Slimy38
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| posted on 19/7/13 at 08:39 AM |
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Originally posted by kj
How do these carmeras work in the vans do they just hit you from one distance or over set distance, why is it just car drivers who get caught by the
front number plate what about bikes is this not discrimination.
Anyone ever challenged it??
Bikes can be done from the front, it's not as much of a 'get out of jail free' card as people think (although admittedly it's
also not as easy as just reading the number plate).
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/October/1-7/oct0208-bikers-caught-by-forward-facing-cameras/
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thefreak
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| posted on 19/7/13 at 01:12 PM |
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I received a NIP a few weeks ago. 42mph in a 30mph and was given the option for a speed awareness course.
They got me from behind (!) as well so couldn't identify the face. I was tempted to argue it as there was 2 people in the car and it could have
been either me or the missus, but anyone with an ounce of sense in court would look at the picture and see the 6ft person in the drivers seat and the
5ft 4 female with pony tail in the passenger seat 
Decided as I was offered it I'd take the course rather than the points. Just need to book it and loose 1/2 a day of my life.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 19/7/13 at 01:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thefreak
I was tempted to argue it as there was 2 people in the car and it could have been either me or the missus
That sort of thinking didn't work out too well for Chris Huhne.
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thefreak
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| posted on 19/7/13 at 01:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
quote:
Originally posted by thefreak
I was tempted to argue it as there was 2 people in the car and it could have been either me or the missus
That sort of thinking didn't work out too well for Chris Huhne.
It was fine until he got fed up with her 
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loggyboy
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| posted on 19/7/13 at 02:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
Bikes can be done from the front, it's not as much of a 'get out of jail free' card as people think (although admittedly it's
also not as easy as just reading the number plate).
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/October/1-7/oct0208-bikers-caught-by-forward-facing-cameras/
Thats a very extreme case. He was stupid and the extremity of the offences lead the police to persue a costly investigation to secure a guilty plea,
plus if he had the money to have a decent lawer behind him it would have propably been thrown out.
Spending lots of policeman hours on doing a bike for 40 in a 30 and getting a £60 fine just wouldnt add up, so technically you either have to be very
stupid or very very very unlucky to get done by a front facing camera on bike.
Mistral Motorsport
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Theshed
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| posted on 19/7/13 at 04:29 PM |
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Further up the thread was the issue of "do I have to tell my insurance company".... The answer is yes - whether they ask or not. In a
contract of insurance there is a term of "utmost good faith". You need to disclose anything which might affect the decision to insure or
the premium. A failure to do so entitled the insurance company - as against any claim by you as opposed to a third party - to treat the policy as void
(they do have to refund the premium for what its worth).
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