What camera is this

Car_54

Sandtree said:

Car_54 said:

Sandtree said:

Car_54 said:

Sandtree said:

LB2020 said:

Hi

I'm unsure and think it's a speed camera.
The first camera is a white camera which i think is to see how many cars on the road

Then there's a 30MPH sign

Then there's the yellow camera

And that's it on the road

Ultimately its guess work for anyone other than the person that put it up or operating it. 

It doesnt look to have whats necessary to be a stand alone speed camera. It could be an average speed check camera but I thought they had to explicitly warn about average speed check areas and all you've show is a standard speed camera sign. Hence I would say its just a general enforcement camera.

They don't have to warn about any type of speed check.

Stand corrected, guidelines suggest they should but its not a legal requirement

I don't believe there are even guidelines. The government said it was going to legislate (about 20 years ago?) to have cameras painted yellow, compulsory signs etc., but they never got round to in.

Yorkshire police say there are, plus various other similar sources.

You're right, there are indeed guidelines, dating from 2007. 

They feature weasel words like "the Department intends" and "the Department expects", and seem to be widely ignored.

RichardD1970

Average speed camera, we have a set by me.

One pointing each way covering both lanes with a matching pair a few hundred yards down the road, and only "normal" speed camera signs.

We know that is what they are as there was quite a stink over them as the road isn't particularly notorious for speeding, but the local councillor in charge of highways lives on it. 

Sandtree

Car_54 said:

Sandtree said:

Car_54 said:

Sandtree said:

Car_54 said:

Sandtree said:

LB2020 said:

Hi

I'm unsure and think it's a speed camera.
The first camera is a white camera which i think is to see how many cars on the road

Then there's a 30MPH sign

Then there's the yellow camera

And that's it on the road

Ultimately its guess work for anyone other than the person that put it up or operating it. 

It doesnt look to have whats necessary to be a stand alone speed camera. It could be an average speed check camera but I thought they had to explicitly warn about average speed check areas and all you've show is a standard speed camera sign. Hence I would say its just a general enforcement camera.

They don't have to warn about any type of speed check.

Stand corrected, guidelines suggest they should but its not a legal requirement

I don't believe there are even guidelines. The government said it was going to legislate (about 20 years ago?) to have cameras painted yellow, compulsory signs etc., but they never got round to in.

Yorkshire police say there are, plus various other similar sources.

You're right, there are indeed guidelines, dating from 2007. 

They feature weasel words like "the Department intends" and "the Department expects", and seem to be widely ignored.

One all then

molerat

The camera in OP certainly looks like a Vector camera, an ANPR camera, which can be used for a number of things other than speeding and it doesn't flash.

https://www.speedcamerasuk.com/vector.htm

ontheroad1970

That is an average speed camera.  Got ones like that in certain villages in Wales in single groups of two.

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Forget emailing the council, find out who your local county councillors are and email them directly.

ontheroad1970

Deleted_User said:

Forget emailing the council, find out who your local county councillors are and email them directly.

Who will then email the council to get the answer.  Nothing like adding an extra step to speed things up

[Deleted User]

ontheroad1970 said:

Deleted_User said:

Forget emailing the council, find out who your local county councillors are and email them directly.

Who will then email the council to get the answer.  Nothing like adding an extra step to speed things up

Some council staff who think they are above anyone else may ignore your request, but when the head of the department gets an email from a councillor it can sometimes result in a different outcome.

ontheroad1970

Deleted_User said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Deleted_User said:

Forget emailing the council, find out who your local county councillors are and email them directly.

Who will then email the council to get the answer.  Nothing like adding an extra step to speed things up

Some council staff who think they are above anyone else may ignore your request, but when the head of the department gets an email from a councillor it can sometimes result in a different outcome.

If you put a FOI request in, they have to reply within a set period of time.  Pointless making assumptions.  

DB1904

ontheroad1970 said:

Deleted_User said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Deleted_User said:

Forget emailing the council, find out who your local county councillors are and email them directly.

Who will then email the council to get the answer.  Nothing like adding an extra step to speed things up

Some council staff who think they are above anyone else may ignore your request, but when the head of the department gets an email from a councillor it can sometimes result in a different outcome.

If you put a FOI request in, they have to reply within a set period of time.  Pointless making assumptions.  

Why would a FOI request answer the OP's question?