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qooqiiu

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751 posts

202 months

Saturday 19th September 2009
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This week new speed limit signs were put up. They are still covered up but expect the 40 limit to be reinstated soon. The GATSO will also be uncovered soon as well.

mad

AdamD

501 posts

225 months

Sunday 20th September 2009
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Wish they would just remove the roundabout TBH.

mneame

1,484 posts

216 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Yes they stated a while back that it would be back to 40 and the scamera would be in action again. frown

Wouldn't surprise me if the entire A127 has the ave speed camera and down to 50mph before too long.

TCEvo

13,354 posts

207 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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mneame said:
Yes they stated a while back that it would be back to 40 and the scamera would be in action again. frown

Wouldn't surprise me if the entire A127 has the ave speed camera and down to 50mph before too long.
Probably only a matter of time, although you don't seem to hear as many probs with the FOW to the M25... guess it's just selective reporting though!

ianqv

1,278 posts

218 months

Wednesday 14th October 2009
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I'm guessing they will be going live soon - I saw a scamera man up a ladder sorting the scamera out today!

I've often wondered... do these Scamera "people" tell their familys what they do for a living, if they do, I wonder how the family deals with the shame???!!!

TCEvo

13,354 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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ianqv said:
I'm guessing they will be going live soon - I saw a scamera man up a ladder sorting the scamera out today!

I've often wondered... do these Scamera "people" tell their familys what they do for a living, if they do, I wonder how the family deals with the shame???!!!
laugh thought the same thing earlier in the week when I saw a guy servicing one of the traffic light scameras in Chelmsford.

qooqiiu

Original Poster:

751 posts

202 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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SCAMERA now up and snapping!

TCEvo

13,354 posts

207 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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qooqiiu said:
SCAMERA now up and snapping!
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Greenpis

302 posts

179 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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Maybe a daft question.

But why were the cameras out of action for the best part of a year?

They weren't repositioned were they? And if they were, why take so long?

Had heard a story that they would be removed once the specs were working from the Wickford junction. But don't see what difference this has on them, surely they're there to make sure everyone slows from 70 for the rbt.

Sorry for the rambling post.

TCEvo

13,354 posts

207 months

Thursday 17th December 2009
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Still in the same place as far as I'm aware.

Always struck me as the most pointless set of cameras in the area.

qooqiiu

Original Poster:

751 posts

202 months

Thursday 17th December 2009
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The Fixed GATSO's at the FOW were put there because when they did some work at the centre they also relayed the surface. They said the new surface was, and i quote "slippery for a few months" thats why they were brought in. They only had a temporary license and its taken a long time for the bd council to get a permanent licence stating a reduction of incidences, most likely.

A young work colleague of mine recently got snapped by the one london bound. He said he was doing at least 70 and has not received anything.

ianqv

1,278 posts

218 months

Thursday 17th December 2009
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qooqiiu said:
They said the new surface was, and i quote "slippery for a few months" thats why they were brought in.
This is only a wacky suggestion............
Perhaps if they had laid a more suitable road surface in the first place i.e a non slippery one!!
They would not have had a need to put the revenue making camera's up!

I mean c'mon… it's NOT rocket science!!!!

Just think… these Muppets are in charge of running our country!!