powerman

Just bought a radar/speed camera detector can anyone tell me if they are legal to use and if so are they ALL illegal because Argos are now selling them.
Powerman.

rav4640

yes thay are legal now in the uk, but i think not in the rest of europe

specialx

the laws were relaxed a few years ago can't remember the exact details but hey sue argos if you get nicked!

jaf01uk

They are one of those loophole things like radio scanners, they are not illegal to own but it is "illegal to act on information recieved by them!?" Try proving it though! ie, People used to listen in to mobile phone calls on the old analogue phones about deals being made and then dived in and undercut for contracts,

Dazza012

illegal in France i've been told ?

boxst

Dazza:

In France they fine you lots of money and then make you destroy the radar detector!

Steve.

XT

In Luxemburg they take it and you never see it again......

It happened to my best mate....

Ridge Racer

bloody europeans , next they'll want us to use their currency !! but there was a news report about that guy in france who got stopped , fined about a grand in total and then they cut off his head with a guillotine !!

powerman

Thanks lads
I will use it a bit more now and take the flat cap off of the top it,not my flat cap honest....
powerman

Mercury

Same if caught in Germany, big fine and they take it off you

Chris L

They are legal in England, but as a case has never been brought before a Scotish court, they are still technically illegal in Scotland. However, the original ruling in the English court was based upon the Wireless Telegraphy Act, which applies to the whole of the UK, so any case in Scotland would almost certainly have the same outcome.

In short, don't worry

Chris

Edited to say that this info maybe a little out of date, but this was certainly the case, when I read up on this last year.

[Edited by Chris L - 9/11/2003 9:22:53 PM]