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Trucido

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 23:57

got mine for £200 was a bargain ;) I was trained properly on exactly how they work the other day, and being honest....none of them will save you from a safety camera van unless you are pretty close to the speed limit and they have to take another shot at u


Icy

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 23:54

if i dont get 3points from speedin last week il invest in one as i have only 3 points left


Red_SXi

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 23:10

I think FAX was talking about the scrambler, they are ileegal as they stop the radar gun working whilst you go past, but they have to prove the reason you have it is to stop their radars working rather than to open your electronic garage door ;)


Jambo

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 22:47

worth it but as drew said only if you travel alot out of local area as these things do cost £300 odd.

Dad just got one for the bmw, new one tis all good!

FAX2004 the polices radar system would ALLWAYS bounce back at them as this is how radar works! :boggle:


J100RSA

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 22:08

i got a road angel was racing on m1 on way to pv and it saved my licence was havin a go with a caly turbo @ 140


Trucido

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 22:04

i've gotta new one...but it only picks up the vans when its fired at you (because its not fired at every vehicle only ones they think may be speeding) so they've already got your speed once it beeps at u...so really its just saying "you've just been fk'd" but for temporary cameras and fixed ones its great


Adam-D

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 21:42

theres a new road angel out now looks quite cool
havnet had a read on its features yet


ed_jones

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 21:38

mite just pop in to the local plod shop then this next day or 2 and ask if they are illegal, and coz theres a nice cop bird who sits at the desk at our local plod shop


Ben

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 20:55

buy one anyhow , for sake of £300 it might mean the difference between keeping ur licence and not.

even in areas u know the sneeky porkys are hiding in the bushes waiting to get ya:mad:


OGX

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 20:53

well when i had one it was totally shite! Spent over 200 on one and it just bleeped at every triffic light even with a filter that was meant to stop this from happening!


Dom

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 20:52

if you have the cash i would go with the orgin b2 as it offers a few more bits and bobs :)

fax - yea my old man was telling me that they have made radar detectors and such illegal to own, but ive yet to find anything that proves this :boggle:


fax2004

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 20:46

Aren't these now illegal, as with all Gatso devices? I think you now get fined if the cops point a gun at you and it bounces back at them?


OGX

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 20:45

Are they more reliable then these shitty snoopers (not the GPRS ones)?


1600power

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 20:08

quote:
Originally posted by langey
i still dont understand how they know were mobile camras are.


they pic up the laser signals emmitted by the rader gun mounted in the mobile van, same with speed cameras on the sides of the road (gatso's) and of course good old pc plod in his traffic car!

Road Angels are the daddies!


Drew

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 19:19

if you travel alot outside of the area you know - yes

if you stay pretty regional and know the cams - wouldnt bother


langey

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 19:18

i still dont understand how they know were mobile camras are.


Lee 16v

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 19:10

depends how much you notive things when ur driving n how quick u drive on main roads...... i wud tho if i cud only hav 3 more points fella :(


ed_jones

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 18:04

after saturday and thinking i mite get fined and points i can only get 3 more as im only 18 so im gona have to drive that bit slower now. i feel im gona have to get a road angel now as i was cought out on saturday by one on a road i dont know. none of my local roads i use have speed cameras but ya neva know when a mobile one could be around. think they are £250 now in motor world and i am considering getting one, are they worth it??????