Watch out everyone Night time speed cameras

[EmilysDad]

when do they usually send your NIP out by?

 

[Blobcat]

when do they usually send your NIP out by?

Same day

 

[Chrishazle]

Yet another money spinner for the police/local government. OK, idiots doing 50 in a 30 (or similar) deserve everything they get, but speeding is too easy a money spinner when we do not have enough bobbies on the beat or patrol cars on the road. I think the coppers would get far more respect if they concentrated their efforts on crime rather than the occasional idiot that goes too fast (rather than the occaisonal 35 in a 30 - which I've been guilty of (but not ticketed!) on a road that used to be a 40 and has clear view for most of it, where I temporarily forgot!). I lost a lot of respect for local area police in Jan 2000 when we returned from SA to find we'd been burgled overnight - the service from our local area police was incredibly slow and pathetic.

 

[EmilysDad]

Same day

so when do they HAVE to have it sent by?

 

[sonic]

so when do they HAVE to have it sent by?

14 days to registered keeper, the courts will also allow a couple of extra days for it being in the post.
If you are stopped at the time the officer could give you a verbal NIP then.

 

[EmilysDad]

14 days to registered keeper, the courts will also allow a couple of extra days for it being in the post.
If you are stopped at the time the officer could give you a verbal NIP then.

So another 10 days or so then

I was doing an indicated 37/38 so .... I won't hold my breathe

 

[sonic]

So another 10 days or so then

I was doing an indicated 37/38 so .... I won't hold my breathe

Under 40 in a 30 is normally a speed awareness course.

 

[LostKiwi]

Under 40 in a 30 is normally a speed awareness course.

If you haven't already had one...

 

[onefortheroad]

Under 40 in a 30 is normally a speed awareness course.

Only once in 3 years I believe, speeder in this instance will presumably get a £100 fine and 3 points.

 

[ajlsl600]

Do the flash fixed camaras work at night.

 

[onefortheroad]

Do the flash fixed camaras work at night.

Yes. From behind

 

[ajlsl600]

Saw a flash on way from newhaven to portsmouth other night about 12.30 in night. So waitin.will take em a while little french reg aclass

 

[DSK]

"...…...vehicle data uploaded to a database, after which a penalty charge notice is sent to the registered keeper. This means police don’t need to pursue and pull over speeding drivers....."

Of course not...… because every driver and vehicle is fully legal and correctly registered right? Industry is run by utter morons!

So the art of policing further reduced. I know we give police a hard time but, when they pull over vehicles for a routine check, coppers nose or traffic violation, this is when they will probably also find substance abuse, DUI, criminals on the road, cloned vehicles, disqualified/non legal drivers etc.

So now they make it that much easier for vehicles on cloned plates to keep getting away with it knowing there's another reason the police won't give chase.

All this 'it's too easy to speed', 'you can't feel the speed' is utter tosh in my book. Sticking to the speed limits can be challenging, boring, causes 90% of the reprobates to aggressively tailgate, overtake etc but, its a simple matter of self control. I have been doing 800-1200 miles a week between the midlands, London and west country since 2011 until March 2020. Never been done for speeding. Sometimes really wanting to just stretch the cars legs on a quite section of road or, wanting to go with the flow of traffic but always thought better of it. Even when thinking some reject is having a laugh sticking a 20mph speed restrictions on the M6 at 2:30am with no road works or traffic in sight, but always thought the better of it and gone with the posted limits and thankfully kept a clean record for it. A few times, had I not had this self control/mentality, I would have been done by mobile speed traps for creeping over the limits but, when I saw them and went past, I couldn't help but have a satisfying smirk knowing its my self control and discipline that keeps me safe.

 

[EmilysDad]

Under 40 in a 30 is normally a speed awareness course.

As Alistair says, I already have

 

[bembo449]

Under 40 in a 30 is normally a speed awareness course.

I was on a course a few years back with a polish bloke was done for 72 in a 40 but only got an awareness course, go figure

 

[ajlsl600]

L whenever I see a limit I set cruise, but sometimes in unfamiliar places one may be looking at something else for a second and. Miss it or have it obscured by a few hgv. This is where it's easy to get caught out

 

[EmilysDad]

"...…...vehicle data uploaded to a database, after which a penalty charge notice is sent to the registered keeper. This means police don’t need to pursue and pull over speeding drivers....."

Of course not...… because every driver and vehicle is fully legal and correctly registered right? Industry is run by utter morons!

So the art of policing further reduced. I know we give police a hard time but, when they pull over vehicles for a routine check, coppers nose or traffic violation, this is when they will probably also find substance abuse, DUI, criminals on the road, cloned vehicles, disqualified/non legal drivers etc.

So now they make it that much easier for vehicles on cloned plates to keep getting away with it knowing there's another reason the police won't give chase.

All this 'it's too easy to speed', 'you can't feel the speed' is utter tosh in my book. Sticking to the speed limits can be challenging, boring, causes 90% of the reprobates to aggressively tailgate, overtake etc but, its a simple matter of self control. I have been doing 800-1200 miles a week between the midlands, London and west country since 2011 until March 2020. Never been done for speeding. Sometimes really wanting to just stretch the cars legs on a quite section of road or, wanting to go with the flow of traffic but always thought better of it. Even when thinking some reject is having a laugh sticking a 20mph speed restrictions on the M6 at 2:30am with no road works or traffic in sight, but always thought the better of it and gone with the posted limits and thankfully kept a clean record for it. A few times, had I not had this self control/mentality, I would have been done by mobile speed traps for creeping over the limits but, when I saw them and went past, I couldn't help but have a satisfying smirk knowing its my self control and discipline that keeps me safe.

200 yds down the road, cars are always parked on the pavement on zig-zag lines by a pedestrian crossing while using the fast-food place .... never ever seen a copper moving any of those cars along .... but I'm sure they wouldn't want to be seen harassing a minority group!

 

[curious]

So another 10 days or so then

I was doing an indicated 37/38 so .... I won't hold my breathe

Indicated 37/38 will be a couple of mph or so less in reality. I'm led to believe they only send the NIP for 37+ in a 30. (Says the man who's just done his 3rd driver awareness course, for doing 37 in a 30 this time. The 'course' was online this time.)
I reckon you'll hear nothing from them.

 

[onefortheroad]

Indicated 37/38 will be a couple of mph or so less in reality. I'm led to believe they only send the NIP for 37+ in a 30. (Says the man who's just done his 3rd driver awareness course, for doing 37 in a 30 this time. The 'course' was online this time.)
I reckon you'll hear nothing from them.

I recon hell get a nip . 2nd time in less than 3 years , declare it was you driving , send it back , for £100 fine and 3 points . Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas...

 

[EmilysDad]

....
I reckon you'll hear nothing from them.

I'll keep my fingers crossed ....