Ginge !

just wondering if anyones got any info on em

im talking about the ones on the west london side, variable speed limit with cameras on the bridges , fooking loads of em now since they extended the fooking lanes


do they only work when the variable limit is in place of are they still enforcing at 70mph ????


reason i ask is im doing that section of london everyday for 2 weeks and im gonna fook the van by hitting the brakes every 800 yards to stay at 70

my boss sugested just sticking to the limit but i fear i may fall asleep at the wheel or never get home

so whats the situation on em, any links would be cool

Little Joe

They only work when a speed limit is shown on the sign.

And they are not in every bridge.

Ginge !

yeah but the only way of telling is when i look in the mirror behind me,,,,,,, its prob a little late by then


back to testing the top speed of the trany it is then


btw how sure are you

rallycross

get a gps device, and you'll find there are not many cameras in the m25 gantrys.

Little Joe

Got a Snooper that indicates for me.

How sure am i, never had a ticket and been through there over 70mph, 30 time +.

But still dont go over 90mph between them, dont know why but never do.

Ginge !

ive got a snooper S4 NEO mate

but thats not what i asked as i cant be arsed to take that to work everyday

do they doffo onlynwork whe the speed limit is in play or not

adamS2RST

I'd be interested to know where they are exactly, i.e from what junctions? I use that stretch of road a fair bit too, never ever seen any tho.

Little Joe

as i said before never had a ticket for it. But done blame me if you do.

Ginge !

there in the bridges with the speed limit signs on,,,,,,,, the ones with a hoooge camera sign on the right on each one


they are deffo there too, ive always ignored em before but now they finished the works on there and its now wider ive noticed the cameras have also been breeding
i can live at 90ish as i go from dartford toll to A24 at 95ish and thats a nice pace to have i found

just everyone seems to slow there and got me thinking and so i joined em but accelerated and then broke at every bridge,,,,,,,,, surely thats bad for the enviroment

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

they only work if the sign is on.

adamS2RST

hmmm....don't think I go past any then....only the road works, but they are temporary gatso's in the 40 limit.

What limit do they inforce and are they fixed signs or illuminated ones ?

Ginge !

its the section before the M3 and the M4, there signs that iluminate, there was riad works there but there finished and now its back to 70,,,,,,,,,,,, just i wanna do more as i belive in fast delivery of car parts

Little Joe

No Road Works now Adam all clear as i went past today.

b19bal


Do what you feels is best, i tend to stick around the 85mph because iam not 100% on them, but when the Sign has a limit on it i stick to it.


Or just take your snooper to work.

Ginge !

promise as theres alot of 3points i could collect in the next week

Ginge !

black insulation tape on the reg tommorow i think, like in the old street racing days

Little Joe

Like your style.

Ginge !

btw my snooper is at snooper AGAIN, as when i dont use it for a while it dont like working

adamS2RST

OK, nice one. Yes, i'm the same, if a limit is mentioned I try to stick to it, but have been using that stretch of road for a fair few years now and have not heard / seen anything, although the road angel occasionally goes off randomly saying fixed units, but never near a bridge

Oranoco

I heard that rear number plate was pulled off by vandals. But you do have it in your van don't you?

Ginge !

steve cant claim that for me,,,,,,,,,,,, as its a ford parts delivery van


i might swop the transits plates with our "pre owned" range

Oranoco

About 8 years ago I drove for Iceland in one of their home delivery vans. Used to rag the nuts out of it everywhere to keep within the time windows. 8 deliveries all over the show within the hour. Then they used to moan because I got through so many tyres

Was a bit annoyed as I drove like a twat everywhere then get suspended for shouting at a guy who drove the wrong way up a one way. It was the twat going the wrong way that complained

Ginge !

oranoco ive got not that many and got from 830 to 530 to do it

first is barking, then dagenham, then gillingham, then epsom ( in time to make alex late to return to work ) then staines, then hayes then alperton then i go home


but i hate driving at 70 latly for some reason

Psycho Warren

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Use mud its more convincing an excuse when you get pulled!!!

"sorry officer, i didn't realise it was so dirty my plates were obscured...................honest!!"

