ATTN! Golf drivers be careful!

V-Spec · 8 Jan 2007 at 19:57

Last week my dad got flashed by a camera on the A1 near grantham.. he was really shook up and annoyed as he knows the camera and was doing dead on 70mph.. went back and checked for roadworks signs, there were none.. got home and pondered over it and rang the police to find out what the heck was going on, apparently that type of camera (I believe its a truvelo), cannot tell the difference between MK4 Golfs and lorries, and treats all MK4 golfs as lorries lol! this official from the horses mouth, or should I say pig's mouth :eek:

Has anyone else heard about this??

V-Spec · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:00

well maybe it wasn't a truvelo, but that was the police's reponse lol...

Apparently the camera can't determine it, and it switches to 60mph mode (for lorries)

V-Spec · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:03

The police apparently said its "the way some cars are shaped, it messes with the camera's detection system, some golfs do get affected by it"

You obviously won't get tickets for it, just more of a relief for those golf drivers who have been flashed and keep waiting for a letter

V-Spec · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:06

No he drove back to check but went though it at around 50mph... obviously.. and the police say it happens all the time and is a known issue, he was in his company car and was the first time he'd been down there in it.

V-Spec · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:10

lol well whatever, but thats what the police said.. from my own telephone...

You think im making it all up for fun or something?

V-Spec · 8 Jan 2007 at 22:54

My dad said the policeman on the phone says they deal with these every day.. im suprised no one else has heard of it, but then again I don't suppose it bothers anyone because no one ultimatley gets fined..