shaunywrx

I've noticed over the last three days an awful lot of mobile speed cameras and traffic cars parked on flyovers on the M4, M5, and the A30 all targeting vehicles heading west, i think there having a clampdown on speeding holiday makers the ones i've noticed everyday are on the A30 Okehampton exit, and the M5 just before the A30 turn off by Exeter, you have been warned.

davedipster

Yep indeed, my snooper GPS thing went mad on the way to cardiff on the M4 (updated it last week). On nearly every bridge it went off, they must be using bridges to set up temp laser traps hmmmm.

dipster

GE90

Also beware if the A303/A30 route chosen. I can confirm that there were several vans on bridges, along with the usual Gatso's.

The vans are on the fast, clear straight sections.

Beware!

chippy17

thanks for the warning I am heading this way on Friday, glad to see they are targeting the dangerous bits ie long clear straights!!!!!!!!!!!

MattW

So they know Caravans will be out, they know people will overtake, they know they can make easy money

ajm

I would like to reiterate this warning.... the cameras are specifically targetting grockles dragging their sheds down onto our already clogged up roads. Go home. We don't want you here!

Petem95

Thanks for the heads up, Im going to Truro on the A30 today, so will keep eyes pealed.

They dont have camera vans on the M5 as far as Im aware - maybe plod cars on bridges, but they arent really a problem unless youre going very fast!

shaunywrx

BE WARNED, they are, the ones i saw on the M5 at Exeter (sorry can't remember which bridge) oh yes i can, about 3 miles before the A30 exit, are very sneaky, they have 3 cameras on tripods covering each lane, and the police car is further back behind the grass banks JUST ABOUT visible, please be careful.

shaunywrx

The people are not to bad, it's those fecking caravans crashing everywhere that gets on my ****.

Dr Hu

That sounds more like ANPR if you ask me.......

SiDHEaD

Luckily they werent there when i was doing 100+ both 2 weeks ago and last saturday!!!

Freak

They werent on the m4 sunday night when..er... a friend did hammersmith--> cardiff in under 1 hr 30 mins erm..allegedly
There also werent any on the m4/m5 at 3:30 am yesterday morning.....

Am i the only one thats never seen these mysterious vans on the m4? I go down it several times a week in both directions- both late at night and during the day, and ive never seen them Just as well really......

rik1471

Maybe they were.

Leslie

Well the coppers won't pass up the chance to make lots of cash with such a big captive audience.

Wouldn't be so bad if those grockles brought some good manners with them would it ajm? instead of speaking to us as though we are yokels.

Les

OllyK

Tough if they were there 2 weeks ago, the 2 week deadline for issuing the NIP has passed now.

SiDHEaD

Well havent heard nowt from my hols. Last sat we were in the missus' car so not my problem (even tho i drove on the way back)

Petem95

I know the ones you mean, Ive seen these a few times, but they must be tax disc checking cameras.

Speed cameras have to by law have some sort of warning, either signs on the road before hand, and/or a sign on the scamera van or whatever. Theres no warning signs at all on the M5 near the point, and no signs by these cameras. (only tiny little cameras too)

HOWY

Thought that was only the fixed ones otherwise police holding handheld lasers would need signs too, defeating the object!

Speed cameras have to by law have some sort of warning, either signs on the road before hand, and/or a sign on the scamera van or whatever. Theres no warning signs at all on the M5 near the point, and no signs by these cameras. (only tiny little cameras too)[/QUOTE]

shaunywrx

There are permanent signs about two miles previous to these cameras, just by the first Exeter exit.