philgregson
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BAD NEWS!!
Rumours abound around sunny Buxtonville (backed up by the front page of the Buxton Advertiser)that the Cat & Fiddle, along with the Buxton-Leek road
are going to get speed cameras as part of Derbyshires long term plan to prevent anyone driving anywhere at all faster then 50 mph (as long as the
touroids can manage even that!) and that no-one should be so politically incorrect as to have fun whilst driving at any speed.
Drive it now whilst you still can!!
I am sad to report that there isn't a cat in hell's chance that my car will be finished before this sad event occurs.
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locodude
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| posted on 3/9/02 at 05:48 PM |
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Spray cans and shotguns at the ready!! Allegedly!
Chris PTM 
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 3/9/02 at 05:57 PM |
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Ba*t*rds 
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johnston
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| posted on 3/9/02 at 08:44 PM |
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i no a man in iraq with a few weapons of mass destruction for sale if anyones interested in usin them 
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chrisg
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| posted on 3/9/02 at 09:22 PM |
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Apparently the weapon of choice against Gatso's is the tyre hung over it and the bottom of the tyre filled with unleaded and "somehow" catching
fire.
Quick and easy, but of course illegal, so I don't want to hear about anyone on here being done for it. Stories of ones you've seen destroyed,
however will be welcomed!!
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/9/02 at 09:55 PM |
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problem with that is its arson. The law is pretty heavy on that.
Another technique is to whack it with a paintball gun.
I have wondered also what a metal disk with epoxy on it, on the end of a convenient pole, for installation, would do, stuck on the lens aperture.
in the one of two ocassions I looked in max power (we have had this discussion, so the ribbing is old...) they were suggesting tin foil covered boards
standing in front of the cam. This allows arranged fast speeding runs, but isnt damaging the camera, just kinda obstructing its view a bit.
Portable petrol powered grinder?
big rope and a land rover?
atb
steve
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 4/9/02 at 05:04 PM |
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i'll just swap plates with PTM next time we go over the top.........
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johnston
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| posted on 4/9/02 at 09:01 PM |
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ever see the news reports of belfast when the take down the security cameras in the "hot spots"
but seen as you english are a peacefull lot why not put your 9inch grinders from screw fix and give them some proper use
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philgregson
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| posted on 12/9/02 at 03:52 PM |
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I often travel a road through Longton (or somewhere like that on the edge of stoke) where they have about 5 speed cameras in about a mile!!
Was chuffed to see when I passed through on tuesday that someone had covered them all with black poly bags and parcel tape.
Although some poor repair man was trying to remove it all - when I passed by on wednesday at least one of them was covered again.
Glad to see that someone (obviously someone less worried about getting caught than me) is taking action to disarm the blased things.
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paulf
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| posted on 12/9/02 at 10:38 PM |
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Yes I visited Stoke a while ago and could not believe how many there were on some stretches of road, I thought we had it bad in northamptonshire.I
managed not to get nabbed but it would be very easy for someone from out of the area to get caught out, i suppose that the locals know all the
locations as we do in northants, and the cameras only catch people who are passing through the area so therefore dont really deter speeding.
Paul.
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I often travel a road through Longton (or somewhere like that on the edge of stoke) where they have about 5 speed cameras in about a mile!!
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philgregson
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| posted on 13/9/02 at 10:47 AM |
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Not only get nabbed - It would be possible to go from a clean licence to a ban in half a mile!!
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JohnFol
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| posted on 13/9/02 at 12:29 PM |
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Did you know Reading has more camera's per mile than any other town in the UK?
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carnut1100
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| posted on 7/6/03 at 01:47 PM |
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In my part of Australia speed cameras are usually put in the back of a van and parked by the side of the road for the day.
One person took the plates off the van and drove up and down in front of the van at high speed. The traffic division received lots of tickets for the
speed camer van, and were not impressed.
