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danielthesaint
danielthesaint Posts: 3 Newbie
in Motoring
driving along just coming upto a gatso facing towards me and the line markings are on the other side of the road and not on the road i was driving....as i come upto the gatso it flashed twice and i was doing 30mph coz i looked on the speedo.....from what i have heard gatso can only take a rear picture not a forward pic unless the gatso is in the middle of the road...


any help would be great

many thanks

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  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    Sounds like nothing to worry about. Probably a faulty camera.
  • balsingh
    balsingh Posts: 1,501 Forumite
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    are you sure it wasa gatso? it coudl have been a truvelo which is a front facing camera.
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  • danielthesaint
    danielthesaint Posts: 3 Newbie
    no not one of them...it was a standard gatso as i always drive past it everyday and the line markings are on that side of the road not the side i was driving.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    balsingh wrote: »
    are you sure it wasa gatso? it coudl have been a truvelo which is a front facing camera.

    Do truvelos flash? (We don't have themso haven't much experience of them but I don't think they flash)
  • knowsleyroader
    knowsleyroader Posts: 119 Forumite
    Car Insurance Carver!
    With a fixed gatso the road markings have to be in place so if there are none on the side of the road you were using I'd forget about it.
  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! Posts: 2,579 Forumite
    GATSOs are only type approved to be used as evidence when a vehicle drives away from them, not toward.

    And Truvelos flash.
  • danielthesaint
    danielthesaint Posts: 3 Newbie
    Truvelos have two round lens this gatso has the square lens.....hopefuly should be okay
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