M25 Cameras fail to catch anyone in 12 months

I've been cheerfully ignoring the cameras on the M25 since they were installed. One flashed at me once at an indicated 80mph while the signs were showing 50, but no ticket.
 
Red circle situations on that stretch of the M25 aren't all that common on the whole. In my experience they happen when traffic is probably too dire to reach that speed. Then you have the grace time period, that probably resets every time there's a limit change (and they seem to go up and down a lot). Then you have the fact there is probably a considerable grace speed - I wouldn't be surprised that in a 50 they will let you go 59 or 60, which plus speedo overread is going to be 63-65. I normally slow to 10 over when there's a red circle. I've been flashed several times without red circles and had nothing through.

What's annoying is that this might prompt them in to action. At the moment it's quite 'effective' in that most people are abiding by it and nobody is being unnecessarily penalised.

Jim Fitzpatrick said:
This revelation is unbelievable.

The M25 is already used as a racetrack by a number of reckless drivers. If there is one place where we need working cameras it is on that stretch of motorway.
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This guy sounds like an idiot. More than anything the cameras should be there to improve traffic flow - I very much doubt many accidents occur along that stretch, especially as a proportion of all traffic, caused by speed. Has he ever driven on it? It's like New Delhi.
 
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I find the red circle enforced limits quite dangerous at times

I religiously (I'm bad like that) stick to them - whilst others appear to practically ignore them - all fine and good except where you get the 40 limit ones - which is quite common on the M25.

if you do 40 and everyone else is doing 55-60+ I find it quite scary

I like driving fast but I stick to speed limits at all times - partly as I obey the law and also because I wouldn't want that feeling for weeks afterwards about whether I'd get a letter in the post ..

also when no red circle - are the cameras on at 70 ?

last night in some companies wisdom there were 3 sets of VERY wide loads on the M25 - taking up more than 1 1/2 lanes - causing a right traffic jam - I think they were cranes or something, each one a mile apart, with 3 support vehicles - all fine - but at 6.30pm at night ? a bit rude if you ask me - why pick rush-hour - what would have been wrong with the middle of night to avoid inconvenience to others ?
 
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