My speed camera is better than yours!!

[colinicky]

Originally Posted by thehappychappy

In a tomorrow's world style.....I read a while ago about an insurance company doing a pay per mile policy where customers installed a data logger into the vehicle that uploaded usage,speed , position etc. and the premium was based on this.

Now to see if I can find the article I remember.

Davie

Think this is what you mean ?:-
Media Centre by Norwich Union UK: News Release

[Horndog]

Originally Posted by String

Actually that isn't true. Lots of cases of people contesting and being found not to be speeding and no doubt many people who dont contest and just pay up who have been similarly had.

May people are put off contesting the fine, because if you were speeding slightly, the fixed penalty is 3 pts and £60 whereas by contesting this can open up the oportunity of the crown to impose bigger fines and more points as well as costs etc, I always thought this to be a bit unfair and slightly intimidating.

"Pay up now or we will really punish you"

[rustferret]

I was following a friend of mines car the other day on the ring road north Leeds, we had commented that there are a lot of speed caeras there so kept the speed down. I got a letter through the post to say I was doing 36 in 30 mph area......my mate who I was following got nothing...........how feck does that work!

Rustferret

[Finless]

Originally Posted by rustferret

I was following a friend of mines car the other day on the ring road north Leeds, we had commented that there are a lot of speed caeras there so kept the speed down. I got a letter through the post to say I was doing 36 in 30 mph area......my mate who I was following got nothing...........how feck does that work!

Rustferret

Do you have a 'go faster stripe'? On the car I mean, not you.

[uwila]

Originally Posted by rustferret

I was following a friend of mines car the other day on the ring road north Leeds, we had commented that there are a lot of speed caeras there so kept the speed down. I got a letter through the post to say I was doing 36 in 30 mph area......my mate who I was following got nothing...........how feck does that work!

Rustferret

I believe the lowest speed that they prosecute at is 10% + 2 above the limit. In a 30 zone, that's 30+3+2 = 35 mph. I guess your mate was just under the borderline 35 mph and you weren't.

[String]

Originally Posted by uwila

I believe the lowest speed that they prosecute at is 10% + 2 above the limit. In a 30 zone, that's 30+3+2 = 35 mph. I guess your mate was just under the borderline 35 mph and you weren't.

Guidelines used to be 10%+2 but those were guidelines only.

North Wales in particular with the psychotic in charge there decide to do 0% + 1mph

Some forces still use the guidelines, some dont.

[String]

Originally Posted by Horndog

May people are put off contesting the fine, because if you were speeding slightly, the fixed penalty is 3 pts and £60 whereas by contesting this can open up the oportunity of the crown to impose bigger fines and more points as well as costs etc, I always thought this to be a bit unfair and slightly intimidating.

"Pay up now or we will really punish you"

Guilty until proven innocent. About the only area in UK law where that seems to apply. Suits them though, protection of revenue stream.

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by uwila

This is quite possibly terrible news. Once this device (similar to the flight loggers we glider pilots use) gets to the attention of our 'law makers' they'll be installing them in every car. Next thing you know, the device will be interrogated annually and all your trips analyzed against speed limit maps. Bingo - everytime you've ever driven too fast will be listed out and 4,390 points, £6000 worth of fines will be awarded.

Of course, the justification will be, "You've got nothing to worry about if you haven't broken the law"

Exactly what I thought.

Add that to the surveillance cameras, with facial and number plate recognition....and the compulsory DNA database.

Stalin would have loved it.