Variable speed cameras m25

Jakesmith
Jakesmith Posts: 2 Newbie
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I was on the M25 last night at I think it was st albans maybe a bit further back the limit was at 40 ok fair enough slow down went through it no problems cracked on to the next gantry but this one and the other two gantry's after that didn't have a speed on them or they were just switched off blank (and I didn't see any flashes forgot to add) but then got down to the fifth one and it had the national speed limit sign on it I know I'm probly just being paranoid but am I going to get an nip and points or am I safe and if I do can I argue that there wasn't a speed displayed on them

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  • Jakesmith
    Jakesmith Posts: 2 Newbie
    Another thing as well all the cars and lorry's round me were going a lot faster than me through the other gantries than I was and they didn't seem that bothered and there weren't any flashes for them either
  • pogofish
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    I hate to tell you but these things don't flash any more.
  • GothicStirling
    GothicStirling Posts: 1,157 Forumite
    So what speed where you doing at that point? 40 or had you decided to do 70 anyway?
  • Aylesbury_Duck
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    Jakesmith wrote: »
    I was on the M25 last night at I think it was st albans maybe a bit further back the limit was at 40 ok fair enough slow down went through it no problems cracked on to the next gantry but this one and the other two gantry's after that didn't have a speed on them or they were just switched off blank (and I didn't see any flashes forgot to add) but then got down to the fifth one and it had the national speed limit sign on it I know I'm probly just being paranoid but am I going to get an nip and points or am I safe and if I do can I argue that there wasn't a speed displayed on them

    Thanks
    You'll just have to sweat it out and see if anything arrives in the post. The speed of other traffic is no defence, Are your address details up to date? You wouldn't want a letter going to an old address and any problems escalating because you're not responding.

    In the absence of any new speed limit information being displayed on the motorway, the last displayed speed applies, so you should have remained at 40mph until the NSL was shown.
  • Scottydog99
    Scottydog99 Posts: 2 Newbie
    I just had a speeding ticket sent through for doing 73 mph between junction 14 and 15 they say speed was set at 60 didn't notice this on the gantry I wasn't even in the outside lane
  • Aylesbury_Duck
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    Scottydog99 wrote: »
    I just had a speeding ticket sent through for doing 73 mph between junction 14 and 15 they say speed was set at 60 didn't notice this on the gantry I wasn't even in the outside lane
    Do they have different limits for different lanes, then?
  • waamo
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    Scottydog99 wrote: »
    I just had a speeding ticket sent through for doing 73 mph between junction 14 and 15 they say speed was set at 60 didn't notice this on the gantry I wasn't even in the outside lane

    Is there a question in there or was this just a random comment?
  • soolin
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    Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »
    Do they have different limits for different lanes, then?

    They shouldn't do and this is something probably worth going to http://forums.pepipoo.com/ for.
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  • NBLondon
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    soolin wrote: »
    They shouldn't do and this is something probably worth going to http://forums.pepipoo.com/ for.
    I think the DuckMeister was being sarcastic...
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  • spiro
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    soolin wrote: »
    They shouldn't do and this is something probably worth going to http://forums.pepipoo.com/ for.
    On the 6 lane sections like near Heathrow T5 exit it is not unusual for lanes 3 to 6 to be 50 or 60 but lanes 1 and 2 to be 40 because that is where the queuing traffic is.
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