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Look out fot those police vans at the side of the road!
In the old days, a police "speed trap" used to be a guy with a speed gun standing out on the street who would stop you if you were speeding. I got stopped by one of these once for being 4mph over the limit but he let me off because it wasn't like I was whizzing along, plus it happened to be my birthday.
Now though, they hide in the back of a van parked at the side of the road & the first you know of a penalty is when the postman drops it through the letterbox.
Last week I got caught doing 39mph in a 30 zone. Fair enough I was going too fast, but the van that caught me was parked literally just a few yards in front of a 40mph sign!
The upshot was either pay £100 to go on a "speed awareness" course, or a £60 fine & 3 points.
This was purely a financial decision for me because it was not a built up road & I genuinely thought the limit was 40mph looking at the sign that the damn van was parked right in front of & that it was not a residential road!
The cynic in me wonders if they pick such a spot so as to catch people out & bring in the easy cash!
Anyway, the thing is, watch out for those vans! (and of course, don't drive too fast).
Re: Look out fot those police vans at the side of the road!
There is one that regularly parks in a bus stop on my way to work.
It is interesting in that it is marked as a police vehicle, but has amber coloured lights on the top.
There is a road in Slough where I have seen one of these vans about quarter of a mile before a GATSO spped camera. Presumably people think there is a distance to the camera, so are a little less than vigilant about their speed at the point where the camera van is parked.
Look out fot those police vans at the side of the road!
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