mobile speed camera question (not laser)!

Oracle · 5 Apr 2006 at 23:32

Ok, it was dusk and I had my lights on full, came round a slight blind bend and noticed a van sat at the side of the road, I was doing 60 in a 50...

Didnt take too much notice of the van but got one last stare at it and realised it was a mobile unit (I then saw the box (blueish gatso stlye box on a tripod on the floor)) and slammed the brakes on....I'm not sure what speed I was doing, but the box didnt flash..

My question is, did it need to flash to take a pic!?

I seem to remember going past one of these a few years back and it flashed..

Looking for some encouraging information, but I accept I was speeding (new motor), (OMFGBBQ think of the kittens), but theres no houses here, its just close to the sea and some people like to send their cars into the bay) and will take whatever punishment comes to me.....(although the V5 aint been sent off yet....LOL)!

Thanks

ajgoodfellow · 5 Apr 2006 at 23:36

Not sure but the one that my friend got caught in flashed and as it was dark it would probably need a flash

You might just be lucky - as you hit the brake you might have dipped to 55ish and just be under the threshold

Oracle · 5 Apr 2006 at 23:47

i friggin hope so!

can anyone else confirm!?

Oracle · 6 Apr 2006 at 09:45

this doesnt look good then!??

Anyone know of any sites I could check with!?

Scottland · 6 Apr 2006 at 09:47

Have you looked in the sticky?

Oracle · 6 Apr 2006 at 10:06

Thanks Scotland

well according to Dangerous (in the sticky), its this one

Mini-Gatso : Similar to the Static Gatso but much smaller are operates out of the back of parked car, van or tripod mounted so is not easy to spot. Very accurate.
( RARE )

Now, the image of this camera has a flash mounted seperately on a tripod....i saw no flash as I travelled past and this was at 8:15ish pm!

Really, I guess i'm going to have to wait (2 weeks?) and see!