Less than 2 years old driving license, and got 3 points

Cycrow

Strider590 wrote: »

I'd fully support these speed cameras if it wasn't so damn obvious that it's all about targets and profit.

but then if everyone was following the rules and not speeding, then the speed cameras wouldn't earn a penny

Stooby2

anotherbaldrick wrote:

Round here they can get very sneaky , it was a portable camera mounted on a tripod,

I think you may have seen a surveyor and his laser theodolite. I have a cousin who is a surveyor and he has a number of amusing stories of people coming up to him ranting about "haven't you got better things to do" - they see the theodolite, yellow jacket, put two and two together and make fools of themselves.

anotherbaldrick

Stooby2 wrote: »

I think you may have seen a surveyor and his laser theodolite. I have a cousin who is a surveyor and he has a number of amusing stories of people coming up to him ranting about "haven't you got better things to do" - they see the theodolite, yellow jacket, put two and two together and make fools of themselves.

Not really, his plod car was parked in the side street opposite and having spent 50 years in the building trade I know a level and theodolite when I see one.

anotherbaldrick

custardy wrote: »

its an interesting view
why should it matter where they are in a 30 zone?

By law they are required to be visible.

Idiophreak

alastairq wrote: »

Why is it of such concern that these devices should be highly visible?

Speed cameras are supposed to act as a deterrent. Hard to sell them as such if they're hidden...

custardy

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

By law they are required to be visible.

but if you are doing 30 in a 30 then what does it matter?

anotherbaldrick

Idiophreak wrote: »

Speed cameras are supposed to act as a deterrent. Hard to sell them as such if they're hidden...

http://www.speedcameras.org/speed_cameras_guidelines.htm

anotherbaldrick

custardy wrote: »

but if you are doing 30 in a 30 then what does it matter?

It did not matter at all except he was breaking the government guidelines

http://www.speedcameras.org/speed_cameras_guidelines.htm

custardy

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

It did not matter at all except he was breaking the government guidelines

http://www.speedcameras.org/speed_cameras_guidelines.htm

your_link wrote:

However, since these are only guidelines and not laws the Department for Transport has said the rules "do not preclude cameras being placed at sites that do not meet the guidelines if they contribute to the overall strategy aimed at reducing road accident casualties." The DfT document referenced above states "Some discretion is allowed to enforce at sites where there is genuine public concern about speeding and also at roadworks."

So it seems that local authorities can place cameras wherever they please. The penalties for breaking government guidelines are unknown and it's doubtful that any action can lawfully be taken against authorities who choose to ignore them. The only implication, which is a certainty, is that motorist will further resent the authorities for breaching the rules.

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Aretnap

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

By law they are required to be visible.

Which law would that be then? And where can I find an invisible plod anyway?