Flashed By A Speed Camrea Whilst Stationary

gubble

So to add to the current excitement in my life I was flashed by a speed camera last night whilst stationary.

I heard an ambulance behind me (going to at some rate blues and twos going) so pulled over at the nearest safest place, which just so happened to be at a speed camera on the markings after it.

Ambulance overtook on the other side of the road and I was stationary - however the speed camera flashed. I'm guessing as these things work on automatic numberplate recognition I'll get a letter through the post and will obviously fight it as the pictures will clearly show I'm stationary.

Has anyone had this before & did you get a letter through the post?

Alnico

Don't worry. As well as flashing it records the speed. Yours will be 0 and with an ambulance in shot it will be disregarded.
If it somehow does come through to you, one simple appeal from you and a human being will realise and quosh it.

PC_Dave

gubble said:

So to add to the current excitement in my life I was flashed by a speed camera last night whilst stationary.

I heard an ambulance behind me (going to at some rate blues and twos going) so pulled over at the nearest safest place, which just so happened to be at a speed camera on the markings after it.

Ambulance overtook on the other side of the road and I was stationary - however the speed camera flashed. I'm guessing as these things work on automatic numberplate recognition I'll get a letter through the post and will obviously fight it as the pictures will clearly show I'm stationary.

Has anyone had this before & did you get a letter through the post?

I doubt you will struggle to fight that one.

Edit: read your post properly - you'll be fine

CHRISB50

I think you'll get away with it.

gubble

Oh I'll not be facing the reality of an SP30 for sure.

Part of me posting this is 'just in case' and I can show this thread to show I didn't think a story up last minute when the letter came through.

For the record A337 Highcliffe 19:10pm

ICBM

It will either come up as 0mph or 150mph depending on whether they think the one image means the car hasn't moved, or has moved out of shot.

I'm sure Top Gear tried to test it and found you needed to be going at least at that sort of speed to get away with it.

So if you weren't in a Ferrari/Porsche etc you'll be fine.

Probably.

gubble

Not a Diesel Ford Focus then

HAL9000

Doesn't a speed camera record two images a fraction of a second apart? If so then it will be clear that you hadn't moved between shots.

Bogwhoppit

If there are line markers on the road, they check movement between the two pictures (two flash's). Its unusual (although not unheard of) to be done on a single flash. Single flash is usually a sign the camera is not in full operation due to cutbacks.

I've been overtaken on the A1 by a Police car on two occasions and the gatso has flashed twice, I never had a letter on either occasion.

Fuzzdog

gubble said:

For the record A337 Highcliffe 19:10pm

I know that one well, mostly as my sister got caught by it twice in the same day.  Oops.

That's a good old fashioned Gatso, so no ANPR and there will be two photos taken, you'll be in the same place in both so nothing at all to worry about there.

gubble

Fuzzdog said:

gubble said:

For the record A337 Highcliffe 19:10pm

I know that one well, mostly as my sister got caught by it twice in the same day.  Oops.

That's a good old fashioned Gatso, so no ANPR and there will be two photos taken, you'll be in the same place in both so nothing at all to worry about there.

My other half got caught by it a few years ago.

I'd literally just turned right out of the Lord Bute and onto the road when I heard the ambulance so pulled over in what you'll well know is the easiest and safest place.

57Deluxe

There are many cases where pulling over for an emergency vehicle either into cross-hatch zone or Bus Lane has resulted in a ticket issued where the local authority will not waive it... So I Never pull over for an emergency vehicle!

mike257

57Deluxe;1043481" said:

There are many cases where pulling over for an emergency vehicle either into cross-hatch zone or Bus Lane has resulted in a ticket issued where the local authority will not waive it... So I Never pull over for an emergency vehicle!

Really?

RaymondLin

ICBM;1043200" said:

It will either come up as 0mph or 150mph depending on whether they think the one image means the car hasn't moved, or has moved out of shot.

I'm sure Top Gear tried to test it and found you needed to be going at least at that sort of speed to get away with it.

So if you weren't in a Ferrari/Porsche etc you'll be fine.

Probably.

They used a TVR and it was tested at 174 before it doesn't go off at all.

siremoon

mike257 said:

57Deluxe;1043481" said:

There are many cases where pulling over for an emergency vehicle either into cross-hatch zone or Bus Lane has resulted in a ticket issued where the local authority will not waive it... So I Never pull over for an emergency vehicle!

Really?

Yes.  There was an article in the Sunday Times about it a few months back.  Many people have been fined for bus lane encroachments whilst getting out of the way of emergency vehicles.  Appeals dismissed in most if not all cases.

RaymondLin

You shouldn't break the Highway Code for an emergency vehicle, not obliged to, just drive normally and pull over into a space or let it overtake you.

not_the_dj

Rule 219

Emergency and Incident Support vehicles. You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or traffic officer and incident support vehicles using flashing amber lights. When one approaches do not panic. Consider the route of such a vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass, while complying with all traffic signs. If necessary, pull to the side of the road and stop, but try to avoid stopping before the brow of a hill, a bend or narrow section of road. Do not endanger yourself, other road users or pedestrians and avoid mounting the kerb. Do not brake harshly on approach to a junction or roundabout, as a following vehicle may not have the same view as you.

thecolourbox

The cameras go off around here at all kind of random moments, I've seen them go off on the other side of a dual carriageway with not a car in sight. Also gone off as I've crossed the road as a pedestrian again with no cars in sight so I shouldn't worry too much

ICBM

thecolourbox said:

The cameras go off around here at all kind of random moments, I've seen them go off on the other side of a dual carriageway with not a car in sight. Also gone off as I've crossed the road as a pedestrian again with no cars in sight so I shouldn't worry too much

The camera operator is just taking stealth shots of you. Don't worry about it.

axisus

I got snapped whilst I was stationary. That's the last time I impersonate a sheet of A4 paper whilst driving. Apparently my guilt was written all over me.

thecolourbox

ICBM;1044034" said:

thecolourbox said:

The cameras go off around here at all kind of random moments, I've seen them go off on the other side of a dual carriageway with not a car in sight. Also gone off as I've crossed the road as a pedestrian again with no cars in sight so I shouldn't worry too much





The camera operator is just taking stealth shots of you. Don't worry about it.

I was flashing at the time. And not my headlights