H G V speed cameras

erksome · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 09, 2005 Posts: 59

Hi can any of you Truckers tell me if any speed cameras, can detect a truck from a car as one of the drivers in our yard, said he as just got a speeding fine from a camera in a 50mph limit . single lane road he said he was travellig at 46mph.

alix776 · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:33 am Post subject:

yes they can either by height sensor on top of the camera or by a unroad sensor the most famous on for this are on the a556 going in to northwich two lanes but as there no centeral reservation its a 40 limit for us
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banger9365 · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject:

there is some that can tell put are very few of them , there used to be one on a a47 or a17 to lincolne form a1 put is is now gone (sorry just got up )

gringo · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:26 am Post subject: a556 take care

yes 556 got me passing a 8 wheeler at 53 mph i got it revoked as i could do 50 mph as i was in small recovery truck allowing for 10%

paulthetool · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:04 am Post subject:

I got a speeding ticket for 49mph in a 50 limit. lucky that day i was in a 7.5 truck and had to send a copy of the plate from truck to prove the weight. You would think they would be able to check with DVLA ? but they told me that they can't. GULTY until you prove your not !

scottbrown · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2006 Posts: 4

a30 south bound at cambourn. i got done in a 13 tonner. 53 on a single carriageway. by a gatso Crying or Very sad

marksfish · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject:

Just out of curiosity, how would the camera then distinguish between a lorry and a double decker bus? Buses are subject to a 50mph limit on single carriage roads and not the 40mph of LGV's. If a 14' bus went through the camera, surely it would still activate it if there is another sensor in use?

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alix776 · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

yes from what I understand there is a weight sensor embedded in the road to as well as a height sensor
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marksfish · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject:

Bummer

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DracUK · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 133

One of our drivers got done last week on the A15 to Lincoln by one of these height sensing cameras.They have a small square sensor light on the top.
They also have them on the A1 near Alnwick heading Scotch.

As regards buses,if they trigger the camera the photo tells what type of vehicle tripped the camera and then they work out the speed to see if a ticket is needed.
Be careful out there.

DracUK

bazelk · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 80

Hi All

When you approach a Gatso look at the road if there is a grid cut in to it (tar lines)then it will know you are an lgv.

Just a point of interest I got a n.i.p.because of one of these types of camera, (A446 Belfry) filled it out to say yes I was the driver of that lgv on that day,sent it of, then received a fixed penalty to be paid in 14 days or go to court. I DID NOT PAY a further 14 days later yet another letter giving me another 14 days, still did not pay, that was 19 months ago. Think about it, put your hands up they will take the money.
"I do not condone speeding", (faulty tacho on the day in question m lord)

bigtow75 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 26, 2006 Posts: 1

there is one on the a 5 at nuneaton towards hinkley and the bas*ard is behind a bush Sad

ronslost · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject:

ther's also one on the A303 on the Ilminster by-pass heading west.
I got a flash at 54mph and the limit is (national white circle with black diagonal )...60mph for cars etc.... i only got off because the pictures are read manually at the moment down there and they pressed the wrong button !... it read..." you have been captured doing 54 mph in a 60 mph limit etc..." black and white guvnor.... they have 2 buttons... she pressed the car one ! cheers Razz

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mikealder · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

alix776 · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject:

easy way not to get done

single carrageway 40 mph unless there is a centeral reservation then it becomes 50
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