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/6/03 at 02:49 PM |
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Bloke in the paper was fined £4000 for downing one this week. That would buy a lot of bits.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Wadders
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| posted on 7/6/03 at 05:30 PM |
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No need to go that far, dunno how easy the heads on them turn, but on a stretch of road in Leeds which has a big yellow camera every few hundred yards
the things are never ever pointing at the road, the local yoof have them facing over the pavement towards the houses.
Another thought, what would happen if the white lines on the road were accidentally painted black!
i]Originally posted by Peteff
Bloke in the paper was fined £4000 for downing one this week. That would buy a lot of bits.
yours, Pete.
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/6/03 at 06:42 PM |
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My mate Phil got nicked last year on the A515 Buxton road. He was doing 96 when the police clocked him and he had to appear at Buxton magistrates cos
it was his second offence in 6 months, the other one was 42 in a 30 limit. He got a 3 week ban and is now paranoid to the point of dangerous cos he
spends more time looking at the speedo than the road.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mranlet
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| posted on 31/7/03 at 08:15 PM |
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Living in the US we don't have to deal with speed cameras very much... I really feel for you all though - I hate to imagine what it would be
like...
Please accept this blatant law-breaking movie link as a token of sympathy:
http://movies.exvitermini.com/nagsupuk.zip
-MR
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/8/03 at 09:57 AM |
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Rally speed traps.
Did you see the paper on Wednesday about the World Rally in Wales last November. Sainz, Makinen and Burns all nicked for speeding between stages.
Burns was speeding in 5 different limits and faces a ban, 19 drivers altogether. They were all adjourned till this November, probably so they can do
them again .
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Simon
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| posted on 1/8/03 at 10:46 AM |
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Just see it now:
Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?
Oh!
ATB
Simon
PS Yeah I know they're cameras, which spoils it a bit!!
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andyps
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| posted on 1/8/03 at 11:08 PM |
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I have often wondered what would happen if the glass cover over the camera was sprayed with grease from an aerosol. Wouldn't do any lasting harm
to the camera, but would probably make the pictures difficult to use.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 5/8/03 at 12:13 PM |
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Easy - all vote conservative....
Yes believe it or not the conservative party is still going - operating out of a lock up in peckham i understand....
However they have a befinate vote winner in thier new manifesto - ban speed cameras!!
So I say lets all vote for IDS (doesn't that also stand for infant death syndrome?)
And screw the economy.......
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robinbastd
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| posted on 5/8/03 at 08:20 PM |
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Ummmmm...........I think you'll find that the economy is screwed already.
Ian(Not)Duncan Smith
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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thekafer
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 07:08 AM |
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this may actually come to pass!!
 Locoster: (Thinks to himself) "What a great day for a drive!".......Shaniqua:"Hello sir this is Shaniqua your Onstar
representitve, our satalite has you doing 70m.p.h in a 50m.p.h. zone..Is there a problem with your vehical sir?..."
 Locoster:"What?!..Problem with my?!!...Who said that!!?..." Shaniqua:"Sir,I'm sending your citation directly to your local
authorities,I've also taken the liberty of deducting the fine from your checking acount and raising your insurance rate.At this time I'm
going to have to ask you to release the steering wheel so one of our remote vehical impound officers can now direct your car to the nearest police
station where you will remain locked in your car until officers can assist you. Have a nice day and thank you for using Onstar..."
Locoster: "Thanks Mr Gebhart!!.." Dont Laugh guys, It's on the way!! Fletch
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 07:34 AM |
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roumer has it the though police are gunna put micro chips in number plates and track cars from satalites,that way they can get you anywhere,anytime
without the expence of film for the cameras
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Stu16v
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| posted on 8/9/03 at 08:15 PM |
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quote:
However they have a befinate vote winner in thier new manifesto - ban speed cameras!!
Mmmmm. And then the alarm went off and it was time to go to work.....
I very much doubt that whoever gets in at the next election will get rid of speed cameras, they 'earn' far too much money for 'em.
They will be promising to get the NHS back into shape next...
Dont just build it.....make it!
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