could not. Depends on the judge. I dont really know as the times I've been done I've got an NIP through the post and its been 3 points and £60.

Everytime I've seen a scamera van, its been in the back pointing at me out of the back windows. Sometimes they have the camera on a tripod at the side of the road.

Best place to look is http://www.pepipoo.com/ theres loads of info and advice on there.

15-10-06, 09:35 PM

cool, ill have a gander,

cheers.

Stu · 15-10-06, 10:03 PM

Front facing camera wouldn't get your number plate so you could be very lucky

15-10-06, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

Front facing camera wouldn't get your number plate so you could be very lucky

15-10-06, 11:01 PM

well i will know for certain in 14 days and let you know.

embee · 15-10-06, 11:13 PM

No experience of these things, but since it was at night I'd be inclined to want to see the photo.

They can and do take a note of bike numberplates after they pass apparently, but if the photo shows no identifying features (bike at night facing camera, headlight on, what will show up??) I might wonder if it's contestable. If it's based solely on someone seeing and writing down a number, I might be seeking some good legal advice (unless you want to own up anyway).

Just a thought.

16-10-06, 08:05 AM

Can you remember what the camera looked like ? Was it a single unit on top of the tripod, or an "arrangement" sitting on a small "T" bar ?

The reason I ask is because it may have been an ANPRS set up rather than a speed camera. ANPRS checks the reg numbers of oncoming traffic against the tax/insurance/MOT databases.

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15-10-06, 09:09 PM	#1
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	camera van . . . damn silly old me, riding at night on a quiet wide straight road. thinking 75mph was a sensible speed to be doing. silly me didnt notice the police camera van right til the last second, thing is, single carageway, the camera van is on the left hand side of the road, rear windows facing me, and a grey box with a little lense on a tripod behind the van facing me. think i saw a flash, but not sure, could have been another cars headlights. what am i looking at ? 75ish in a 50 ?

15-10-06, 09:11 PM	#2
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	If your lucky, 3 points and £60. If the lens was pointing towards you how are they going to get your plate, unless the operator noted your reg number down you might be OK. __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

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15-10-06, 09:35 PM	#5
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	cool, ill have a gander, cheers.

15-10-06, 10:03 PM	#6
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	Front facing camera wouldn't get your number plate so you could be very lucky

15-10-06, 11:01 PM	#8
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	well i will know for certain in 14 days and let you know.

15-10-06, 11:13 PM	#9
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	No experience of these things, but since it was at night I'd be inclined to want to see the photo. They can and do take a note of bike numberplates after they pass apparently, but if the photo shows no identifying features (bike at night facing camera, headlight on, what will show up??) I might wonder if it's contestable. If it's based solely on someone seeing and writing down a number, I might be seeking some good legal advice (unless you want to own up anyway). Just a thought.

16-10-06, 08:05 AM	#10
Jelster Guest Posts: n/a	Can you remember what the camera looked like ? Was it a single unit on top of the tripod, or an "arrangement" sitting on a small "T" bar ? The reason I ask is because it may have been an ANPRS set up rather than a speed camera. ANPRS checks the reg numbers of oncoming traffic against the tax/insurance/MOT databases. .