New Speed Cameras on the M5

[Len]

Oh I exceed the speed limits when its safe to do so and I mean safe coz of volume of traffic etc. not speed trap less. Over the years I must have commited over a dozen speeding offences and the law of averages says I will probably get caught again!

My point was speed and the car you drive has no correlation!

[gibby]

SPECS are stupid all you need to do is change lanes b4 you get to the second set and youll be fine hence they have a camera for each lane they cant track more than one lane of traffic not that ive tried this ofcourse.

Ah ha ! I never knew that, thanks. Not that I care too much at the moment as the M5s miles away.

[Martz]

Oh I exceed the speed limits when its safe to do so and I mean safe coz of volume of traffic etc. not speed trap less. Over the years I must have commited over a dozen speeding offences and the law of averages says I will probably get caught again!

My point was speed and the car you drive has no correlation!

Agreed.

[maximk2]

used to cross the thelwall viaduct every day when they were decked in lovely little yellow boxes above and learnt how to get through them a bit quicker than most never exceeding the 40mph limit tho! Speeding is all to do with time spent in your car waiting to get to your destination being shortened. We spend an average of four years of our lives in our cars and Blair and Brown want us to spend 6 in them I say screw em and to hell with the consequences!

[dubtastic]

a 'friend' of mine thinks a mobile van unit caught him doin 45-50 in a 40 zone, was just wondering how long does it usually take them to process it n u get it through the door. It was in the humberside area on the 16th of december '06.

[Len]

I think its 28 days but have read anything from 7 -14 days on here before.

[Shrodinger's Cat]

SPECS are stupid all you need to do is change lanes b4 you get to the second set and youll be fine hence they have a camera for each lane they cant track more than one lane of traffic not that ive tried this ofcourse.

Ah ha ! I never knew that, thanks. Not that I care too much at the moment as the M5s miles away.

Be careful with this one.  Apparently, this is merely a small technical hitch.  Anyway, who's to say that it's not a double bluff, and the first and second set of cameras are set to record different lanes.

Also, you'll note that there are a few different sets of cameras, so you don't know which ones are switched on/off at any one time.

Solution - when you see SPECS drive within the speed limit.  There's no other foolproof way of avoiding a ticket.  

[gibby]

Dont speed 

Do you tell your old man the same thing though ?

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=52089.0 

[maximk2]

lol! Im not sayin I drive round like im on crack all the time just that when its possible and safe why not save some precious time?

[Martz]

SPECS are stupid all you need to do is change lanes b4 you get to the second set and youll be fine hence they have a camera for each lane they cant track more than one lane of traffic not that ive tried this ofcourse.

Solution - when you see SPECS drive within the speed limit.  There's no other foolproof way of avoiding a ticket.  

Unless we put duff plates on the car. **Not recommended**