Speed Cameras

fred bolton · 25 March 2009, 17:55

Speed Cameras

Thought you might be interested to know that following the UK Government's freedom of information act you can now get access to ALL
Speed camera offences registered in the last 12 months.

Did you know that every time your car goes past a speed camera,even 1mph over the set limit, it is registered and put on a database? You only get
a ticket if you are way over the limit or, (this is the bit that I didn't know) if you receive over 10 near misses, you will be classed as a serial offender and get a ticket the next time you go just over the limit.

This is why you hear of people being done for 34mph in a 30mph limit area, whilst others doing 39 do not. You can check what has been registered against your vehicle at the following web address:

http://www.i-database.co.uk

You will be asked for a password, but just click on the need a Password Link and you will be given one for future use. Or just enter your car registration.

If there is any data on your vehicle you can click on the camera window to see a copy of the photograph.

Hope it's useful.

chewy · 25 March 2009, 18:01

Nice, how does it know your location though? When I entered mine it actually came up with a road I had used recently!

JABS · 25 March 2009, 18:05

Wow!

Is that Fred??

Leapy · 25 March 2009, 18:06

Wow. 1st April already

fred bolton · 25 March 2009, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Leapy

Wow. 1st April already

oh shit got the dates wrong

fred bolton · 25 March 2009, 18:22

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Originally Posted by chewy

Nice, how does it know your location though? When I entered mine it actually came up with a road I had used recently!

Blimey every time i did it it came up with a Cornish location

chewy · 25 March 2009, 18:37

First time I did it it came up with a road I don't usually drive on but have used twice recently, I don't speed on it so knew I hadn't been caught but with only using it recently it gets you thinking.

Every other car I put in came up as Cornwall!

biffer · 25 March 2009, 20:02

i did it and it came up with 19.3.09, i was skiing in austria officer

codprawn · 25 March 2009, 22:19

Funnily enough I seemed to have been caught in Cornwall at 78mph. I know it wasn't me because I was doing 217mph in Devon at the time - maybe there is a bit of a lag if you go to fast???

Bigmuz7 · 25 March 2009, 22:39

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Funnily enough I seemed to have been caught in Cornwall at 78mph. I know it wasn't me because I was doing 217mph in Devon at the time - maybe there is a bit of a lag if you go to fast???

Aye .. were you wearing a cravat and sipping a gin with angostura bitters at the time ?

fred bolton · 25 March 2009, 22:50

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Funnily enough I seemed to have been caught in Cornwall at 78mph. I know it wasn't me because I was doing 217mph in Devon at the time - maybe there is a bit of a lag if you go to fast???

so you must have a Veyron

codprawn · 25 March 2009, 23:09

Nah an XJ220 - and it was a Martini - not stirred but very shaken!!!

chewy · 26 March 2009, 08:07

Gatso's don't work over 170mph.

tinker · 26 March 2009, 19:57

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Gatso's don't work over 170mph.

Nor do XJ220, but the XFR does 225mph, unrestricted

codprawn · 26 March 2009, 23:12

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Originally Posted by tinker

Nor do XJ220, but the XFR does 225mph, unrestricted

XJ220 was tested at 217mph - modified ones have gone much faster and are more stable at speed than most - brakes a bit dodgy but they can be modded as well. Probably the most impressive looking car you will ever see on the road - they are HUGE!!!

tinker · 27 March 2009, 14:42

The original prototype XJ220 had a v12 (217mph), the production models had the V6 from the metro rally car, it was a bit of bone of contention for all those who had pre ordered the V12 version and many canceled their order (had plenty unsold on a certain site in the west midlands) the underbody was a modified XJS.

All in all the production model was a bit of a dog, but thats another story.

codprawn · 27 March 2009, 15:46

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Originally Posted by tinker

The original prototype XJ220 had a v12 (217mph), the production models had the V6 from the metro rally car, it was a bit of bone of contention for all those who had pre ordered the V12 version and many canceled their order (had plenty unsold on a certain site in the west midlands) the underbody was a modified XJS.

All in all the production model was a bit of a dog, but thats another story.

The model that did 217mph was the V6 with the cats removed.

Clarkson tried to show how much new cars had come on by testing it against a Zonda - the Jag won!!!

It also took a class win at Le mans but was cancelled 2 weeks late on a technical niggle.

I still think it looks stunning - remember being crushed trying to look at it at the NEC!!!

Doug Stormforce · 31 March 2009, 16:55

I must have been well drunk on the 25th because I dont remember driving through Middlesbrough.