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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Default Best 'Accident blackspot' detectors on the market

I mean speed camera detector

What's everyone using?

Jason

PS - Not interested in the GPS/route finder versions, purely accident / speed camera ones!!!!
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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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My road angel 6000 gives me blackspots. But thats also Sat Nav.

http://www.blackspot.com/products/ro...act/index.html

May be of use to you though.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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PS - Not interested in the GPS/route finder versions, purely accident / speed camera ones!!!!
IMO the best choice is the Valentine 1 .....

http://www.valentine1.com/
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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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all ones that dont use GPS are illeagal now... any that detect laser scatter and stuff like that... dunno how they can tell... but if you get pulled you can be fucked over!

think the road angels are alright, because they dont detect the scatter, you have to download the locations into them from a site...
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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all ones that dont use GPS are illeagal now... any that detect laser scatter and stuff like that... dunno how they can tell... but if you get pulled you can be fucked over!
Are you absolutely sure about that? Where did you hear or read about it?

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think the road angels are alright, because they dont detect the scatter, you have to download the locations into them from a site...
Franco's thread title indicates that he wants a "detector".
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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was in auto express i think... or pc express... or one of the different magazines i have around the house... it was only a month or 2 old when i read it the othe week.

i have tried to find stuff on the web about it, but nothing has come up...

im sure it said they were illeagal if they just detected it without using gps...
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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Dougs right, i'd rather take a chance that get flashed!

I take it you have a Valentine unit Doug, easy to use etc?
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i know its a bit late... but its all i could find on the web that looked reliable...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4333671.stm

will try and find the article later tonight!!
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http://www.radardetectors.co.uk/radar_detector_law.htm
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Franco
Dougs right, i'd rather take a chance that get flashed!
I take it you have a Valentine unit Doug, easy to use etc?
Yes, I've had one for about 5 years......saved me from getting points many times, still got a clean licence.

Very easy to use, nice loud warnings. 100% relaible.

Dont use in in the heated part of the windscreen, as it performs poorly there as stated by the instruction manual.

Use it on the section where there is no heating element.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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Thanks Doug!
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Old May 23, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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Been using the origin b2 for the last 3 years, brilliant piece of kit and not failed yet. Dont get any false alarms etc
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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http://www.computeractive.co.uk/comp...ection-devices
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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Default Re: Best 'Accident blackspot' detectors on the market

Originally Posted by L8 ECU
Originally Posted by Franco
PS - Not interested in the GPS/route finder versions, purely accident / speed camera ones!!!!
IMO the best choice is the Valentine 1 .....

http://www.valentine1.com/
The V1 is now NA. Its called "V1 2001"

Given that Radar is all but superceeded in the UK (compared to the US where its still really common) I would wonder if great Radar detection should be a priority...

Anyhow.

http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/bestbuy.htm



Oh, and as of TODAY. No detectors are illegal. Jammers are though.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Default Re: Best 'Accident blackspot' detectors on the market

Originally Posted by L8 ECU
Originally Posted by Franco
PS - Not interested in the GPS/route finder versions, purely accident / speed camera ones!!!!
IMO the best choice is the Valentine 1 .....

http://www.valentine1.com/
totally agree
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