Sussex Speed Traps
09 July 2000, 09:38 PM
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Hi
Just a word of warning if you are travelling through West and East Sussex. I've been told that Sussex police are having a crack down on speeding - especially in the 30mph areas. Anything above 35 and you WILL get a fixed penalty and 3 points. This is meant to be going on throughout the month of July.
No one is encouraging speeding (especially in 30 mph areas), but 5 mph isn't much - so you've been warned!
Can any of the Sussex boys & girls confirm this?
Just a word of warning if you are travelling through West and East Sussex. I've been told that Sussex police are having a crack down on speeding - especially in the 30mph areas. Anything above 35 and you WILL get a fixed penalty and 3 points. This is meant to be going on throughout the month of July.
No one is encouraging speeding (especially in 30 mph areas), but 5 mph isn't much - so you've been warned!
Can any of the Sussex boys & girls confirm this?
09 July 2000, 10:15 PM
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Thanks
for the warning; I'm off to Shoreham next weekend; was going to show off the MY00 to my sister and brother-in-law; I might have to take them on a longer trip, perhaps through Kent and Essex; shame!! 
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for the warning; I'm off to Shoreham next weekend; was going to show off the MY00 to my sister and brother-in-law; I might have to take them on a longer trip, perhaps through Kent and Essex; shame!!
10 July 2000, 12:47 AM
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I can confirm this. I am in Rudgwick right on the Sussex/Surrey border. My pal drives a Merc as a limousine hire car and went through a gun just before it was set up in the village (30 mph limit). He would have got a ticket and was pulled over on his return (doing 29.99) and given a sound lecture about losing his hire license if he had been caught. Police confirmed a crackdown for a couple of weeks. Watch it on the A281 (Horsham/Guildford road) at Bucks Green as this was a 60 and now 30 and very easy to forget. DL
10 July 2000, 06:57 PM
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I got flashed by a Gatso in West Wittering (or was it East?) whilst down there for the Festival of Speed, but so far no NIP. It was over 2 weeks ago so I think I'm in the clear.
I suspect it was a dummy as I don't remember any lines on the road. Phew! I'm glad to get back to good old Cumbria where they're too busy shutting down rural Police stations to worry about Gatsos.
I suspect it was a dummy as I don't remember any lines on the road. Phew! I'm glad to get back to good old Cumbria where they're too busy shutting down rural Police stations to worry about Gatsos.
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Yep, I can confirm this. All the Gatsos are set to 35 (I saw one catch about 8 cars in a row) and a very nive policeman told me in no uncertain terms that above 35 in a 30 and you will be nicked. Having said that, he let me off but I think that was in their "PR" phase.
Give it a couple of months and it'll all calm down again. Obviously a budget surplus in Traffic at the moment!
Give it a couple of months and it'll all calm down again. Obviously a budget surplus in Traffic at the moment!
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