RB5201

There does seem to be one law for one and one for another, not that long ago i was doing about 75mph on the motorway, in the middle lane, when a police car overtakes me in the outside lane, didnt see him for long as he was certainly shifting, what annoyed me was he did not have his lights on.(Any plod want to confirm if this is allowed) Just interested in the result if the roles were reversed.

Jay_bee

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In certain parts of the country (Im not plod btw but have seen an "official" memo on this), depending on the force, they have unofficial speed amnesty's. This I think comes down to being realistic in that some plod do actually want the speed limits raising in certain areas. I know a certain area that will unofficially "allow" upto 82mph on the motorway I'll not mention the other "limits".

J

awd wrx

I have been saved about 4 times , it is the best thing I have ever fitted to a car , like you say you doing 80 on the motorway with everyone in front or behind you and you come round the corner and bang ( I live in Wales where they have camera vans everywhere ) it beeps like hell and the light flashes , on with the brakes to 70 and turn it off , they get a legal reading and I go off happy pass them and turn it back on...

I did have a Snooper S6 neo but found it crap with the camera vans , went past loads and could even see them in the back looking through the sights of it and it didn't give out a peep , and I know where all the fixed ones are which is the only time it made a noise so I sold it.

I do get lectures off people especially ex-plod - about having it fitted , 'it gives you a licence to speed ' and all that , but I would like to think I'm responsible enough to treat my driving with respect , there is a time and place to go fast and all that.....

RB5201

This happened on the M25 on a saturday afternoon, by the way he shot passed me I would say he was doing around 100, without his lights, surely thats not legal?

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

Like you said earlier tho mate.. one rule for us... another for...

Probably late for their bacon butties

J

No offense intened to anyone who may work for the government btw

billythekid

Its legal.. sorry!

Pavlo

Never saved me.

I don't have one.

Speeding plod IS NOT legal unless they have due cause.

Paul

billythekid

Exactly.. so he or she was obviously responding / dealing with something that required them to break the limit.. so legal.

Pavlo

Or perhaps they just wanted to get home in time for I'm A Celebrity....

Jay_bee

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It's great how the original topics on a lot of threads on Scoobynet digress at such a swift pace....

...anyone for a nice hot cup of tea in front of the tele??

<hears sirens rapidly approaching in the distance>

J

Aztec Performance Ltd

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The blasted detectors go off at every set off traffic lights, petrol stations, house alarms etc. Not suprised that occasionally they will strike it lucky. Ask anyone experienced in the field of laser guns and they will tell you there is very little or no 'overspray'. In the days of radar guns there was much radar scatter which could be picked up.

Bob

austen_wrx

I've never had my RA go off at traffic lights etc (in fact i have never had a false alarm - its only ever gone off twice in 3 months), but this definetly picked the laser gun up around the corner. IIRC, traffic lights etc don't use laser, they use radar.

pippyrips

road angels/snoopers etc only let you know you have points/ban on the way. In a way its a bit of a con how they use the 'picks up lazers' as a selling point. The only to stop mobile vans/lazer guns nicking is by getting an LRC-100 or such like

austen_wrx

what ever you say, i know it definetly saved me, unless it was a massive coincidence

kbsub

so really you need both to cover all eventuality's

unless you have unmarked plod on your tail

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Then you need 400 bhp and dark glasses

killa

iTrader: (7)

Sorry to butt into this thread does anyone know what the funny instrument is, which the police have, usually they are parked on the road side with an unmarked car and some police up ahead with marked cars they have a tri pod with a little thing on it which looks like a solar panal or sometimes it's like a camera this is sort of new and i was wondering what it does, or detects?

ScoobyRuss

Just to let you know if you don’t want to go down the jammer route. Road Angel does a number plate sensor to help you detect camera vans better. Its £49.50. I bought one last week it’s saved me the 3rd day I fitted. I had to ring Road Angel for this part as it’s not on there web site. You get all the fixtures and fittings in the kit and an instruction manual. I had to purchase an extensions cable because of where it’s mounted in my car. Road Angel sent me this for free when I explained it was 6inches to short. There customer services are Excellent and are always willing to help out

austen_wrx

More info???

Aztec Performance Ltd

iTrader: (234)

what's a RA then? Obviously not a detector like snooper cos they do go off everywhere

Bob

kbsub

ROAD ANGEL ??

DannyBoy007

iTrader: (7)

Have a LRC100 and a road angel,

LRC100 has saved me 3 times with camera vans and once with plod with hand held in the last 6 months (Same group buy as bob). Road angel has only gone off three times in total!!! and missed the last camera van!!!

I wouldn't drive without a LRC100 etc after having one. Road angel is fantastic for fixed camera's but it's to late once the plug in radar detector has gone off.

Buy both and have happy motoring!!!!