scameras on the A5?

scameras on the A5?

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cheeky_chops

Original Poster:

1,603 posts

258 months

Monday 6th September 2004
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Hi, i have a new job and will be driving from/to Towcester to Rugby most days...

anyone know approx where the scameras hang out?? Not so much the 30mph, but the NSL bits....

Cheers in advance

blademan

493 posts

245 months

Wednesday 29th September 2004
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cheeky_chops said:
Hi, i have a new job and will be driving from/to Towcester to Rugby most days...

anyone know approx where the scameras hang out?? Not so much the 30mph, but the NSL bits....

Cheers in advance

hi cheeky_chops
Sorry I have'nt got back sooner but I normally only look on "speed,plod and the law"

Anyway.
I have been doing the A5 run everyday, Rugby to Nuneaton.
There are no fixed cameras on this route, but recently I have seen mobile scameras on two occaisons; one outside the Hanover hotel, and the other near that Libertys place in the layby. I suggest you log onto www.speedorsafety.com/mobile_cameras.asp
To be honest, they have been where they say they will be, but I have only seen the vans in off peak hours, so I guess the A5 (this section at least) is not a priority for them).
Hope this helps
Blademan

cheeky_chops

Original Poster:

1,603 posts

258 months

Monday 18th October 2004
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cheers!

Spotted one last week at 830am on the A5, about 3 miles North of the A5/A45 junction - just passed a row of cars and thought i saw something, so pulled in behind the last car/truck!! V lucky i reckon

camspot

1 posts

240 months

Friday 5th November 2004
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Cheeky chops - don't very often see scameras on the A5 south of Rugby.Have seen red boxer type vans used as scameras south of Kilsby.
The only other place i have seen them is in the laybys around the radio masts.(if yuo go into rugby via clifton) and they used to have a plug and pay setup at the end of butlers leap, but i suspect the traffic lights will have put paid to that.
As far as i know no fixed scameras towcester to rugby.
Favorite place in towcester is just before racecourse, between the 30/40 limit going south.
As for rugby - if yuo go into rugby via kilsby - both kilsby and the hilmorton road are scamera territory.
Blademan - no doubt you know of the Truvelo on the a47 into town, just before you go over the railway line opposite etone school. Be carefull in nuneaton as someone has been planting gatso seed all over town.

BlueCerbera

71 posts

247 months

Tuesday 9th November 2004
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Have seen them quite a few times sitting in the parking area 1 mile down the A5 when it goes from single to dual carrige way (after a508 island).

They operate both northbound and southbound. A collegue of mine says that he has seen one late at night there (didn't think they operated in the dark )

Have also seen a bike getting people going northbound just on the way into towcester, but thats fair enough (loads of junctions and 30 limit)

Worth also keeping an eye on the bridges as you go through the MK section.

Then again its probably best just to ignore me as I can't read (just notced you are heading north )

>> Edited by BlueCerbera on Tuesday 9th November 21:18

amethyst

957 posts

248 months

Sunday 28th November 2004
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Sometimes they are parked on the side of the A5 between the Long Buckby turn and Watford Gap. There was an accident at the junction a week or so back so they may well be there again soon. Also they are quite often in Weedon, but normally on the A45.

gwp

174 posts

241 months

Thursday 2nd December 2004
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3 new Gatso's for nuneaton, good news in some way's as they were sometimes Talivan posted at those spots, and not shown on my GPS. Now the Talivans are elsewhere leaving us safe in the hands of the Gatso's!!!!

GREGA

32 posts

241 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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They`ve been sitting outside the prison on the A45 just after Braunston Nr Daventry recently.