anyone been caught speeding by SPECS?

Matt82

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i was wondering lastnight, if the system actually works, if you get an NIP, does it include two photos. one of you entering and one of you exiting the system?
 
Despite knowing lots of people that drive through SPECS daily, I have not heard of 1 personal friend who has been caught by them.
 
someone on here has (making it gospel), or at least his girlfriend, three times in a week I believe

I think I linked to a thread where matt bet £60 that no-one would ever get done by SPECS :p
 
I do not know of anybody who has ever been done by a SPECS system personally either.

I believe that the most likely situation is that they are rarely operational, and the ones which are operational are set with a large margin for error.
 
Flippin M4 was a nightmare last weekend with flippin specs. I actually couldn't be bothered as I was late for a meeting in Bristol. I was averaging well above 50 for that period.

I'll let you know how I get on
 
i honestly think ive seen cars go through 50mph specs area at double the limit. could be stolen cars etc but some people really do take the mikey. myself included sometimes
 
The ones around Newport always had people doing significantly over 50mph (outside of rush hour of course, where it was about 5mph!)
 
One thing that i will never understand is people that speed through SPECS systems. The chances are very low that anything will come of it, but there are people who claim to have been caught by it. I just dont see the point in taking the risk.

I guess the same applies to people who speed at all on motorways. People always seem to be in such a rush, it makes sitting on cruise at 70 seem as though you are going backwards sometimes.
 
Jez said:
One thing that i will never understand is people that speed through SPECS systems. The chances are very low that anything will come of it, but there are people who claim to have been caught by it. I just dont see the point in taking the risk.

I guess the same applies to people who speed at all on motorways. People always seem to be in such a rush, it makes sitting on cruise at 70 seem as though you are going backwards sometimes.
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i find its the opposite. no one ever seems to be in a rush on the road apart from me!
 
Matt82 said:
i find its the opposite. no one ever seems to be in a rush on the road apart from me!
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Why are you in such a rush? :confused: It just makes long distance driving less relaxing as you are having to stay aware and keep an eye out for the police all the time. Just leave a small amount earlier, or get to your destination a small amount later.

I must be getting too old for my years :p
 
That part on the M1 in Nottingham is pretty awful. But you always get people going past you at way above 70mph and show no signs of slowing down so I am not sure if they work or not. :o
 
Jez said:
Why are you in such a rush? :confused: It just makes long distance driving less relaxing as you are having to stay aware and keep an eye out for the police all the time. Just leave a small amount earlier, or get to your destination a small amount later.

I must be getting too old for my years :p
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just always seem to have a lot to get done. i think its something wrong with my nature, on sunday, for example, heading back from brum, 2230, light traffic, no obligations for at least 8 hours time when i was due in work.

i still had to get my foot down and set my world record time for brum back to home.

even if the motorway is clear, typically i just want to go catch the next pack of cars. i am definately unhinged
 
Jez said:
Why are you in such a rush? :confused: It just makes long distance driving less relaxing as you are having to stay aware and keep an eye out for the police all the time. Just leave a small amount earlier, or get to your destination a small amount later.

I must be getting too old for my years :p
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Depends if you have cruise or not.

When it is really busy I prefer to do 50 behind a HGV rather than 40-70 constantly speeding up slowing down.

Rest of the time, foot welded to floor, 75mph which normally is more than enough to use the outside lane!
 
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