Best speed camera detector?

Sirrel Squirrel · 23 Sep 2006 at 15:22

What's the best speed camera detector I can buy, will have to buy it tonight so going to Halfords, I'm looking at the road angel compact, seems like a good little unit for 150 quid + free laser thingy

Dandle · 23 Sep 2006 at 15:25

The compact is what I would get if I was buying now instead of my RA2. Its a nice little unit and the laser detection is next to useless anyway on any detector. Dont forget you only get 6 months updates with the unit though so will next to subscribe for more in 6 months time.

The RA+ is another unit worth looking at as It has a battery in it so you dont need to plug it in all the time for it to work.

Sirrel Squirrel · 23 Sep 2006 at 15:28

How much is the subscription?

Dandle · 23 Sep 2006 at 16:10

The RA compact sunscription is £3.99 a month with a minimum of twelve months. Not sure if it gets cheaper though the longer you sign up.

Sirrel Squirrel · 23 Sep 2006 at 16:14

Ah right, does the non-compact version have a subscription to, is there much difference between the 2?

Dandle · 23 Sep 2006 at 16:47

The RA2 is £50 per year or £100 for three years. More info can be found at www.blackspot.com.

Sirrel Squirrel · 23 Sep 2006 at 21:25

Bought a compact, nice little unit, just updated it so will go test it latter

Phil W · 23 Sep 2006 at 22:04

http://www.indic8tor.com

gurusan · 23 Sep 2006 at 22:13

How well do those things actually work?

Phil W · 23 Sep 2006 at 22:14

gurusan said:
How well do those things actually work?

I have an Indic8tor in my car at the moment, best bit of kit i've come across

Tells you where a speed camera is (on your side of the orad only - which is great), to slow down if your going to fast, she even greets you with good morning/afternoon/evening

gurusan · 23 Sep 2006 at 22:16

What I mean is how far away from the camera are you when you get the warning?

Phil W · 23 Sep 2006 at 22:19

gurusan said:
What I mean is how far away from the camera are you when you get the warning?

Mine is 500ft

Sirrel Squirrel · 23 Sep 2006 at 23:34

Just gave it a road test and works superbly, got it set to alert me 500m before the camera, the display changes to red and tells you your speed, what the speed limit is and type of camera, as you get closer it bleeps, the bleeps get closer together as you get closer to the camera, the display starts flashing as you are right on top of the camera and bleeps very fast, soon as you pass it stops. Only picked up the cameras in the direction I was heading, so no false alarms. Will help get me to Newcastle tomorrow safely without getting done

Infidel · 25 Sep 2006 at 22:07

Does the compact pick up mobile speed cameras too?

Cheers

Sirrel Squirrel · 29 Sep 2006 at 12:17

I've just got back from Newcastle, 300 mile trip each way and the road angel picked up every single camera, including truvelos, gatsos and specs (keeps beeping til you're out of it) never got a warning for mobile speed traps so I'm assuming it doesn't warn you about them unless the roads I went on don't have mobile traps, didn't see a single one. Very impressed with the Compact

Dandle · 29 Sep 2006 at 14:53

Sirrel Squirrel said:
I've just got back from Newcastle, 300 mile trip each way and the road angel picked up every single camera, including truvelos, gatsos and specs (keeps beeping til you're out of it) never got a warning for mobile speed traps so I'm assuming it doesn't warn you about them unless the roads I went on don't have mobile traps, didn't see a single one. Very impressed with the Compact

They do warm you about mobile speed camera sites although most of the time camera vans aren't present.

Chronos-X · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:11

Why bother spending £150 on a chav camera detector. For £120 I bought a sat-navvable PDA and just loaded it up with the known camera spots - never seen any on the road that it hasn't covered, and I get sat nav.

ElRazur · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:23

Infidel said:
Does the compact pick up mobile speed cameras too?

Cheers

Mine just warn you of "possible/known mobile sites"

Dandle · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:26

Chronos-X said:
Why bother spending £150 on a chav camera detector. For £120 I bought a sat-navvable PDA and just loaded it up with the known camera spots - never seen any on the road that it hasn't covered, and I get sat nav.

Because the camera database for the PDA isnt that accurate I have both and the pocketgps database missed cameras lots of times, the RA2 picked up every one and even cameras that were about to be comissioned(they were just fitted but still had the camera head bagged). Both databases were updated before the journeys I tried.

Lowe · 29 Sep 2006 at 15:30

Chronos-X said:
Why bother spending £150 on a chav camera detector. For £120 I bought a sat-navvable PDA and just loaded it up with the known camera spots - never seen any on the road that it hasn't covered, and I get sat nav.

Because the mobile warning is shocking.

With RA, the database is updated daily meaning you only get warnings for cameras which are due to be out for that day, rather than a generic 'mobile hotspot'.