JamboSean Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Does any one know the procedure with these things? I think the ^^^^ts just got me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I think if they're pointing one at you, and you're breaking the speed limit, you get fined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Perhaps you will drive carefully next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Does any one know the procedure with these things? I think the ^^^^ts just got me. Normally with the guns you'll get flagged down there and then. You should be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapist Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 If you have been caught, ask for proof of calibration. They have to do this every day the kit is used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboSean Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Cheers for the info lads. Think I'll be safe as the police were talking to some ned on a scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only a Game Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Does any one know the procedure with these things? I think the ^^^^ts just got me. Might be wrong here, but they should stop you and show you the machine reading before they can charge you. (Thats certainly how it used to be back in the day) If they havent stopped you, then I'm guessing you werent over the limit ( or youve declined to stop in which case you really are in sh\t ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboSean Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 If you have been caught, ask for proof of calibration. They have to do this every day the kit is used. Decent bit of advice there. Good to see your posts are useful for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 If you have been caught, ask for proof of calibration. They have to do this every day the kit is used. Would you have been reading that ex-plods book by any chance? Keep meaning to buy it but never got round to it yet! Haven't been nabbed since 2000 tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Normally with the guns you'll get flagged down there and then. You should be OK. Sorry don't think so. The 'film' will be analysed, the registration plates checked, then the fines issued. If you were doing whatever above the limit, hand in your licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Might be wrong here, but they should stop you and show you the machine reading before they can charge you. (Thats certainly how it used to be back in the day) If they havent stopped you, then I'm guessing you werent over the limit ( or youve declined to stop in which case you really are in sh\t ) Exactly right OAG. These cameras don't "save" readings or take pictures so you can't be pulled up retrospectively. If the use the handhelds to register your speed then need to pull you over and show you. If you ever get pulled over as Therapist said earlier, ask when the unit was last calibrated and ask to see the calibration certificate. If you are in the mood to be particulalry arsey tell the officers you wish to read the PACE (Police And Criminal Evidence act) guide before they continue any further. They very very rarely carry a copy of this so will need to radio to the local police station to get a copy brought out to you as you make it clear you won't leave the scene of the aleged offence until you have read this. These handheld units have to be set on a particular spot on your number plate and they can't deviate too far from that spot or the speed reading will not be accurate. Going further than the calibration certificate, if it goes to court, you can ask the Police Force to give you details of the officer in questions eyesight, does he have perfect vision or does he rely on glasses / contact lenses, when was his last eyetest etc... My other halfs brother is a lawyer and his boss was stopped doing 95mph by the coppers and they told her she would need to bring her licence, insurance docs etc into the station within 7 days. She keeps them all in the glove box and gave them to the officer there and then. This means he would be required to fill out all the documantation there and then, they use the 7 day thing to palm it off to the clerical staff. The officer obvously couldnt be bothered and told her just to go on...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 If you have been caught, ask for proof of calibration. They have to do this every day the kit is used. They will tell you this as a matter of course. Best just to stick to speed limit or accept the consequences for being reckless. Speed kills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 If you are in the mood to be particulalry arsey tell the officers you wish to read the PACE (Police And Criminal Evidence act) guide before they continue any further. They very very rarely carry a copy of this so will need to radio to the local police station to get a copy brought out to you as you make it clear you won't leave the scene of the aleged offence until you have read this. This is English legislation and has nothing to do with Scotland. But if did, what has it to do with Road Traffic Law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Sorry don't think so. The 'film' will be analysed, the registration plates checked, then the fines issued. If you were doing whatever above the limit, hand in your licence. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought with the "guns" that they didn't actually film you, so there would be no film to hand in to be analysed. I thought the guns only recorded speed and the polis on the end of them flagged you over there and then, and then talked down to you like you were some kind of kid, erm I mean issued you with your fine and points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Sorry don't think so. The 'film' will be analysed, the registration plates checked, then the fines issued. If you were doing whatever above the limit, hand in your licence. But we're talking about speed guns here, no film unless it's the newer 1 that get's set up on a tripod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 But we're talking about speed guns here, no film unless it's the newer 1 that get's set up on a tripod. It's a radar sort of thing. It might not be film but it is recorded be it film or not. I worked with the Speed camera unit trying to show that the sprays you put on number plates were crap. Doesn't matter whether it was 'film' or not, if you were doing above the limit you got caught. By the way these sprays don't work so anybody who tells you different is talking crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 It's a radar sort of thing. It might not be film but it is recorded be it film or not. I worked with the Speed camera unit trying to show that the sprays you put on number plates were crap. Doesn't matter whether it was 'film' or not, if you were doing above the limit you got caught. By the way these sprays don't work so anybody who tells you different is talking crap I have obeyed every traffic law religiously since April 2000, or so my licence says! Don't you think the speed limits (on motorways in particular) are well out of date? Not as much as the braking distances shown in the Highway Code right enough. Made in the 50's when vehicles had drum-brakes but still used during the driving test now when vehicles have disc-brakes ABS etc etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sconnie Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 The b@stards caught me not wearing a seat belt. ?30 fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I