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Does speed and police detector work ?

I have seen the angle model and it claims it can detect laser mobile cameras
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  • Mercdriver
    Mercdriver Posts: 3,898 Forumite
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    stranger12 wrote: »
    Guys

    Does speed and police detector work ?

    I have seen the angle model and it claims it can detect laser mobile cameras

    Here's a suggestion that is effective:

    Model 1.0 eyeball observe speed limit signs and read the Highway code.

    Moderate the weight of your right foot and don't speed.

    You won't get booked if you don't speed. Simples...
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,927 Forumite
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    It detects them, but if it detected it then it got you?

    Far too late to bother slowing down.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Strictly speaking they have to take a couple of measurements to make sure there is jo error, so in theory if you were quick you might have time to react, however in reality they want to make as much cash as possible and there have been many cases of false readings being used to prosecute drivers.

    Basically, just stick to the limits.
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  • iltisman
    iltisman Posts: 2,589 Forumite
    I bought a Cobra radar/laser detector in the US and have experimented with it here and I was surprised at the range it detected laser emissions.
    The drawback is the laser is only fired when a speeding target is observed by the operator so you need to have a speeding car in front of you to draw hostile fire.
  • chrisw
    chrisw Posts: 3,791 Forumite
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    I had a Snooper but it was always going off by false alarm. It picked up signals from all over the place, I believe even supermarket doors set them off. The GPS based systems are much better.
  • TadleyBaggie
    TadleyBaggie Posts: 6,633 Forumite
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    It takes less than half a second for a LASER based device to detect your speed, by the the time you could react it would be far too late to do anything. The only time it might help if it detected stray light off another vehicle, but I wouldn't want to rely on that possibility.
  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
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    stranger12 wrote: »
    Guys

    Does speed and police detector work ?

    I have seen the angle model and it claims it can detect laser mobile cameras

    Do you mean the Road Angel?
    Yes it does work, as others have mentioned they don't help you evade the speed tickets.
  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 18,675 Forumite
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    I bought one in the States. It's great for detecting traffic lights. Shame it's not much good for anything else.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Has anyone hear used snooper
    They claim it can detect laser and rasar camera plus gps based
  • Joe_Horner
    Joe_Horner Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    stranger12 wrote: »
    Has anyone hear used snooper
    They claim it can detect laser and rasar camera plus gps based

    No I haven't and yes, it probably can.

    But what part of "by the time it detects them it's too late" don't you understand?
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