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Won't have a fine will I?
staplefordbill
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Tonight I was driving on a 40mph dual carriageway. I'm paranoid about speed and was doing 40 or 41 according to my speedo.
About 50 metres away from a Gatso camera I saw it flash, then flash again soon afterwards. There were about 4 or 5 cars behind me, in my lane or the next (which still goes in the same direction as it's a 2 lane carriageway + bus lane). The camera was on my side of the carriageway - i.e. I was closer to it on the 2nd flash.
Am I right in thinking that the camera would be looking at vehicles going in the opposite direction? I didn't jump a red light or anything else naughty (to my knowledge) but I'm worried about this!
Soon after I drove past one of those LED signs that tell you how fast you're going, and it said I was doing 28mph when the speedo said 30mph, so I think the speedo's fine.
About 50 metres away from a Gatso camera I saw it flash, then flash again soon afterwards. There were about 4 or 5 cars behind me, in my lane or the next (which still goes in the same direction as it's a 2 lane carriageway + bus lane). The camera was on my side of the carriageway - i.e. I was closer to it on the 2nd flash.
Am I right in thinking that the camera would be looking at vehicles going in the opposite direction? I didn't jump a red light or anything else naughty (to my knowledge) but I'm worried about this!
Soon after I drove past one of those LED signs that tell you how fast you're going, and it said I was doing 28mph when the speedo said 30mph, so I think the speedo's fine.
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Does not sound likely but you'll have a nervous 14days waiting(been there, done that).staplefordbill wrote: »Tonight I was driving on a 40mph dual carriageway. I'm paranoid about speed and was doing 40 or 41 according to my speedo.
About 50 metres away from a Gatso camera I saw it flash, then flash again soon afterwards. There were about 4 or 5 cars behind me, in my lane or the next (which still goes in the same direction as it's a 2 lane carriageway + bus lane). The camera was on my side of the carriageway - i.e. I was closer to it on the 2nd flash.
Am I right in thinking that the camera would be looking at vehicles going in the opposite direction? I didn't jump a red light or anything else naughty (to my knowledge) but I'm worried about this!
Soon after I drove past one of those LED signs that tell you how fast you're going, and it said I was doing 28mph when the speedo said 30mph, so I think the speedo's fine.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0 -
41 is fine in a 40 mile an hour zone imo, it probably flashed on one of the other cars, or flashed on the opposite direction traffic, still you will know within 14 days I think as the ticket must arrive by then.Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?0 -
Thanks guys.
As you look at this photo I was on the right hand side - opposite to the blue car - so I think the camera wasn't looking in my direction. I think... Fingers crossed...
http://nottspeed.com/CMS_content/items/britems/Siteprofiles/redlight/html/a52derbyroadwollatonrdbeeston.htm0 -
It says its a red light camera not a speed camera!0
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