Pauly Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) hi just a quick question... went into a speed camera abit to fast... it flashed me..... but i was going into it like so the lense is facing me and basicly i saw the flash kinda thingit was a standard yellow box thingy just want to know if i will have a fine/points or not ? many thanks Paul Edited February 17, 2008 by Pauly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 as far as i have been told, forward facing cameras only give you the points and no fine. well atleast thats what i have been told by people who have been flashed by front facing cameras!so no, i would say no fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 What side of the road was it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 no it wont, how could it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 If it was a gatso it has to be facing the direction you are traveling.If they are facing you they will go off but wont get a picture of your car or the driver, but if the other side of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 hi just a quick question... went into a speed camera abit to fast... it flashed me..... but i was going into it like so the lense is facing me and basicly i saw the flash kinda thingit was a standard yellow box thingy just want to know if i will have a fine/points or not ? many thanks Paulround or square lenses in the yellow box (basically truvelo or gatso)the truvelo flash wouldnt be as visible, it can still be seen if your looking at it, but it doesnt light up the sky. the gatso, which is more common. would be super bright. if its a square yellow box, with square lenses, then your fine i would say (there are forward facing gatsos around, but there super rare at the moment).best thing if you know where the camera was, have a look on one of the speed camera databases, should tell you what camera it is, and in which direction(s) it works. also if its your first offence, you may get the chance of a speed awareness course for £60, rather than £60 and 3 points, its basically a long lecture in a classroom on how speed kills, taken by a boring copper, but its a whole load cheaper than 3 points when it comes to renewal time. radfax-what the hell are you on about? forward facing cameras give out points and no fines? never heard of that one before, unless its something new thats been brought in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 radfax-what the hell are you on about? forward facing cameras give out points and no fines? never heard of that one before, unless its something new thats been brought in.A lad i used to work with got flashed by a forward facing camera, he then just got given the points and no fine...he is the only lad i know who has been done by one and he is the only lad i know to get points and no fine...so thats where i got that assumption from...May be recent, it only happened a few weeks back, i dont really look into points/fines that much anyway. sorry for any confusion mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 hi just a quick question... went into a speed camera abit to fast... it flashed me..... but i was going into it like so the lense is facing me and basicly i saw the flash kinda thing it was a standard yellow box thingy just want to know if i will have a fine/points or not ? many thanks Paul nope, they're not allowed to do you head on. Most don't actually flash to oncoming vehicles, but i know of 2 in liverpool that do. I also know that i have driven through and had them flash me head on many many times with no come back as i know they're not allowed to prosecute using an oncoming vehicle photograph. *IF IT'S A CAMERA WITH A FLASH* The reason is that they shouldn't actually go off, because the flash could startle you in your face and cause an accident, so unless the camera has no flash, you won't get done. Anyway, if it has no flash you wouldn't know it went of, so it obviously did, which means you're safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) But bongo you have no number plate on ze front, unless you have a car again that I haven't read about....Probably have. Edit: just re-read and you put 'Driven' not 'Ridden' I'll shut up lol Edited February 17, 2008 by zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 But bongo you have no number plate on ze front, unless you have a car again that I haven't read about....Probably have. Edit: just re-read and you put 'Driven' not 'Ridden' I'll shut up lol lol, i never didn't have a car! hehe. Like i said, i've been flashed over 10 times on these camera's over the last few years (which i know do work in the other direction), with no points.... they're not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 My dad got flashed by a camera he was driving into, at about 80 in a 30, didnt get any points, not a fine, nothing! It was pretty funny though, i think he pooed himself Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 gatsos aren't supposed to flash when you pass them facing towards them because the flash could dazzle you, obviously they do still do it occasionally but they also have to get 2 pictures of the car speeding so they'll get the first one but not the second because you'll have driven past the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 My dad got flashed by a camera he was driving into, at about 80 in a 30, didnt get any points, not a fine, nothing! It was pretty funny though, i think he pooed himself Owen that wold have been an instant ban wouldnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Daft question but it wasn't flashing for a car going in the other direction was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 gatsos aren't supposed to flash when you pass them facing towards them because the flash could dazzle you, obviously they do still do it occasionally but they also have to get 2 pictures of the car speeding so they'll get the first one but not the second because you'll have driven past the camera.Nah, they get a pretty decent picture and can accurately calculate your speed from it, you used to get done for it, hence why there are the white markers painted on the road on both sides. But as other people have said, they're not aloud to prosecute as flashing you head in more recent years has been considered stupid and dangerous. Its like, 'hey, that guys driving too fast, I know, lets blind him! that'll help'As far as I know you only get the speed workshop in some counties, and only if your doing between 35 and 40 in a 30 limit. (well at least that's the only people the let on the course I went on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Nah, they get a pretty decent picture and can accurately calculate your speed from it, you used to get done for it, hence why there are the white markers painted on the road on both sides. But as other people have said, they're not aloud to prosecute as flashing you head in more recent years has been considered stupid and dangerous. Its like, 'hey, that guys driving too fast, I know, lets blind him! that'll help'As far as I know you only get the speed workshop in some counties, and only if your doing between 35 and 40 in a 30 limit. (well at least that's the only people the let on the course I went on.Nope, they are on both sides of the road in case you are overtaking. And they didn't used to prosecture head on, in the last 8 years anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Swindlehurst Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ive gone threw one near devils bridge at 75 in a 40 zone ?and they havent done me for some reson it will be 3 points and a fine arounderbout £60 pounddanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ok guys i really appreciate all the comments means alot !just to confirm, there was only me on the road at the time of it flashing and also that it was a gatso camera (the one with the square lense ect.irl let you no if i get anything through anyways Many ThanksPaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ive gone threw one near devils bridge at 75 in a 40 zone ?and they havent done me for some reson it will be 3 points and a fine arounderbout £60 pounddanny74mph? moped? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm sure if your doing over 54mph in a 30mph, they can ban you. So I guess if you were doing 75mph in a 40 limit, you could get disqualified.Anybody got a link to the anti-camera vigilantes? The group of guys that go around burning/destroying speed cameras. I can't find anything on google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3n Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 can we stop making things up,,, seeing as people dont seam to understand cameras...if it looks like that when you approach it, IE you are facing the flash - IT WONT GET YOUIf it looks like that as you approach it, again, IE Facing you - IT WILL GET YOU.I must go through about 50 a week facing the wrong way and get flashed, No speed tickets in 3 years of doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yep ive got flashed by loads of em, in my car and even my motorbike, i guess they just calculate you speed comign in, back because they cant get 2 pictures they cant procecute? Im not to sure but im pretty sure road markings are to show how far youv'e travelled in "X" ammout of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 As explained loads in this thread, it depends what type. Whats more relevant is that you were speeding, if you get done then thats fair, if not you're lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 There was one on the other side of the M4 that flashed me as I was driving towards it at 80 (in a 50) even if it got me, it couldn't read my number plate because the central division was in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Nope, they are on both sides of the road in case you are overtaking. And they didn't used to prosecture head on, in the last 8 years anyway...Oh right, well thats what they told me in the speed workshop thing anyway. And that they kept the lines on both sides because of overtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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