I Got Flashed!

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igotflashed

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2 posts

264 months

Thursday 21st November 2002
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(Names changed to protect the innocent!)

I got flashed by a camera last night whilst driving a mates car. He wanted me to try it out as he has had some work done on the car and the throttle is really sensitive, and seems to be a bit sticky. I was being really careful (not least because it's a bit of a pig to drive!) and concentrating on what I was doing, but forgot I was passing a camera.
At the same time I had to pass a cyclist, so gently squeezed the throttle, but it opened more than I wanted so I ended up triggering the camera.

Is there any hope of me getting off this one? I was driving really carefully, but it took by surprise as I was trying clear a cyclist, and the car was difficult to drive slowly. It was rather unfortunate to say the least.

Any help or wisdom I would be very grateful.

northernboy

12,642 posts

264 months

Thursday 21st November 2002
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You have perhaps only a 1 in 10 chance of getting a ticet over this, according to the commonly believed stats.

igotflashed

Original Poster:

2 posts

264 months

Thursday 21st November 2002
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hmmm, I know my local county are quite hot on their "safety cameras" though, so I'd be surprised if it wasn't loaded...