Hoddo
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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Right, so I was driving to a friends house doing around 30, being paranoid about speed camera's i dropped down to around 28, and quite far past the camera it flashes twice. there was a car on the other side of the road but im not sure if he had already past before it flashed.
How do they know which party was speeding? is it based on the distance of the calibration marks on the road?
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Linch
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Registered: 4th May 06
Location: Whickham, Tyne and Wear
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yes mate, its the marks on the road and the distance your car travailed in the amount of time on the marks. Normally if a car is going the other way the camera flashes once if im correct, but unsure someone else might know more. But if you weren't speeding you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
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Hoddo
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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I was definitely under the limit which resulted in me and my mate shouting "what the f%#k"
I'm just being paranoid.
Just the prospect, as a student even more so is that I will have to pay £60 and get points for no reason what so ever.
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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as long as you weren't speeding theres nothing to worry about - could be faulty camera
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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the camera will flash twice even if its the otherside...seen them do it round here...try not to be para! will be all gud mate, the one sunday the camera by me was going off all the time...i went past it twice in one day and it flashed me...but was other people on the other side like. Its all on the lines anyway though. I've have nothing come thru about it and it was months ago now i believe
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Hoddo
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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is there anyone I should contact in the council or just wait and see?
more so what do I do if something comes through? can I appeal? it tells the actual speed doesn't it?
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Lines on the road will prove you were under the limit etc
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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u wont be contacted mate...unless you where speeding if u knew u wasnt then dont worry i used to think the same but cameras allways going off...shits u up but dont worry u can appeal and stuff if it didnt come thru and the lines will tell the truth like
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Hoddo
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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thanx for putting my mind at ease. Just got to wait and see 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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IF you wernt speeding, you wont be contacted.
Simple as.,
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Had this happen to me a few times, nothing to worry about.
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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happened to me the other night, but the road was empty and i was doing about 55 in a 60...
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