Speed Watch on our Motorways next.

[MCN]

https://www.petrolprices.com/variable-speed-limits-enforcement-action-way/
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[G]

A lot of the motorways in England have this already - the cancer started on the M25 and has spread!

[MCN]

I've seen the traffic management things on the gantries M6-ish near London and the speed warning signs that are associated with them but never heard of anyone getting done by them.

Management of traffic flow is OK but revenue generation is not fair when the folk who manage flow are too lazy or there are too few to manage them. How many times are the overheads still showing 50 limits long after the incident has passed/been cleared?
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[G]

Plenty of people have been getting done for a long time, sadly.

Including getting a ticket for over 70 when there's no variable speed limit if revenue is lo many kittens could be killed.

[grr666]

The real reason they've 'Smarted' the motorways is £££ per mile when they start charging to use them. The variable
speed limit function is just a small part of the full system. ANPR + speed cameras + CCTV + dot matrix signage don't
pay for themselves. Toll roads are widespread everywhere else in Europe and beyond for that matter. It's not an 'if' it's a 'when'.
They've just found a way to wring out £££ per mile rather than one off fees to use section of road. I'm certain there
will be different rates for different classes of vehicle too. Those of us with small vans already stump up over £13 just
to cross the Severn bridge, so it's not a giant leap to assume a 100 mile journey will cost £50 quid a time.
Non motorway routes will be chocka as haulage firms try to avoid charges as I suspect they will be rinsed the worst by this.
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[Sable]

Although I loathe toll roads, that long toll road in Ireland running South to North is empty and although dull, gloriously low on traffic.

[talkToTheHat]

Variable speed limits camera enforcement and are all over the M1, M62 and M42. This is news because it's finally made it to wales? It is, however, utterly joyous to have to deal with panic braking to 10mph below the speed limit at every overhead gantry.
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[blowpipe]

Any views on the temporary M3 average speed cameras in the current roadworks? Stuck in the car in solid traffic having a good mooch at the equipment I reckon they're deterrent only.

Concrete blocks supporting the yellow poles with dummy cameras is my theory, as there seems to be no cabllng or otherwise linked.

I've been brave and ramped my speed up on the bike to 60 -70 where safe, no tickets so far...

[talkToTheHat]

is that speed measured on your speedo or satnav? Mine is so optimistic it's not funny, 90 on the clocks is 75 and probably not going to get a ticket. Similarly it's quite easy to tell who has a satnav in an average speed zone. Tomtom riders win for having an average speed tracker.
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[G]

Are they front or rear facing?

Seen plenty of people think they'll get away with it and not with average sped check in cars.

[SophR so good]

@blowpipe

I can't say for the M3 specifically, but I went on a naughty speeding person course from average speed roadwork cams on the M6 last year.
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[G]

That sounds to me like they want to get driver's faces (just makes it more clear cut for the 'who was driving' question), but also want to get motorcycles.

Wouldn't risk it in the slightest myself - so it'd be interesting to see if you do get anything if you keep doing it regularly.

[bamt]

I've not heard of anyone getting done, and there was this FOI request to Surrey Police who refused to give an answer as

[SuperMike]