Hi all,

 

I actually got flashed by a speed camera this afternoon for no apparent reason :confused:

 

We were on the A40 heading toward Oxford having left Burford a couple of miles back. The road there is subject to national speed limit. We were doing 55-60mph following a black Skoda. As we approached the camera the Skoda braked (as every one seems to do when passing a camera, even if they are at or below the speed limit); I made a comment to Julia about "idiots braking for cameras must cause more accidents than the cameras are there to prevent."

 

I had to slow down to just over 50mph, when the camera flashed twice?? :confused: I mean, I was going no more than 53mph in a 60 limit FFS :rant:

 

Richard :headvswal

Hi all,

 

I actually got flashed by a speed camera this afternoon for no apparent reason :confused:

 

We were on the A40 heading toward Oxford having left Burford a couple of miles back. The road there is subject to national speed limit. We were doing 55-60mph following a black Skoda. As we approached the camera the Skoda braked (as every one seems to do when passing a camera, even if they are at or below the speed limit); I made a comment to Julia about "idiots braking for cameras must cause more accidents than the cameras are there to prevent."

 

I had to slow down to just over 50mph, when the camera flashed twice?? :confused: I mean, I was going no more than 53mph in a 60 limit FFS :rant:

 

Richard :headvswal

 

 

Camera may be calibrated wrongly, or it might have picked up someone rushing up behind you. Hope you don't get a ticket

probably hadnt met its quota and so was programmed to flash innocent people. theyve got to raise money from somewhere you know :eek:

 

seriously tho, see if you get a NIP and take it from there.

Maybe it just fancied you Richard...

What type was it and was it facing you or behind you?

someone going in the other direction may have been going too fast and it went off cos of them?

Hi all,

 

I actually got flashed by a speed camera this afternoon for no apparent reason :confused:

 

We were on the A40 heading toward Oxford having left Burford a couple of miles back. The road there is subject to national speed limit. We were doing 55-60mph following a black Skoda. As we approached the camera the Skoda braked (as every one seems to do when passing a camera, even if they are at or below the speed limit); I made a comment to Julia about "idiots braking for cameras must cause more accidents than the cameras are there to prevent."

 

I had to slow down to just over 50mph, when the camera flashed twice?? :confused: I mean, I was going no more than 53mph in a 60 limit FFS :rant:

 

Richard :headvswal

 

Yeah, don't worry about it mate. I've had this happen to me as well. You won't get a ticket for it. Actually happened today as well when I got flashed by a camera facing me... I was doing 40 in a 40 through roadworks on the A14. They do like to give you a scare though.