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Originally Posted by Paul M
He might have done better if he had identified himself as 'possibly' being the driver, and then ignoring the "conditional offers" they send out. In this case the police often just forget about it as it's too much trouble to proceed with a court case.
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I was in court today and found guilty of "Failing To Provide". The Fixed Penalty people ignored my requests to see the picture, and I could prove it wasn't me driving, so how come thisresult? The magistrates said I hadn't "made sufficient efforts to identify the driver". In fact I asked the possible suspects, who all denied it. What more could I do?
It just furthers my belief that these cameras are more about money-making, and less about road safety. I could tell you dozens of experiences to back this up.
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Originally Posted by Nidge
I asked a mate of mine who's a traffic cop, he said the cameras are set at 38MPH in a 30 and 48 in a 40 and so on, the settings are to give the public some leway because your speedo is not a true reading, I think he said it's 10% out on the true road speed.
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I was told that the national guideline is for the camera to be set at speed limit + 10% + 2mph eg 30mph limit has cameras at 35mph, 40 mph limit has cameras at 46mph. However, in the Thames Valley it's 10% plus 3mph over the limit.