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Title: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: Hatrick on 27 July 2007, 14:59
Just passed a copper with a hand held spped gun in a 30mph zone, not sure of my speed but know i was over the limit!!! do they record your details or do they have to pull you over?????????
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: DAZLER on 27 July 2007, 15:31
As far as i am aware they need to pull you over,they normally work in pairs , or as i found out last month jump out on you , yes i got pulled i was doing 33 in 30 zone , i got lucky maybe the charm of the two year old in the car saved me and i got ticked off after he had show me the gun.
So in short they ( if memory serves right ) need to pull you there and then and show you the gun / record as unless im very much mistaken it can't take a photo ( the gun that is ) and neither will it record your details. It's one point / check ( pull you or reset it for the next one )
maybe wrong
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: Creepy Coupe on 27 July 2007, 15:38
I think you'll find the plod who's operating it saves the image, which would have your number plate on, so you might get something in the post, I did on the A505 outside Dunstable. :cry:
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: illyun on 27 July 2007, 15:43
I think you'll find the plod who's operating it saves the image, which would have your number plate on, so you might get something in the post, I did on the A505 outside Dunstable. :cry:
That must be with a hand-held camera and not a radar.  According to speedtraps.co.uk (or whatever its called) the police must stop you if they get you with a radar gun.
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: Creepy Coupe on 27 July 2007, 16:02
I think you'll find the plod who's operating it saves the image, which would have your number plate on, so you might get something in the post, I did on the A505 outside Dunstable. :cry:
That must be with a hand-held camera and not a radar.  According to speedtraps.co.uk (or whatever its called) the police must stop you if they get you with a radar gun.

Ok, but I wonder who'd know what type of Gun they were zapped with, from a distance  :smiley:
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: Hatrick on 27 July 2007, 16:33
Cheers guys, was definately a small hand held one, got a damn good look at it!!! Will just have to keep an eye on the postman for the next few weeks to make sure.
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: wantmygti on 27 July 2007, 16:39
Surely the question is 'Does it record your number plate?', not 'Does it record your speed?'.

i would of thought any speed detecting item under the sun will record speed?
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: illyun on 27 July 2007, 17:39
I think you'll find the plod who's operating it saves the image, which would have your number plate on, so you might get something in the post, I did on the A505 outside Dunstable. :cry:
That must be with a hand-held camera and not a radar.  According to speedtraps.co.uk (or whatever its called) the police must stop you if they get you with a radar gun.

Ok, but I wonder who'd know what type of Gun they were zapped with, from a distance  :smiley:

Not sure but the one that got me last weekend had a huge lens housing so was pretty obviously a camera. 
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: TeddyKGB on 27 July 2007, 19:43
Might just be one of these community plebs, er, sorry.. volunteers :rolleyes: who record speeding motorists. Worse that will probably happen is you will get a poison letter through the post telling you to stop speeding :smiley:
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: gooseuk on 27 July 2007, 20:07
I bloddy hate all these speeds cameras and idiots with the handheld ones.

If there aint enough to concentrate on the roads. They need scraping.
Title: Re: Do hand held radar guns record the speed??
Post by: The Doc on 31 July 2007, 16:49
Agreed ONLY a police officer can nick you  :wink: