cameravan

ethan · 1 Mar 2010 at 21:49

Anybody know if a police cameravan (camera) will allow 5+mph discrepancy between speedometers when assessing motorists speeds? Thank you

Edit: It's not that I want to go speeding or anything. I may have been caught coming down a very steep hill doing doing between 35-37 (maybe less) and this rudddy cameravan was hidden behind a parked car. Fault is of course all mine: not concentrating due to lack of sleep the night before sigh!

Rich1988 · 1 Mar 2010 at 21:59

if your talking about on the motorway, if you were doing 80mph indicated you will be fine, I have been past at least 4 camera vans at 80-85 indicated and not heard anything

ethan · 1 Mar 2010 at 22:01

Rich1988 said:
if your talking about on the motorway, if you were doing 80mph indicated you will be fine, I have been past at least 4 camera vans at 80-85 indicated and not heard anything

Unfortunately no

Rotty · 1 Mar 2010 at 22:43

ACPO guidelines are to prosecute at 35 in a 30 iirc so allowing for speedo error it could go either way

I get around · 1 Mar 2010 at 23:52

Most speedometers will read a speed slightly higher than you are doing, or so i've heard.
That and you get the little bit of leniancy of a couple of mph, you could be fine.

ethan · 2 Mar 2010 at 00:28

Ok folks thanks for the input and fingers crossed.

Pinter75 · 2 Mar 2010 at 00:56

My car speedo reading 30 means I am doing about 25-26 according to GPS. I do have 18" in place of 16" tho' so this makes it even less accurate.

Liquidfox · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:54

Pinter75 said:
My car speedo reading 30 means I am doing about 25-26 according to GPS. I do have 18" in place of 16" tho' so this makes it even less accurate.

As long as your tyre profiles remain proportional, changing rim size does nothing to the speedo

mejinks · 2 Mar 2010 at 15:31

Be careful if you do contest it as they could say you weren't in proper control of your vehicle, which could lead you into further trouble.