Motorway speed cameras

[JonT]

Hi all, I think i've just been done by a scamera van parked on a bridge over the M62. I can't be sure since the clocks on my sv stopped working a while back, (my replacement ones arrived yesturday but I was too lazy to fit them in the cold).

What I don't understand is, since they were facing me how could they get a picture of my numberplate since there isn't one on the front? Do they have another camera on the other side to take a picture of you as you drive away from them?

[TheShaggyDA]

If you are unlucky, they might have written your registration number down as you went past. My mate was done like that on the A5.
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[SoulRider]

Well they may have turned around as you went past and got your plate, however if they didnt your in luck and may have got of with it.

Just a matter of waiting now im affraid
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[JonT]

If that is the case I will most likely of gotten away with it. I'm trying to figure out how long my numberplate would of been readable at 70mph.

At 70 your doing just more then a mile every minute, so yeah I guess he would of had plenty of time to get my plate. Only takes a few seconds to turn arround and read something. I wouldn't even of got 200meters away.

[froggeh]

I'd certainly fight it tho. How legal is a picture of a bike from the front, and verbal evidence of the numberplate?

[TheShaggyDA]

If the bridge was wide enough, you would be too far away to be read by the time you became visible on the other side. With luck.
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[SoulRider]

[JonT]

From my rough and dirty calculations I would of been travelling at about 25meters per second.

I think at fastest it takes about 2 seconds to turn arround and focus. Thats only 50 meters.

I should stop worrying about this. I have no points on my license at the moment, and i've had it long enough to tot up 12 points without a ban.

Not the worst thing in the world.

[SoulRider]

2 seconds at the fastest (realisticly 3-4 seconds) , plus your constantly moving away and they got the weather etc to contend with and other traffic. chances are they will strugle to read all of it if any. If they were quick then they could have but its unlikely.

Dont worry about it, only think about it if a letter comes through the door.
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[Squiffy_The_Wombat]

[Finglonga]

[G]

As far as I know, the pic isn't required by law as the Police-person's word is considered good enough; think the pic is supposed to be to help identify the driver (don't quote me on that).

I work out 31m/s is about 70mph? Was this not a NSL?
Either way, I reckon you should be lucky.

[Chriss]

Close enough
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[bob a]

You will have a hell of a good case to get off with it. I the van there will only be one person, not enough for non photgraphic evidence (north of the border anyway)

Happened to me, i opened up the throttle and went past even faster.

What made it more funny was i was on my way to a meeting at the local police station.

[Finglonga]

[Ratbag]

If you do get a NIP challenge it as most of the people that operate these vans are civvies and not trained bobbies
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[JonT]

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[Mr.Everready]

The thing is though if he did clock you then it could have been from a few 100m away so it would give him or an assistant time to get out the van and get your plate as you went under.
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[scoota bk]

Well if you were going 70mph and it took the guy 2 seconds to turn round and focus then you're 60m away which is waaayyyyy too far to read a car plate at, never mind a bike one! (with the naked eye)

[Finglonga]