gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Was coming back from the petrol station today and theres a road with a bit of a hill in it so i i gave it a bit more gas to go up it. Then after not really paying attention i found myself doing about 34mph down the otherside (30 zone)
then I looked up to see one of those vans with the man and camera sitting in the back . It was quite far in the distance (bout 150m) so i slowed down and went passed at 30. But my question is how far away do they measure you from? or do they track you as i was the only one on the road at the time
I dont want to lose my clean license just yet 
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
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them ones can b quiet far, as me dad got caught doing 37 in a 30. But he did 37 nr the 60mph sign
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Red_SXi
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yeh, them vans can get you from really far away
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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 uh oh
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ClaireF
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Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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no more clean licence for u
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Butler
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no more licence for you, prepare to face a hefty fine and possibly prison
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Andrew
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Bastards 
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Butler
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im only joking, you may have got lucky, if you braked in time, who can say what distance they measured you at, it would vary
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Russ
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was it a marked van, if it wasnt its just DVLA checking tax
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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had a bright stripy pattern on the back and something on the side not sure wot though
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/Mobile.htm
Apparently they work up to 1000m away
Il just have to be more careful from now on
How long do the points last as ive only been driving a year and can only get 6 points ?
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Karen
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It not 3 years they stay on for 
Yeah they can get u from miles away. First time I got caught was doing about 90 in a 70 seen it way ahead in the distance slowed down few weeks later got a letter thru for speeding
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TNM
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quote:
Originally posted by vaxcorsagirl
them ones can b quiet far, as me dad got caught doing 37 in a 30. But he did 37 nr the 60mph sign
yes but it was still in a 30 limit 
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ClaireF
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i know
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Ally
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/Mobile.htm
Apparently they work up to 1000m away
Il just have to be more careful from now on
How long do the points last as ive only been driving a year and can only get 6 points ?
2 years, once u get 6 points you have to re take your test
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corsa5dr
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The chances are is your speedo read 34mph you were probably doing 1/2 mph less in reality, in which case I doubt youll get done for 32 mph, IIRC they allow a few mph over.
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Adam-D
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well given the fact they have been proven to read a brick wall doin 10mph or somthin
i rekon they will try and do you for it
hope they dont, but theres always a possibility
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KuMbA
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Registered: 17th Dec 03
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Depending on your county policing plan they will probably let you off, Bedfordshire allow up to 35 mph in a 30 zone, and a traffic officer will be able to use his discretion up to 39 mph
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa5dr
The chances are is your speedo read 34mph you were probably doing 1/2 mph less in reality, in which case I doubt youll get done for 32 mph, IIRC they allow a few mph over.
Hmm may be true but having bigger wheels (16") probably means it acutually was 34 if not more does it not due to the bigger rolling radius?
Reading a brick wall at 10mph  did make me chuckle though
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mav
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i just got done on a motorway doing 85 in a 70 by one of those vans, and i braked as soon as i seen it but still got me so gets you from quite far...
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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dam why was there a mobile van on a motor way? or is that not wot u ment?
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