Average speed camera

[Marijn]

Has anyone ever had a speeding fine because of an Average Speed Camera? I know loads of people who've had speeding fines from the usual speed cameras, but no-one who has got one from Average Speed Cameras.

[Count-A-Strong]

http://www.theanswerb...g/Question974896.html

http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/SPECS.htm

http://www.theanswerb...g/Question496607.html

[MrIncredible]

Average speed camera's maybe coming to residental streets!
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http://www.bournemout...on_speeders_in_Poole/

[milly143]

Yes. Someone here has now had two in the past couple of months on the same stretch of road. Moron.

They do work.

[Squitty]

Technically I have.....
I had one from the Manchester M6 J22 when they were repairing the viaduct from a couple of years ago.
After the 'intention to prosecute' they sent me the usual 'pay 60 or we'll take you to court' and they never took me to court.
I also got clocked by a roadside camera at 94 and they didnt take me to court for that one either.

[Marijn]

Thanks for all your answers. They're obviously not as common as the usual ones. As nearly everybody will have had a fine from one of the usual ones by now.

[Hopkirk]

In my experience of major roadworks, few people go much over the reduced speed limit anyway

[chas2008]

theres been one on a Northampton dual carriage way (not roadworks) for quite a few years, caught loads..
lust googled this ! bit of a result..assuming its not an April 1st joke

http://www.northampto..._turned_off_1_2524862

[milly143]

Don't get too excited Chas. They turned all ours off in Oxfordshire a couple of months ago. They are now going to turn them back on again due to a significant increase in accidents. It didn't last long.

By the way, it isn't 1st April :o)

[mccfluff]

yes i get quite a few through for our drivers

[Marijn]

Thanks for your answers. Chas,It does seem odd that those cameras will be switched off on 1st April, with no reason why.

[chas2008]

they may be turning them off but there seems to be a rise in mobile cameras hiding around corners ready to catch you out.

[davidbrt]

I heard that if you switch lanes between each camera it can't calculate your speed? I.e. move from outside lane when you go past a camera then for the next camera you are in the middle lane etc...?

[Marijn]

you probably would naturally change lanes between one camera and the next.