more Scameras?

[RICHARDL]

I passed underneath a bridge on the A19 today (north bound, just before Yarm) and there was a van parked on the bridge with a pair of CCTV dome cameras hanging out of the back on a bracket.

Is this a speed camera? I may have been a tad over the limit before seeing it thats all

[tvrbob]

They've been targeting the area for a couple of weeks. Quite covert sometimes, hiding on slip roads and behind bridges. This marks a new era for this policing in this area. They had been fairly reasonable before targeting 30 zones only. I shall have to watch myself.

[RICHARDL]

yes I saw them parked in two slip roads on the way out yesterday morning. this new thing on the bridge though, I didnt see any camera signs before it - can they still nick me?

[tvrbob]

RICHARDL said:

can they still nick me?

I don't know. My guess is they'll send the notice and ask that you plead guilty. I have argued with them before when they were using their mobile camera wrongly. I provided them evidence that their action was unsafe because the camera manufacturer specified how to use the camera and they were using it contrary to the manufacturers instructions. There reply required that I plead this in court. Problem is the £60 fine becomes £1,000 if I go to court and I would have to rely on the judgement of a magistrate. I know several magistrates and they don't live in our world so I decided taking them to court would cost me £1,000. I went with the safe option and paid the money.

Just one more example of justice being corrupted by the system.

[Byff]

I'm paranoid about bridges and slip roads when on motorways now - I always slow down to about 80 ready to chuck on the anchors if I see anything suspicious, once past, it's peddle to the metal again.

If your lucky, it might have been APNR, looking for the real criminals on the roads.

[wedg1e]

I suspect they may just ('just' ) be ANPR looking for tax dodgers. They always seem to site them where you have no escape route... such as on the Tees flyover.

[dexy]

YEP ANPR cameras(to many tax n insurance dodgers apperantly in the cleveland area ) only times ive seen speed cameras is further on the 19 in north yorks ie bobby car n gun hiding in farm entrances etc
neil

[paulwakinshaw]

so you have no doubt seen N.Yorks scooby hiding just around Scotch Corner on that nice flat straight section?

I'm very careful now, even though I can jam the laser!

[dexy]

i seen that one, always sit on the good bits of road ,
i like the ones sitting on A1M wetherby to Borobridge bit, always catching people there !and you carnt miss them !keeps ya on ya toes simple answer keep ya speed down ....
neil

[volvos70t5]

The car tax cameras were just after the A19/A174 intersection last week. I don't think there are any major A roads that are scamera targetted in this area.

[RICHARDL]

I have seen the car tax van around the area over the last few weeks, but this one on the A19 was a larger transit sized van, and the equipment was not like the car tax van - this had dome cameras (I do some CCTV myself, its the only reason I noticed them).

I suspect it was not to do with car tax

[minimax]

tvrbob said:

They've been targeting the area for a couple of weeks. Quite covert sometimes, hiding on slip roads and behind bridges. This marks a new era for this policing in this area. They had been fairly reasonable before targeting 30 zones only. I shall have to watch myself.

bugger.

It wasn't that long ago that I used to barrel up the A19 under cover of darkness at 130+ all the way

takes all the fun out of a midnight run if you have to do less than 100

what I really think is unsporting is when the rozzers hide up an on ramp to a dual carriageway so you can only see them in your rear view after you've gone past

it's just not cricket

[dexy]

RICHARDL said:

I have seen the car tax van around the area over the last few weeks, but this one on the A19 was a larger transit sized van, and the equipment was not like the car tax van - this had dome cameras (I do some CCTV myself, its the only reason I noticed them). I suspect it was not to do with car tax

its a car tax,insurance van .norm have a couple of bobby cars,bikes a bit further down the road pulling people over if it were a scamera van why have the bobby car,bikes.think they can see if ya using a mobile and see if you got your seat belt on as well .the van your talking about always parks up on the Stokesley rd coming out of boro .just slow down when you see the things !!! barh
neil

[froggie]

the merk sprinter size van is the polices, its computer can look for certain reg numbers inputed ie,people with warrents,known criminals cars,cars assosiated with crime,un taxed and i beleave speeders,they could input from swanseas data base things like all diesel cars and work with the costoms and exise for dodgey fuel in theory. this is usualy acompanied by a trafic car or bike,somtimes the unmarked scodas or peugeot eather side of it.
THE smaller transit vans are eather the mobile speed camera set up on a tripod at the side of the road,he works on his own or
THE small dvla van with his rear doors open and 2 cameras <1 for each lane> who records untaxed veacles and sends fines through the post.he has a green dvla sticker on the side of the van..