SPECS on the M4.

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Oct 17, 2003 | 01:06 PM

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Anyone heard about it yet?

Oct 29, 2003 | 02:51 PM

Francis K

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Hi,

Got this on email today. Be careful!!
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Sent: 28 October 2003 17:32

Dear All,

If you ever travel the M4 please be aware that new electronic SPECS speed cameras were switched on on the M4 today. These operate 24/7, 365 days a year. The system is fully automatic and issues a ticket without any human intervention. You will not know that you've been caught as the cameras don't flash. Radar detectors will be of no use as SPECS is entirely passive - there is no radar or laser beam to detect.

The whole section of the M4 between Theale (J12) and Membury Services(between Jct 14 & 15) is wired both ways. The system is set to trigger a ticket at 78mph.

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Francis K

Oct 29, 2003 | 02:57 PM

lozzaloz

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Who was the email from?

Oct 29, 2003 | 03:00 PM

IanF

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Here we go again...it's not true, check out Thames Valley police website...

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/

Oct 29, 2003 | 03:35 PM

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Complete b*llocks, they are not specs cameras.......

Quoted from Autocar
'Motorists using the M4 can rest assured that the new variable message signs between junction 12 and 14 do not carry SPECS cameras: the twin-camera facility is infact CCTV.'

[Edited by Reffro - 10/29/2003 3:39:47 PM]