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Old 03 November 2008, 08:08 PM
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Default anyone used a laser diffuser/jammer?

see these advertised on the net supposed to send signals back to the speed camara causing it to read error for 4/5seconds enough time to slow down, sounds good?
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1 of these was fitted to my other scoob, was in a 30mph doing 30mph. 3 months later, farm yard turned up.
In the end i was fined £200 all together, preventing the course of justice . No points, yes they work but if found using 1
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they do work but as scooby 1doo1 says they are illegal and if you get caught using one they dont like it
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Originally Posted by scooby1doo1
1 of these was fitted to my other scoob, was in a 30mph doing 30mph. 3 months later, farm yard turned up.
In the end i was fined £200 all together, preventing the course of justice . No points, yes they work but if found using 1
some auto switch off or you just fit a subtle switch u flick off when pulled, Its to open my garage door !
All they do is put a error fault code up on the camera, You can see if there working with a video camera.
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or, dont drive like a ****
Old 04 November 2008, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobynewbie72
some auto switch off or you just fit a subtle switch u flick off when pulled, Its to open my garage door !
All they do is put a error fault code up on the camera, You can see if there working with a video camera.
long storey, but when they came to see me i had sold the car, and removed and sold the jammer. But still got fined 3 months later.
Old 04 November 2008, 05:22 PM
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least they work, handy as hear of people getting nick for a few mph over the limit. and old bill hiding up trying to catch people just think its not on
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Originally Posted by T6 Dan
least they work, handy as hear of people getting nick for a few mph over the limit. and old bill hiding up trying to catch people just think its not on
There's a problem in itself, if plod are trying to get a fix on you but all they get is an error signal, they'll pull you anyway, especially given the type of car you're driving.

Then they'll see the gadget on the dash and put two and two together.
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they do them as a single switch so can easily be hidden, and cant prove you was speeding and at worst case fine you for gadget
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if it does actually operate a garage door, which is its intended use, surely its not illegal?
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Originally Posted by stealthy55
if it does actually operate a garage door, which is its intended use, surely its not illegal?
then he may ask you to operate the garage door,
Old 05 November 2008, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby1doo1
then he may ask you to operate the garage door,
then i show him, they are either legal or not
Old 05 November 2008, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by T6 Dan
they do them as a single switch so can easily be hidden, and cant prove you was speeding and at worst case fine you for gadget
perverting the course of justice = criminal record and possibly a custodial sentence.

Even the dumbest of plod is going to work out that the car that whizzed by when the laser gadget went DOH is going to be using a jammer.

If you want to be really clever then invest in some disco ball style mirror tiles and stick them at random on the front of the car, that will diffuse the laser nicely!
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just slow down in areas with cameras, save some money both ways, lol
Old 05 November 2008, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ash002004
just slow down in areas with cameras, save some money both ways, lol
This coming from the guy that did 150mph on the road trying to catch a golf!

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Originally Posted by TerzoAlan
This coming from the guy that did 150mph on the road trying to catch a golf!

lol
old bill are everywhere tho in places you would never think off even in the freezin cold! lol
Old 05 November 2008, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TerzoAlan
This coming from the guy that did 150mph on the road trying to catch a golf!

lets keep that box of snakes unopened!
Old 05 November 2008, 10:37 PM
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The device is legal. The purpose you put it to is the question. If it is to automatically open your garage door by emitting a signal when it detects it is coming up to your driveway, then it's legal. If it also happens that the same return signal is also a jamming pulse for laser speed traps then so be it.

If of course, you fitted one with the intention of it being a laser jammer and had no garage door opening purposes in mind, then it would be illegal.
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So the answer is get automatic gates
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Would you really have to goto the extremes of having automatic doors on your garage?

Surely the laser could operate something less costly. Like a light on the front of your house that comes on when you drive upto it? Nice and cheap but would that be legal?
Old 06 November 2008, 10:47 AM
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