Uk Speed Camera Thresholds – This Is How Fast You Actually Have To Be Going To Be Fined

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  1. Eldon

    Eldon Elite Member

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    Saw a camera van in an abnormal national speed limit spot about 3 mile from Squires the other week.
    Smiled as I went passed in the motorhome then spent the next couple of miles distracted trying to work out the A road limit for motorhomes.
    Is it 60 in a 60?
    Or
    Is it 50 in a 60?

    A mates work colleague got done 56 mph in a 60 limit :worried::sob:
    Selby bypass is a 60 limit but as he was in a twin wheel transit style van it's subject to a 50 limit.
     
  2. redamo

    redamo New Member

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    Speed limit for caravans, cars when towing, buses, coaches and HGVs is 50 on single carriageways, and 60 on dual carriageways and motorway.
     
  3. Eldon

    Eldon Elite Member

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    You are correct sir but i was in a motorhome and despite the weight motorhomes are the same as a car.
    60mph on single carriageway national speed limit. Now a twin wheel transit would be as you say, 50.
     
  4. dirty big hands

    dirty big hands Active Member

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    If anyone is visiting Whiteways, theres a mobile camera at the bottom of Bury hill today!
     
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  5. freck

    freck Elite Member

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    Just got a NIP through today. :confused: Missed the threshold for a speed awareness course by 1mph. :tired_face:
     
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  6. In my own world

    In my own world Senior Member

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    Warning other people there is a speed camera is against the law. Everyone does it but it only takes a grumpy Cop to nab you. 99% of copper don't bother. Apparently, you can get up to 6 points for doing so.
    Most in the Chichester area don't work because they don't have the money to run them.
     
  7. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Feck the law.
     
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  8. Adrian Braithwaite

    Adrian Braithwaite Well-Known Member

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    The speed limit for motorhomes is dependant upon the kerb weight of the vehicle. Provided it is registered as a motorhome then if the kerb weight does not exceed 3050 Kg then it is car speeds and if above van speed ie 50 on a single carriageway National Speed limit, 60 on a dual carriageway and 70 on a motorway.
     
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  9. Adrian Braithwaite

    Adrian Braithwaite Well-Known Member

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    Regarding warning other drivers, some have been prosecuted some time ago but I recall reading an article stating that as the Police cannot assume that you are warning other drivers, as opposed to simply saying hello, then case law suggests that you will no longer be prosecuted for this. I am not a Solicitor and may be wrong but I would certainly argue that I wasn't in fact alerting other motorists but come up with another reason
     
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  10. Old phart phred

    Old phart phred Noble Member

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    Kerb weight on my motorhome is 10,200 kg in the states I could drive it 75 mph on the motorways but choose to run 65-70 to keep fuel mileage reasonable.
     
  11. Judd Dredd

    Judd Dredd Giver of Drugs, Vaccines and Hard Truths

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    All fixed cameras are switched off in our fine county, and the police will nick you doing 1mph over the limit in their mobile wagons.
     
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  12. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    The police target biker meets all the time. The Raven at Whitchurch is popular and you can assume a speed van on approach on Thursdays and Sundays on a regular basis......
     
  13. Adrian Braithwaite

    Adrian Braithwaite Well-Known Member

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    That must be one big motorhome !
     
  14. alfie

    alfie Getting older but still going for it
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    In my experience the speed vans can log your speed if you are in the opposite carriageway going away from the camera. Beware.
     
  15. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Good luck DD, you never know the truck may shielded you :):)
     
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  16. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    You are such an upstanding law abiding citizen......
     
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  17. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    I fecked the law...:cool:
    The law won.
     
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  18. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Thursday night meets at the Raven,,,your more likely to get a ticket for numerous traffic infringements by the unmarked police bikes that patrol the area than a NIP by a speed van.
    On a Sunday the speed van is usually parked in the same place on the A41, only seen it there once this year, unless it’s there later in the day.
     
  19. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Yep that is true, forgot about them, I'm sure it is the same at all large bike meets.
     
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