RedM Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I passed a police BMW sat at the side of the motorway this morning. He was side on to the flow of traffic and pointing a radr gun out of the window. I was in traffic (actually about three cars) and doing 80 max with one car falling back and the other gaining on me. Yet the copper didn't pull out after any of us. Would he have been waiting for someone to be going a fair bit faster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 when i'm doing 85mph according to my speedo i'm actually travelling at 70mph according to my Origin B2 GPS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Christ, no wonder theres always a queue behind me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I passed a police BMW sat at the side of the motorway this morning. He was side on to the flow of traffic and pointing a radr gun out of the window. I was in traffic (actually about three cars) and doing 80 max with one car falling back and the other gaining on me. Yet the copper didn't pull out after any of us. Would he have been waiting for someone to be going a fair bit faster? do they have to pull you over these days? maybe they just take notes and mail out the fines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 do they have to pull you over these days? maybe they just take notes and mail out the fines That depends on the type of gun doesn't it? Think with the hand held radar guns they have to stop you at the time if it doesn't take a picture of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 if they are standing still they normally wont bother with 80mph, if they are sitting at 70mph on the motorway and you go past at 80mph they will have a word. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 This was definitely a hand held unit. Copper was pointing it out the window and holding on with both hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Lucky escape then Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 ACPO Guidelines are 10% + 2mph so on a M-way 79mph, so if you were doing an indicated 80 you'll be fine. And no they don't HAVE to stop you at the time, they can report you on index but its not good practice to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 ACPO Guidelines are 10% + 2mph so on a M-way 79mph, so if you were doing an indicated 80 you'll be fine. And no they don't HAVE to stop you at the time, they can report you on index but its not good practice to do so. Not good practice. Are you allowed to say why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Lucky escape then Martin I guess so. Having said that I drove to Envy and back this morning and I have to say that, in hindsight, I drove like a complete prat at times. Been a bit lucky today and will now be driving like a saint. Saw a Ferrari pulled over as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Pm'd (but its no secret) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Oooh some tell please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoFuture Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 you have a 10% threshold too so 77Mph is legal and your car is probably overreading 90 % of all cars do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Copper was pointing it out the window and holding on with both hands. my guess is it was either a smith and wesson, and you were lucky, or it was a pinkness meter and your f***ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 i was driving home last night and as i passed over a motorway bridge i noticed a police van with a strange set up.... three seperate cameras, one sitting over each lane with a copper behind the middle one (checking it).... his van was parked off the side of the bridge so you coould hardly see it. i just thought to myself that if that isnt a money making scheme what is? and on a bank holiday friday when the roads are extra busy never seen him there before.... i was going to stop and take a picture to post / warn ... cheeky dirty filthy grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ... i better stop talking now! ITS JUST ANOTHER BLOODY TAX! n00b P.S. anyone who says you shouildnt be going over the speed limit can go and **** themselves ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 im getting to the point that there is no point in owning a fast car ... all you do is pay road tax on it... fuel tax, tyres, parts , labour ... keeping a mini economy of garages open and as soon as you get on the road your f**ked by money making scams.. grrrrrrr n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 welcome to the world of law which is also know as basta!*s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 my guess is it was either a smith and wesson, and you were lucky, or it was a pinkness meter and your f***ed Lucky he wasn't waiting for you. He'd be there for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 No offence mate. But the speed limit is there for a reason. You shouldnt break it. If your prepared to do the crime then you have to be prepared to do the time. You own a fast car for how quickly you can reach the speed limit not how fast you can go, unless on a track. Ill be off to go and **** myslef now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 i can understand a speed limit outside a school or in a town and im not saying everyone should drive at 100 miles per hour (i dont) but to use the speed limit as a money making scheme is wrong.... we have loads of speed cameras here and i mean loads i pass 3-4 before i can get to the motorway 4 miles(ish) and not a single one is outside a school etc ... half the problem is walkers and kids being to lazy to walk the extra 10 feet to push and wait at a crossing .... or there not being a crossing there.... (another thing that gets me is people pushing their kids across the road meters from a crossing) ..... its my time of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Well I was trundling down the M4 last night in my rangey at an indicated 80 ish at 4am and a marked possibly area car but could have been traffic was the only car to overtake me in half an hour and he drifted past me I reckon just sub-ton with no blues or two's. Probably as a rule of thumb I would say its down to road conditions, how you appear to be in control of what type of vehicle, and dare I say what mood the individual sat in the car is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Its not 100% correct to say that you can travel at over 70mph and it being legal to do so. 71mph is an illegal speed on the UK motorway. The only reason they allow cars to do the 10%+2mph speeds is purely to give the courts sufficient proof that you are actually speeding. And because their speed measuring equipment can only be callibrated to a certain degree of accuracy in the first place. There are some police forces who still try to 'do' you for doing 1mph over the limit. Many of these cases are thrown out of court due to the lawyers saying that can not prove their equipment was measuring to that accuracy. But I'd be very careful in overtaking a police car if it was sat at 70mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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