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what are you driving? James Bond's Lotus Esprit?
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:22:31
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http://www.ebaumsworld.com/insuranceclaims.html
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:30:55
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gelfen, you've made my day! Regarding speed cameras: my ass is toast! Last Friday I wanted to make my girlfriend a suprise and pick her up from a town she was in (300 km away) and I was naturally quite anxious to see her. Hence I was doing 160 in a 90 kmh limit when I passed a police car with a speed camera. I don't think they'll even bother to fine me - they'll probably just suspend my license directly... Do you have speed cameras deployed on cars on the move or are they just static?
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:32:47
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Kewl post mate!
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:32:49
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@pachy
@judge: we got everything, static, portable, nightvision, combined red light/speed cameras (meaning if you accelerate to beat the light change you get dinged for running the red AND for speeding).
and best of all - only a 3km tolerance regardless of speed when the car speedo is legally only required to be accurate within 10%. down here speeding fines are another form of government taxation (they even budget for the expected revenue!)
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:42:27
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@judge, UK is riddlled with speed camera's, some static in bright colours, some hidden, some disguised in plain vans parked in laybys, some at traffic lights, i have been done a few times, but the last one, (not stopping at a red light) i just told them the car was being test driven by a buyer, they believed me because it was neaar my home, but said they will not ever let me off again as i am legally obliged to name peole who drive my car.
That would have cost me £60 & 3 points on my licence (that 3 points would make my insurance go up another £200 per year, so i was lucky). now i have a car with cruise control & i dont speed.
Its important to remember that in UK, 10 years ago everyone used to drive at 100miles per hour so something had to be done.
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:46:50
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cameras in vans? mate, we get them hidden in council rubbish bins!
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Posted: 2003-12-19 07:52:49
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I got a parking bill for £40 ($110 Aus ) for stopping in a deserted area on an industrial estate, to read my road map for 3 minutes !!!!
I didn't get out the car or switch off the engine.
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Posted: 2003-12-19 08:00:28
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we do?
since when? (cameras in bins)
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...Unless I'm very much mistaken[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2003-12-19 07:00 ]
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Posted: 2003-12-19 08:00:30
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@masseur, did you mean me ??? about the vans ?, it's Essex, its the WORST county in my opinion, they use medium size vans now & the camera is looking out the back window, on a huge green near me, every wednesday evening in the summer hundreds of motorcyclists gather, & there will be arround 10 mobile speed traps in the surrounding areas.
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Posted: 2003-12-19 08:04:08
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