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MaFt
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| vicz wrote: | | So will those previously convicted by the 40mph cameras get their money back, so long as they were going under 50? |
doubt it very much. likewise you cannot be prosecuted for something if it was made illegal after you did it. gotta work the same both ways.
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RavingDave
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| BigPerk wrote: | This business about the awareness courses ... yes they make money (it's even nice to know some ex-coppers are entrepreneurs  ); BUT doesn't it make good sense to give speeders ONE opportunity to get the point (  ) - but is the tax payer or some charity supposed to pay for the costs of the course instead of the offender?
Can these cynics suggest some other realistic alternative to a straight 3 points + £60? And I'm not thinking of a total amnesty on camera busters:? |
I think you should get a 1 point credit for every year of law abiding motoring up to a max of 3 points. These credits could then be offset against the occasional misdemeanour. So in effect you could have one minor lapse every 3 years without getting any points or having to go on an awareness course. |
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Skippy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| RavingDave wrote: | | I think you should get a 1 point credit for every year of law abiding motoring up to a max of 3 points. These credits could then be offset against the occasional misdemeanour. So in effect you could have one minor lapse every 3 years without getting any points or having to go on an awareness course. |
3 points is no big deal, most insurers will not be bothered about that so there's no problem, is there.
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BigPerk
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:36 am Post subject: |
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I thought speeding infringements came off after 3 years anyway (or is it five?).
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DennisN
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:21 am Post subject: |
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But most insurers still want to know at least 5 years back.
And they can declare the insurance null and void if you lied in any of your answers. |
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gabbyevs
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:29 am Post subject: |
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ive been waiting for these cameras to go live for a year now-i wonder if people are still speeding through them though unaware theyve changed
used to get so many idiots on that road |
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Darren
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| gabbyevs wrote: | | ive been waiting for these cameras to go live for a year now-i wonder if people are still speeding through them though unaware theyve changed |
Almost certainly some will. I'm frequently passed by drivers tooling along at 70+ through SPECS zones, clearly oblivious to what they do and what 'average speed' means!
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gabbyevs
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| cant wait to go down there will be an interesting journey |
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DennisN
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It would be interesting to make a freedom of information inquiry to find out how many have been caught in the first few days - quite a few passed me on the stretch from the thingy tunnel to the North Circular yesterday.
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gabbyevs
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| DennisN wrote: | | It would be interesting to make a freedom of information inquiry to find out how many have been caught in the first few days - quite a few passed me on the stretch from the thingy tunnel to the North Circular yesterday. |
can we do that dennis? is it free |
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DennisN
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| gabbyevs wrote: | | DennisN wrote: | | It would be interesting to make a freedom of information inquiry to find out how many have been caught in the first few days - quite a few passed me on the stretch from the thingy tunnel to the North Circular yesterday. |
can we do that dennis? is it free |
I dunno. I think so. you could try here - Search for Highways Agency who I presume are responsible for that road. Maybe they'd pass you to the camera operators?
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Kerryseacadets
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject: A13 |
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| Live in middle of this stretch of camara's with a built in satnav it now starts 'singing' as soon as i start the car |
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freedy50
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If anyones been along there the last few evenings about 6ish the traffics been dreadful. The cameras wouldnt have been getting any 'customers' at all!!!
Also I understood the cameras were wireless & they could also catch you even if you went down the slip roads along the A13. |
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DennisN
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The reason the area is described as having 84 cameras is that there are cameras on the slip roads too. Although I have to say I'd expect you to have some difficulty running at over average 50 if you pop down the slip roads and back up again.
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