K2 GTi
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guys, was just doing around 35 in a 30, happily cruising past, look in my mirror, and i've passed a speed camera van! I was driving away from the van, on like a dual carridge way, while it was facing traffic towards it!! As i was driving away from the van, is it caliberated to get cars away from it aswell, or will it just get cars facing towards it? Please help, bricking it.
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gavin18787
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Was it on your side of the road im lost 
If its how im thinking of it and you could see the lens whilst driving away your fine, as i think the equipment works only when your getting closer to it
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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K2 GTi
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yeah i was driving away from it! Not driving towards it. Say the van was in front of me, i could only see the front bumper. I wasnt going towards the lenses if you know what i mean. As i went passed it, and looked in the rear view from behind i could then see the lenses! Can it still get me if i'm driving away from it? Or can it be caliberated for only one way?
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gavin18787
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Dont quote me on it but i dont think they can unless it works like a gatso. Just wondering why on a dual carrige way it was on your side
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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C00RSA
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Did your speedo read 35mph?
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_Allan_
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It will be calibrated for one way but usually going towards it.
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K2 GTi
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not sure what speedo read, but i slammed brakes on when seen it and skidded but it was too late. It was on the otherside of the road facing the traffic the other way. Just need to be certain that it can only get the cars towards it or i will not sleep tonight 
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K2 GTi
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someone please clear it up
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K2 GTi
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please?
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C00RSA
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30mph on a dual carriageway seems slow.
IIRC the vans can only catch you while you are driving towards you as the equipment is in the back, I don't remember a camera being in the front of them, well not the ones that I have seen.
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K2 GTi
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so you recon i got away with it? And its a dual caridgeway in a built up area. If i ring the police will they tell me whether i have to be going towards it to get caught?
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C00RSA
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quote:
Originally posted by K2 GTi
so you recon i got away with it? And its a dual caridgeway in a built up area. If i ring the police will they tell me whether i have to be going towards it to get caught?
More than likely IMO mate.
Wouldn't bother ringing the police to ask, they probably won't give you that information.
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pow
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They normally catch you going towards it, not away.
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s4k1b
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LOL - u pugster. u crack me up.
why u so worried? its not the end of the world is it?
in answer to ur Q, no, they have to be facing you and they clock u over 2 set distances. If they wanted to do you, they would park on your side of the road.
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Andrew
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I got done doing 35 in a 30 a couple of months back. Complete joke if you ask me! Van was parked up at 8.30 on a Saturday morning.
Think i might have got done again over the weekend. Can't remember slowing down for a camera  Hopefully i did, just can't remember. Was pasting it around a couple of bends previously. My own fault! Head is all over the place at the minute.
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sumner2k3
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i had 3 points from one of these a while back.. was on a really long straight road and i seen it in plengty of time to slow down but i wasnt paying attention to how fast i was going, i was just staring at the camera for some reason lol and got done for doing 46mph
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DarkBahamut
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One of my housemates has been done by one of these a month and a half back. Doing 98mph 
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ClaireF
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if you was doing 30 then u have no problem
so what yr complaining about its your fault
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marklawton
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yes they can get you both ways, my bro was going the opposite way (same way as you) and got caught, hes just waiting to recieve a letter to go to court.
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_Allan_
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yes they can get you both ways, my bro was going the opposite way (same way as you) and got caught, hes just waiting to recieve a letter to go to court.
Yeah they can but the camera is generally on the same side of the road. They do not point it across a lane of traffic.
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pow
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quote:
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One of my housemates has been done by one of these a month and a half back. Doing 98mph
Not as good as my Dad, got done on a motorway bridge by a copper in a black jumper at dusk with a stopwatch over two of those painted blocks. 99.1mph. He said he was lucky, he speedo was well over 3 figures.
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marklawton
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
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Originally posted by marklawton
yes they can get you both ways, my bro was going the opposite way (same way as you) and got caught, hes just waiting to recieve a letter to go to court.
They do not point it across a lane of traffic.
they did with my brother and his mate
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K2 GTi
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im fucked if they can...
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R1CH
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The usually work for 10% + 2mph over the speed limit, if you were doing around 35mph on your clocks chances are your alright!
Feel lucky no one crashed in the back of you when you slammed your brakes on !
Seen that happen a couple of times!
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K2 GTi
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Yeah, there was someone behind me... but I need to know if they can get you if you're driving away from it? Beucase surely its acliberated to one way?
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