mercmad
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Flush Hard,it's a long way to McDonalds.
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Aug 11, 2005 11:27:12 GMT
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Here in Sunny Queensland the Police (bless their black hearts) have admitted that there radar has been too sensitive and it was reported on the box tonight that there literally thousands of motorists lining up to challenge their speeding tickets in court.....So how does this affect the motorist in the UK,well you have the same systems in place there... >:(Have a look here and see if it pertains to your situation. aca.ninemsn.com.au/stories/1697.asp
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Aug 11, 2005 12:10:59 GMT
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there was one famous case of a J import subaru here in the UK being clocked at 140mph or summat crazy... the guy took it to a specialist who found that as the J restrictor hadn't been removed, that speed would have been impossible. the police then admitted that they were using the gun at twice it's calibrated distance, i.e. the gun is designed and tested over (say) 100 yards, they were pointing it 2-300 yards away.
however proving a ticket already issued was done so in error is another matter. it's the same as the fact you can ask to see a calibration certificate for any speed camera or police car speedometer if you're done for speeding, if it's not been calibrated when it should have been (every 24 hours for mobile speed cameras!) the fine is void.
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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Aug 11, 2005 12:32:04 GMT
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theres an excellent site about all this at www.speed-trap.co.uk, unfortunately its not been updated for a while but it was far and away the best site about UK speeding 'lore'.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Radar accuracy questions..BenzBoy
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Aug 11, 2005 12:39:47 GMT
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I wish I'd have contested my speeding fine - I was done by one of the mobile "Talivans" that stalk motorists ready to catch them out. But I was a big wuss and just coughed
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mercmad
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Flush Hard,it's a long way to McDonalds.
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Aug 12, 2005 12:52:24 GMT
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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