Foul Play?

Not only were these chumps parked on a red route during a time prohibited as per the signage ft away from their vehicle, but they had also made the attempt to obscure their vehicle behind signage

I may have been going a tad bit quicker than I should have been (35-36 in a 30) I got out to take pictures just in case I have to fight it.

What's the score with speed camera vehicles and signage anyway? I thought there were regulations stipulating that they had to display signage a certain distance away from the vehicles etc

Discuss??

Just found this on the House of Commons site on signage

On signing, it states:
Camera signs should continue to be co-located with speed limit signs where permitted and practicable.

For fixed speed enforcement, co-located camera and speed limit reminder signs should continue to be placed to allow the signs and speed camera to be visible to the driver in the same view. A camera sign may also be placed not more than 1 km from the first camera housing in the direction being enforced (including or excluding side roads at the discretion of the road safety partnership).

For mobile enforcement, co-located camera and speed limit reminder signs should continue to be placed in advance of the point of entry to the site or route (including or excluding side roads at the discretion of the road safety partnership) in the direction being enforced. Camera signs should also continue to be placed thereafter at intervals of around 1 km throughout the length being enforced.10

7 DfT, Use of speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement: guidance on deployment, visibility and signing (DfT Circular 01/2007), 31 January 2007
8 ibid., p8
9 ibid., paras 22-23
10 ibid., para 41 4

I think there is a free legal advice forum, post the pics on that mate, it looks dodgy I'm sure a pro will pick them to pieces. I also thought that doing that sort of thing you have to be in proper employment with the law enforcement in that area, they look more like to me. Also is it only static cameras that have to be highly visible (yellow) to drivers??

did you go back up the road Zac to check that they had or had not placed an advance sign? Rick

solarman216 said:

did you go back up the road Zac to check that they had or had not placed an advance sign? Rick

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Yes I did, there was nothing!!!!!

terranosaurusdoug said:

I think there is a free legal advice forum, post the pics on that mate, it looks dodgy I'm sure a pro will pick them to pieces. I also thought that doing that sort of thing you have to be in proper employment with the law enforcement in that area, they look more like to me. Also is it only static cameras that have to be highly visible (yellow) to drivers??

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They have to have signage out I'm sure

Surely that's not a speed camera, is it?
These are just misuse of roads, ie driving in bus lanes etc, cameras.

don simon said:

Surely that's not a speed camera, is it?
These are just misuse of roads, ie driving in bus lanes etc, cameras.

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I think it was deffo a speed trap!!!

Just be a SMART ass as you have photos of them beeing in wrong place

Police officials may park illegally to gather evidence of a crime (speeding included).

The general public cannot, these council workers are just that "the public".

They are parked illegally & therefore any evidence collected of speeding is null & void.

I looked this up for my mate that was done for speeding by the police in a marked car. They where parked on a slip road to a dual carriageway blocking off one lane. Stupid yes, but not illegal

I think you'll find Zak that they where collecting evidence of untaxed, uninsured & MOT'ed expired vehicles.

Monaro Pete said:

Police officials may park illegally to gather evidence of a crime (speeding included).

The general public cannot, these council workers are just that "the public".

They are parked illegally & therefore any evidence collected of speeding is null & void.

I looked this up for my mate that was done for speeding by the police in a marked car. They where parked on a slip road to a dual carriageway blocking off one lane. Stupid yes, but not illegal

I think you'll find Zak that they where collecting evidence of untaxed, uninsured & MOT'ed expired vehicles.

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Very reassuring to hear, thanks mate :thumb2

I don't think this is a speed camera.