have obeyed every traffic law religiously since April 2000, or so my licence says! Don't you think the speed limits (on motorways in particular) are well out of date? Not as much as the braking distances shown in the Highway Code right enough. Made in the 50's when vehicles had drum-brakes but still used during the driving test now when vehicles have disc-brakes ABS etc etc! You may well be correct but there are so many clowns who think they are untouchable when they get into a car.The speed limits are there for a reason , whether they are too low is a serious matter for debate and really does depend on the road and the expeience of the driver but how you could enforce that is anybodies guess. WRT to the 'invisibility sprays', only the gullible will buy them. Unfortunately there are a few out there. Thankfully it keeps me in a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 It's a radar sort of thing. Correct. The device is aimed at your number plate. Both your speed and number plate are recorded. If you're exceeding the speed limit, you'll receive a penalty notice in around 5 working days. You wont necessarily get pulled over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 You may well be correct but there are so many clowns who think they are untouchable when they get into a car.The speed limits are there for a reason , whether they are too low is a serious matter for debate and really does depend on the road and the expeience of the driver but how you could enforce that is anybodies guess. WRT to the 'invisibility sprays', only the gullible will buy them. Unfortunately there are a few out there. Thankfully it keeps me in a job.[/QUOTE] What is your job if I may ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 You may well be correct but there are so many clowns who think they are untouchable when they get into a car.The speed limits are there for a reason ' date=' whether they are too low is a serious matter for debate and really does depend on the road and the expeience of the driver but how you could enforce that is anybodies guess. WRT to the 'invisibility sprays', only the gullible will buy them. Unfortunately there are a few out there. [b']Thankfully it keeps me in a job.[/[/b]QUOTE] What is your job if I may ask? Law Enforcement but not the Police. If I tell you specifics I would have to kill you and all who read this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Law Enforcement but not the Police. If I tell you specifics I would have to kill you and all who read this post. Traffic Warden or MI5 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Traffic Warden or MI5 ? Cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Law Enforcement but not the Police. If I tell you specifics I would have to kill you and all who read this post. LOL, Fair enough bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Cold Lollipop lady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Cold Trading Standards Officer or Environmental Health Warden ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Lollipop lady? Similar powers but not the smart uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Trading Standards Officer or Environmental Health Warden ? Well done. Can you work out what I am if i said mermaid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this_is_my_story Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 The whole thing, regardless of the fact that speed does kill, is a *****ing racket. I was pulled over last year on the carriageway that stretches from the Newbridge roundabout to the Maybury by an unmarked filth mobile, on the section (heading eastwards) where the 40mph limit starts to apply. On come the flashing lights as I travel at 46mph on an empty road on a nice summer night, dry roads, perfect visibility. The lone officer in the car played a dash-mounted video of my driving back to me (it was hard trying not to laugh, as he was obviously new to his little toy, and had difficulty operating it!) and after his member had hardened sufficiently, he asks the priceless question "Can you explain why you were doing 46mph in a 40mph zone?" Resisting the temptation to answer "Well, it might have something to do with the fact that I wasn't doing 45 or 47", I offer the usual response to humour him. He then uses his kit to enable us both to watch my "errant driving" past Ingleston with this little beaty: "At this point, I'll admit that you have two hands on the steering wheel, and that you're looking at the road ahead. But, you don't seem particularly interested." What can you really say to that?! "Hmm, yeah.." was my preferred response, again resisting the temptation to ask him, at the point where he became aware of my apparent disinterest, if he was observing the road ahead. Also, I've yet to find out how to 'look interested' when at the wheel of a moving vehicle. The end result was that the phallus in question decided to "Let me off this time", helpfully adding that I should "be more aware". I thanked him courteously for this invaluable nugget, yet again resisting the stronger than before temptation to ask him if he'd ever considered sexual relations with a lady (or other gender) to ease his worries. And they wonder why no-one likes them. Utter w@nkers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedp6873 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 i was stopped with a police man with a gun as i was speeding, as far as i know if you were speeding you will be pulled over and charged there on the spot if you were speeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I thanked him courteously for this invaluable nugget, yet again resisting the stronger than before temptation to ask him if he'd ever considered sexual relations with a lady (or other gender) to ease his worries. Is there a session in the police training programme where they drum in the pointless, haughty, overbearing, sarcastic lines of questioning? I had this once: PC: "What's your occupation?" Me: "Accountancy." PC: "Have you ever had to spend 5 hours in the hospital with the victim of a traffic accident?" Me: "No" PC: "Have you ever had to inform a family about the injuries sustained by a victim of a traffic accident?" Me: "No." PC: "Have you ever seen the injuries sustained by somebody who's been knocked over by a bus?" (or something similar - I was starting to drift off.) Me: "I told you I was an accountant. I know it's more interesting than folk make out but it's not that interesting." moment's pause... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this_is_my_story Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Is there a session in the police training programme where they drum in the pointless, haughty, overbearing, sarcastic lines of questioning? I had this once: PC: "What's your occupation?" Me: "Accountancy." PC: "Have you ever had to spend 5 hours in the hospital with the victim of a traffic accident?" Me: "No" PC: "Have you ever had to inform a family about the injuries sustained by a victim of a traffic accident?" Me: "No." PC: "Have you ever seen the injuries sustained by somebody who's been knocked over by a bus?" (or something similar - I was starting to drift off.) Me: "I told you I was an accountant. I know it's more interesting than folk make out but it's not that interesting." moment's pause... Haha!! Brilliant. It really does bring home the need for school-bullying to be properly addressed once and for all, and we'd hopefully have less of these spunk-for-brained rectums 'enforcing the law'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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