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

you can actually see the cameras, there are cutouts on the signs and a grey box lol

also, look on the other carageway when you get near a sign.. you will see the cameras lol

boXXer

Thing is, i do a run from essex to windsor nearly every other day, and i have followed traffic for miles doing about 90ish (past 8-10 bridges), and they have NEVER gone off. Even when the speed resrictions are on, they dont go off. Buy my road angel tells me there is a camera on nearly every one, so i used to slow down when the limits where on, but people were flying past me at 90ish and they still never went off. So i now ditch the road angel for m25 driving, and just do 80-90 all the way. Strange.

Jim Galbally

im with boxxer, ive sped thru them LOADS of times and never had any comeback... when its a 40 limit on the signs ive gone thru at 80+ in the past, and i deffo aint the only one!

Ginge !

ill tell ya what happens when doing 100 in 2 weeks

nothing went off but then ive got 2 weeks to wait

boXXer

'tis true mate as you say. I wait back for people to fly past me to see if they get flashed, if not, i join the outside lane crew and floor it! (in my 1.1 fez!)

dojj

iTrader: (3)

they are not on every gantry, but there are only a few devoid of camera's

if the signs are there then they'll be switched on but there's nothing to stop you going faster inbetween

they stretch from junction 10 (A3) all the way upto nearly junction 16 )M40) now
i use that bit of road almost everyday so i know which ones are which, but even so, i still slow down "just in case" they are working
seen them flash plenty of times in the past, but always on the other side as someone goes through them

wait till they get wise to this and start to make them average speed cameras, then we've all fooked

joncos

They have not put camera's in the gantry's along the widened stretch yet.

The other stretch has got camera's, they only work when the sign's are lit up. I've been through there numerous times at over 90. Not all of the camera's are live. As you approach the gantry look at the back of the camera. If they are live you will see a Red sticker with a white star. Then 1 camera will be live on that gantry, look at the gantry on the other side and you will see which of the 4 camera's has a flash. It's the same both way's. Have a look next time you drive past at a sensible speed.

Hope this helps.

Ginge !

that defeats my point

markyrsfocus

I followed a Met police Officer who was in his Focus RS through the cameras a few years back, and he was pushing 90 through the camera section. He told me afterwards, that he knew that the cameras were set at 84MPH when the speed wasn't restricted, and since he knew his speedo over read by 10%, he could do 90 and not get done. I didn't try it myself!

The ones that are working are definately on when the spped limits are not up, as I have seen people flashed.

Mark

boXXer

i would disagree with that. I have driven back from essex (jct 1-13) at 90-95 mph ALL the way in my sierra through normal gantrys and ones with speed restrictions on, and NONE of them flashed. Although i have seen people get flashed coming the opposite way. so i dunno when they decide to put them on or not.....

Ginge !

i went through em at 100 ( and it was windy, fook me i aint doing that again ) with it set at 40 with everyone else and none went off


so unles there a actual video camera they seem fine

joncos

That's so you can recognise the stickers on the camera's. Once you know what to look for you can spot them at 90+ MPH.

I drive through there every day at 90+, traffic permitting that is. And have been doing so ever since the camera's have been there.
Even went through as a passenger in an E46 M3 at twice the speed limit and no camera flash's.

Phil

iTrader: (1)

I've been through them regularly at 140+ at night when I was at uni in London. Never had any problems but that was a couple of years ago, still had the variable limit and camera signs on every brigge though.

Ginge !

well that was the last time i have o do it as snooper should return my unit to me next week

dojj

iTrader: (3)

if you can see camera's on the gantry on the other side, the gantry on your side will have camera's too

the questions is, do they work? just a risk you have to take really but when the limits are posted, i do go through at the posted limits

Rich_w

Ginge will be so pleased. No ones ever complimented him on anything

Theres too many cameras between the Reigate and Heathrow section. OB2 was going spastic. The gantrys with the speed camera sign, are NOT the only ones with camera on BTW. Just take it steady would be my advise, pain though it is. At least you'll def not get fooked.

Graham S1

not a problem when you can only do 56 mph

and yeah, look for the gap above the black speed limit sign. if theres no light, theres a camera.