Foreign Plates

Sonea Fifer · 5 Aug 2007 at 22:43

Hi there

I've just recently spend a good few hours driving between Scotland and Wales (and back again) What occurred to me was the amount of foreign cars on our roads and what would happen if they drove too fast through a speed camera - little bit of searching uncovered this:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/6269021.stm

Yes i know its an old link but the point is still there - also whats to stop me from jotting down the first foreign plate I see, creating the plate from any Internet car/garage web site and sticking it on my car. Couldn't I then drive through speed camera's without threat of prosecution?

I'd, also like to point out that I would never implement such an action - am simply asking out of curiosity

Oblivious · 5 Aug 2007 at 22:55

I've always had fun setting of speed cameras on my European trips. So I can't comment.

BigglesPiP · 5 Aug 2007 at 22:58

I think this is a good thing, speeding is just part of a good trip abroad isn't it?

Dave85 · 5 Aug 2007 at 22:58

fun drive home from wales then bud

Ex-RoNiN · 5 Aug 2007 at 23:12

All that fun will end very soon...

SC04 · 6 Aug 2007 at 00:14

BigglesPiP said:
I think this is a good thing, speeding is just part of a good trip abroad isn't it?

Unless the french stop you on the E60 and march you to the nearest cash point

Sonea Fifer · 6 Aug 2007 at 00:23

DAvE18 said:
fun drive home from wales then bud

Yup yup - enjoyed it so much am driving upto the Highlands this coming week as am not back at work till mid August :cool:

Obviously I'll maintaining an ever watchful eye on my speed ensuring I never exceed the limit

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 6 Aug 2007 at 00:30

There was something about this recently.

The EU countries are going to start giving each other the details of the speeding cars.

K.C. Leblanc · 6 Aug 2007 at 13:00

We just have to wait till Wales gets completely devolved and then we can go there and enjoy their roads and really get up the nose of that balmy chief constable.

MrMatteh · 6 Aug 2007 at 13:18

SC04 said:
Unless the french stop you on the E60 and march you to the nearest cash point

or box you in with motorbikes and divert you off the motorway to a waiting sniffer dog and a man with a latex glove.

Oblivious · 6 Aug 2007 at 20:27

MrMatteh said:
or box you in with motorbikes and divert you off the motorway to a waiting sniffer dog and a man with a latex glove.

Even worse when Olivia put my work trousers pressed and clean into a brown paper bag and gaffa taped it up.

The policemans was so chuffed when he found it. Held it up for all to see then looked completely gutted when he opened it.

NickXX · 6 Aug 2007 at 20:31

markyp23 said:
There was something about this recently.

The EU countries are going to start giving each other the details of the speeding cars.

That old chesnut has been floating about for years though.

teaboy5 · 6 Aug 2007 at 20:35

NickXX said:
That old chesnut has been floating about for years though.

They do it over here, between the south and north

tom_e · 6 Aug 2007 at 22:04

Oblivious said:
Even worse when Olivia put my work trousers pressed and clean into a brown paper bag and gaffa taped it up.

The policemans was so chuffed when he found it. Held it up for all to see then looked completely gutted when he opened it.

I bet that ruined his day

encephalopathy · 6 Aug 2007 at 22:35

teaboy5 said:
They do it over here, between the south and north

not true....yet

reciprocity between the psni and garda siochana for motoring offences has not been legislated yet but is likely to happen soon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6913171.stm