With the stealth van on the Snake, I've always been really tempted to mountain bike in and slash their tyres whilst they're sitting in the back on the camera
Worth remembering the usual cutoff for prosecution is 10% + 4, ie 59 in a 50, 37 in a 30 etc.
I have had points for both 37 in a 30 and 59 in a 50 (Snake Pass)
Having said that, when coming into town on Ringinglow Rd that light-up 30 sign only comes on if you're doing 38 or more.
I heard it was 10% plus 2, but to be honest I don't believe it is anything hard and fast, could just be an urban myth. I'm sure they could and would bust you doing 32 in a 30 if so inclined.
In a departure from the usual large saloon/estate unmarked cars, South Yorkshire Police are now running a silver Focus RS/ST/whatever. I've seen it nicking two people over the last 5 days, one at M1 J33 and one just round the corner from home in Norton.
Hopefully with budgets being cut they won't be purchasing too many more new ones for the time being though...
I believe that most only measure traffic coming towards them but newer cameras can do both. Beware when travelling in either direction!Hopefully with budgets being cut they won't be purchasing too many more new ones for the time being though...Also worth noting that they aren't always set up to catch speeders (which is the real reason why some people who think they 'got away with it' don't get a ticket), they will sometimes just be looking out for tax/insurance evaders.
It's soon to be called Big Society
It's soon to be called Big Society (Car, Van and Scooter Division) and will run by volunteers from the WI.
Aren't the tax evasion vans DVLA (or whatever it's now called) rather than the Feds?
Quote from: chris_j_s on July 28, 2010, 12:27:48 pmHopefully with budgets being cut they won't be purchasing too many more new ones for the time being though...With a bit of luck others will take the lead of Oxfordshire.
Quote from: slack---line on July 28, 2010, 01:06:32 pmQuote from: chris_j_s on July 28, 2010, 12:27:48 pmHopefully with budgets being cut they won't be purchasing too many more new ones for the time being though...With a bit of luck others will take the lead of Oxfordshire.The Big Society solution will be to allow volunteer mobs of Daily Mail readers to publicly lynch/burn anyone who knocks down a child/granny and looks like they might be the type of person who drives too fast.
I read recently that Derbyshire had started using vans that work both ways specifically to get bikes who used to ignore them.