whitestu
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 04:22 PM |
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Got a speeding ticket
Plod must have been hidden behind a bush and reckons I was doing 35 in a 30 zone.
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omega0684
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 04:28 PM |
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kit or tintop?
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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johnemms
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 04:29 PM |
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Since speed cams I've had 3 tickets..
38
39
41
I'm embarrassed about the 'speed' not the ticket!
Own chassis & Build - First time pass!!
"7's" aren't really "cars", they are 'experiences"
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stevegough
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 04:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
Plod must have been hidden behind a bush and reckons I was doing 35 in a 30 zone.
You should be ashamed of yourself....
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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ASH3
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 05:22 PM |
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Me to in tintop M62 in that stupid 50mph section
3 lanes half 8 on a Sunday night not a car in sight
58mph downhill... knobs!
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morcus
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 06:11 PM |
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There is a very easy way to not get speeding tickets, stick to the speed limit, especially when it's 50 on the motorway, everytime I go down the
M4 they seem to have road works and I always see policemen hiding (Often in a ford Galaxy with a special rear window that is like a vent they put a
camera out). It won't be long before we're being monitored all the time, if you've got a phone in the car then technically you could
be tracked already, and if they could use it freely it would very could if used to measure average speed point to point.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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johnemms
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 06:35 PM |
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The speed van by me today was parked in a 50
pointing into a 30 with traffic lights..
Sooo.. when you think i'll just nip through the lights before
they change.. you're nicked at 38mph lol..
Nice .. just love these 'safety vans'
Oh.. i got a clean licence and full no claims 9+ .. quite speed savvy now..
Own chassis & Build - First time pass!!
"7's" aren't really "cars", they are 'experiences"
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jabs
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 06:48 PM |
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if in tin top then if they say 35 mph then the cars speedo probably showed 38-40 mph so naughty naughty
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 09:21 PM |
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My wife got caught, and the NIP said "36 mph", so I pointed out that her speedo would have been showing just over 40mph at that point - in
a 30 zone... she admitted defeat without complaint...
I've only been caught once in the past 20 years - 2 years ago - as you come off the Severn Bridge on the M4 heading into Wales, there's a
stretch of 50mph before the toll gates. There are loads of speed signs, my sat-nav gave a warning of possible speed traps, I knew there was a speed
limit anyway, everyone else was slowing down, and I got done for doing 59mph. I had no excuse, and I took my punishment gracefully (a speed awareness
course).
As said above - if you don't like speeding fines, don't speed. Nowadays, I've set my sat-nav to give a 'nag beep' if
I'm going over the speed limit.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 10:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Nowadays, I've set my sat-nav to give a 'nag beep' if I'm going over the speed limit.
I'd like to switch mine off, especially when it's 3am in the middle of nowhere, or an "average 50 zone" that was there years
ago
Also is it just my speedo that reads less than what my sat nav says?
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morcus
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 10:15 PM |
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Should really be the otherway around as your speedo is meant to over read
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Thailoz
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 11:55 PM |
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That is something I definitely do not miss about good old UK I was a national express driver before I left and the speed traps were a nightmare.
although that said I did get stopped for speeding here about a year ago he clocked me at 112kph in a 80 zone I played dumb (i not understand Thai
officer )
so in his best English he said 100 ok 112 not ok and said we need tea money so gave him 200 bht (around £4) and of i went .
It may sound a dumb Question to you but to others it may be an eureka moment
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skodaman
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 12:01 AM |
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Wow you got ripped off Thailoz. Apparently the actual fine for drinking and driving in the Philippines is £1.50. You should relocate.
Skodaman
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Thailoz
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 02:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by skodaman
Wow you got ripped off Thailoz. Apparently the actual fine for drinking and driving in the Philippines is £1.50. You should relocate.
The drink drive here is about £400 but you can bribe the cop and pay about 100 but average fine is about £4 lol
It may sound a dumb Question to you but to others it may be an eureka moment
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number-1
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 02:39 AM |
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I could be wrong but i though ACPO regs state they "shouldnt" use mobile cameras within 200 metres of a change in speed limit? Might be
worth finding out.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 07:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by number-1
I could be wrong but i though ACPO regs state they "shouldnt" use mobile cameras within 200 metres of a change in speed limit? Might be
worth finding out.
Theyre "Guidelines" not regulations. Thats why they get away with it.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 07:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
Should really be the otherway around as your speedo is meant to over read
Well if the speedo says 60 the sat nav will say 57, sounds like mine's over reading and others are under (to me anyway)
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whitestu
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 08:39 AM |
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It was in the tin top. The annoying thing is that the copper was hiding, which they aren't supposed to do.
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scootz
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 11:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by number-1
I could be wrong but i though ACPO regs state they "shouldnt" use mobile cameras within 200 metres of a change in speed limit? Might be
worth finding out.
Those guidelines relate to when you've entered the new speed zone. It doesn't apply to the old speed zone you're leaving (I
[I think Johnemns was heading from the 30 towards the 50 zone when he was pinched???).
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 11:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
It was in the tin top. The annoying thing is that the copper was hiding, which they aren't supposed to do.
Was it a hand-held radar?
PS - Love this argument... it's ok to do naughty things as long as I think no-ones looking!
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 11:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Thailoz
That is something I definitely do not miss about good old UK I was a national express driver before I left and the speed traps were a nightmare.
although that said I did get stopped for speeding here about a year ago he clocked me at 112kph in a 80 zone I played dumb (i not understand Thai
officer )
so in his best English he said 100 ok 112 not ok and said we need tea money so gave him 200 bht (around £4) and of i went .
Aye... police corruption! Great when it's going in your favour!
Let's hope the 'other' side of the police corruption coin doesn't ever bite you on your bum and we see a post from you wishing
you were back in the UK... instead of being banged up in the Bangkok-Hilton! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 11:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
PS - Love this argument... it's ok to do naughty things as long as I think no-ones looking!
Sometimes I do speed - but if I ever get caught I'll accept the consequences...
I get most of my fun driving up to the speed limit - 60mph along a country road, but NOT slowing down for the corners!
[Edited on 7/4/13 by David Jenkins]
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whitestu
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 08:15 PM |
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quote:
quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
It was in the tin top. The annoying thing is that the copper was hiding, which they aren't supposed to do.
Was it a hand-held radar?
PS - Love this argument... it's ok to do naughty things as long as I think no-ones looking!
Not sure 35 in a 30 zone classes me as an adrenalin junkie!!
I'll accept my punishment and pay my speeding tax
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scootz
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| posted on 7/4/13 at 08:20 PM |
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Good man!
It's Evolution Baby!
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whitestu
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| posted on 23/4/13 at 01:35 PM |
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My punishment is a speeding awareness course. Anybody done one?
Stu
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