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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: dansmith180 on March 08, 2015, 11:58:29 pm

Title: M25 cameras
Post by: dansmith180 on March 08, 2015, 11:58:29 pm
Can the cameras catch you when the screens are blank, it was about 22:15 and the cameras were completely off (or appeared to be) 1 flashed me and then about 10 miles later another one did. Can they still get you? Has anybody been done when they appear to be off?
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: Deako on March 09, 2015, 12:24:16 am
I just don't speed anywhere with variable limits in place.
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: STV4R on March 09, 2015, 03:33:08 am
Depends where you were. They have a couple of cameras permanently set to 70mph between junctions 5 and 6. So if there is no speed limit on the gantry the camera is still set to 70mph. I think thats the only place on m25. The only other place with them is on m1 next to junction 27.
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: Nodz on March 09, 2015, 07:33:58 am

Depends where you were. They have a couple of cameras permanently set to 70mph between junctions 5 and 6. So if there is no speed limit on the gantry the camera is still set to 70mph. I think thats the only place on m25. The only other place with them is on m1 next to junction 27.

The ones near 5 and 6 are the "sneaky" grey ones on the side of the gantry. They are now round near the A10 junction both ways and now there's one either way between j28 & j29 (a12 & a127) and there's the frame work for them gone up on a gantry in each direction between j2 & j3 (a2 & m20).

The sneaky ones are always on at 70mph and are variable, the gantry ones are only on when there's a limit shown on the sign

Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: Kam88 on March 09, 2015, 08:58:59 am
It's the dreaded wait now lol
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: dansmith180 on March 09, 2015, 09:43:49 am
Yeah I was on jct 14 or 15 and dreaded is right, i was being a tit and I deserve what I get to be fair. Still want to get away with it though obviously  :laugh:
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: rich83 on March 09, 2015, 09:53:30 am
How fast?
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: dansmith180 on March 09, 2015, 10:06:32 am
Is it 2 weeks or 3 they have to send you the notice?

@rich83 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=709) too fast mate, don't want to say but if I'm caught my licence is gone really. I was on the way home from Amsterdam and in a hurry to get back.
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: Kam88 on March 09, 2015, 10:35:16 am
I think they have aces months to send it to you in reality I know m25 have new grey cameras installed which are not visible and been all over the news and papers and they are set to 70 + 10%
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: rich83 on March 09, 2015, 11:57:16 am
Is it 2 weeks or 3 they have to send you the notice?

@rich83 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=709) too fast mate, don't want to say but if I'm caught my licence is gone really. I was on the way home from Amsterdam and in a hurry to get back.

 :sad1: Over a ton then....  :driver:
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: andyR43 on March 09, 2015, 12:03:20 pm
If it's the gantry cameras then you'll be fine.  :happy2:
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: dansmith180 on March 09, 2015, 12:05:40 pm
If it's the gantry cameras then you'll be fine.  :happy2:

I really hope you're correct mate, I haven't heard of any Grey cameras anywhere on the stretch I was on. This scare has already taught me a lesson tbh.
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: wigit on March 09, 2015, 12:37:08 pm
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/11839616.M25_speed_cameras_started_flashing_in_January__FoI_confirms/
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: gtipirelli on March 09, 2015, 01:21:45 pm
I don't know a single person who has ever had a fine/points from any so called variable speed limit camera yet I know plenty who have been caught by hand held cameras and the darlec type ones by the side of the roads. I have been through many so called variable limit camera spots late at night going above the limit at that time and never had a letter. This was before I new what they were
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: dansmith180 on March 09, 2015, 01:25:02 pm
That's the thing I bomb down there regularly and have never had an issue, its only because they flashed I was worried.
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: Kam88 on March 09, 2015, 01:36:16 pm
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/m25-drivers-fined-stealth-speed-cameras-painted-grey-70mph-limit-motorists-hit-9979251.html

This is what I meant was all over the news in January and papers aswell
Title: Re: M25 cameras
Post by: SkyJawa on March 09, 2015, 03:50:28 pm
I don't know a single person who has ever had a fine/points from any so called variable speed limit camera yet

I know several people who have!