You bloody Welsh! (and your speeding tickets)

[lostkat]

Originally Posted by Feek

Three points won't (or at least it shouldn't) affect your insurance.

*cough* motors *cough*

They affected mine, so I thought "sod it" and got another 3

All 6 of my precious points were picked up in Wales. I've seen more speed vans there than anywhere else in the country... bastards!

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by DRZ

Those roads arent really policed apart from the A55 etc up at the top.

Had we come down the A49 then...

Thats the route I took on the way though, so the same still stands

[Kell_ee001]

Originally Posted by lostkat

All 6 of my precious points were picked up in Wales.

All 6 of mine were from moving house! So, when I moved a couple of weeks ago I don't think I did above 25mph just incase

[iCraig]

Now my Dad's been done. Almost the same road. Another mobile one.

33 in a 30.

For ****sake. He's one the most careful drivers I know, he's been driving for over 25 years and has never been in an accident or committed any driving offence.

I'm due to drive in North Wales again next week and I'm terrified I'll get done again, I try to stick to the speed limit at all the times through there but when going down hills etc, it's hard to stay on the limit without having your eyes glued to the dash.

[Feek]

33?

Argue it. 10% etc etc.

[iCraig]

33 is 10% over the limit though isn't it. Right on the margin.

Just sheer bad luck and anal police. (No offence Von. )

[Daz]

But that's the point. Speedo's are allowed to be 10% out by law, so his dial might have been saying 30. In fact I thought all gatso's were set at 34 because of this.

[iCraig]

But I thought the 10% worked the other way. That the speedo measures 10% faster, not slower.

When I do 70 on my speedometer, my GPS says I'm doing about 66-67.

So my Dad was probably doing 36-37 on the speedo.

[Feek]

It can be either way. Speedo's usually do read high though.

[Dr. Z]

Originally Posted by Feek

It can be either way. Speedo's usually do read high though.

Cant underread by law but it must overread, by a maximum of 10%.

At any rate, the 10% thing only features in the Association of Chief Police Officers guidelines on speed enforcement. There is absolutely nothing that forces them to adhere to those guidelines. Brunstrom might be head of the ACPO, but he sure as hell doesnt follow the guidelines...