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hello all, me again, with another speed camera, or was it post....
it was in northampton, just outside UCN, (near moulton park) ..... a police bike either end of the road, and it was dark..........i didnt think the police speed vans operated in the dark?
anyone know how far off they can work your speed out from?
hopefully slowed down in time lol.
not sure if there were any speed camera signs....(if there were no signs are they allowed to operate?)

oh and i asked one of the coppers on the bikes if it was a speed camera.....he said no, and told me i could go as fast as i liked down the road....i politely declined his offer........ he didnt put my mind at ease though, he could have been winding me up or perhaps being sarcastic!!!!!!!!!!!

could have been checking tax etc i suppose.

Best bet is always to wait mate unless you're 100% sure it's a camera and know you were speeding. Hope this helps

bah! i hate waiting lol...

I would too, although I suppose if it was for speeding and you were, one of the Motorbikes would have came and pulled you over has that helped ease your mind?

but would they though? surely the camera would be enough.send me a notice of intended prosecution........so why where the police there.CONFUSING LOL!.

That's what I mean, if it was for speeding then they would have pulled you, as they didn't, chances are its the ANPR van checking tax etc that seems to be big at the minute.

woohooooooooo....will keep you updated lol.

:O didnt know they did that

my tax disk is on the wrong side on my windscreen.. is this bad?

They check the tax from the numberplate using a remote link to the PNC (forget what the new in-car system is called, but it's a serious peice of kit). Even if you hadn't got the disk in, it wouldn't have flagged you up.

I think its called ANPR the system you are talking about omicron

we had this situation in my town a lil while ago, before the queen came down, and other important events happened.

Like has been said, it checks tax, reg plates against those stolen or knowingly used by gangs, and checks insurance also.

They would only pull you over for speeding if u were seriously doing over the limit.

the cameras are in the middle of the road, and the bikes would pull you over at the other end, if one of the above mentioned was relevant to the vehicle you were driving.

Hope this helps?

well thank fook for that!!!!!!!!
cheers laura,

Yeah, is Automatic Number Plate Recognition and as mentioned, picks up Tax, Insurance, MOT and if there is any other marks against the car, like prone to nuisance driving etc. So as omicron said, as long as you have tax you'd be alright unless a copper actually sees you're not displaying a disc, then you'll get pulled.

Yeah, ANPR - that's the one. Thanks lads

As for placement of the disc on the screen, I think all they can do is ask you to put it in the right place. I remember sitting in a pub (not drinking) looking out of the window, watching a 5 foot tall WPC trying to check the disc in the upper nearside corner of my truck's windscreen

I was verging on taking a stool out for her to stand on.