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25th June 2008, 14:09
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Serious Question...
If a speed camera has recently been erected, lines on the road etc and there is a whacking great sticker on the post which says "NOT IN USE" do you think that is actually the case???
Bear in mind this sticker can be seen as you're approaching the camera from quite a distance...
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25th June 2008, 14:11
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Should be the case in theory.
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25th June 2008, 14:12
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i bet it is working, but that would be illegal to say it was surely....
got my speeding pics through today, and the quality is shite, cant even make my plate out.....
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25th June 2008, 14:12
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Sure the not in Use applies to something else?
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25th June 2008, 14:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saxo180
If a speed camera has recently been erected, lines on the road etc and there is a whacking great sticker on the post which says "NOT IN USE" do you think that is actually the case???
Bear in mind this sticker can be seen as you're approaching the camera from quite a distance...
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should be ok mate dont worry....
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25th June 2008, 14:13
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If it says not in use then you can use that as legal protection if you are 'caught'
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25th June 2008, 14:14
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Originally Posted by New2saxos
If it says not in use then you can use that as legal protection if you are 'caught'
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then they'll say you should'nt be speeding in the first place
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25th June 2008, 14:14
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If you think youve been caught go and get a snap of the camera with the not in use sign attached.
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25th June 2008, 14:14
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Craig would never speed. He's to old.
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25th June 2008, 14:15
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id be very wary, i think my road angel would pick it up, thats if its turned on but if not i dont know if it will pick it up
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25th June 2008, 14:16
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I'm not intimating I've been flashed or anything. Just got me wondering when I saw it
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25th June 2008, 14:16
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If it says its not in use, they cant do you if it was.
Legal action can be taken, could say you had to accelerate to avoid hitting a car as another one was going to pull out or something.
You cant be done.
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25th June 2008, 14:16
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my mate works for the traffic dep. at leeds council, he told me that allot of the camaras are fakes. as it costs £22k to fit a working camera but only £10k to fit a shell of one.
the police go around and swap the camaras at night from shell to shell. so ya never know which one will work so even if it says knot in use id still be carefull and slow down. saves points and a fine.
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25th June 2008, 14:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie
then they'll say you should'nt be speeding in the first place
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That is true but they cant legally prosecute u for it, for example whenever there is a police camera van as you aproach there is ALWAYS a sign that says there is a camera ahead.
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25th June 2008, 14:19
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they have got to warn you when cameras are around ...
which tbh i dont see why because technically you should never be speeding, so shouldnt need warning.
if your 100% sure it means the speed camera ... take a picture of it with the sign, incase you do get caught and they try and take the sign down.
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25th June 2008, 14:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by New2saxos
That is true but they cant legally prosecute u for it, for example whenever there is a police camera van as you aproach there is ALWAYS a sign that says there is a camera ahead.
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unless you live in bath and they park a van in amongsy other cars and you can see the small sticker on the bonnet lol......
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25th June 2008, 14:22
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Could be a sticker stuck on by someone other than the correct authority!
In which case it could mean that the camera is working!
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25th June 2008, 14:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie
then they'll say you should'nt be speeding in the first place
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this is true. regarding speeding its stricked liability.
If you got pulled you could say ya didnt know or you didnt realise you was speeding but you would still have to pay a fine.
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25th June 2008, 14:33
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bet some foolish kid has tried to be funny and stuck the not is use sign on it, thinking ah now everyone will be done for speeding, dont know why council or whoever would put up a speed camera and say its not in use so its ok to speed through this one, would of thought they wud let everyone think its working even if it wasnt.
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25th June 2008, 14:38
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you have given me a great idea, make one of these signs and stick it infront of a speed camera...
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