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[Bagpuss]

Some do - you can ring a number and let people know where the mobile cameras are, and it can send an update out.

they have to be within a certain distance of accident blackspot. Favourite trick is to have one not far from a motorway, obviously the accidents happened on the motorway, not truely in the spirit of the legislation, but handy for revenue generation

[Methuselah]

they have to be within a certain distance of accident blackspot. Favourite trick is to have one not far from a motorway, obviously the accidents happened on the motorway, not truely in the spirit of the legislation, but handy for revenue generation

"Accident blackspot" is an area of a certain size within which there were at least 3 deaths on the road in a year. E.g., 1 accident on a nearby motorway, 1 man had heart attack while driving (or pulled over), 1 teenager pushed off overpass in a fight: accident blackspot! Put in a "Safety Camera" and behold! Next year the figures will be reduced, proving that the camera works.

[Dark Black]

It's illegal to use a radar detector

Since when? Has the changed the law recently then?

It used to be under one of the Wireless Telegraphy acts (illegal to act on the information in police broadcasts or something) until someone got off with the point that there is no information in a radar broadcast, only carrier.

Is is illegal to use a jammer though - you can get done for perverting the course of justice or similar.

The fact that garage door openers just happen to cover the spectrum of course....

[NickFitz]

Magistrate asked if she had legal representation as he was going to disqualify her. She hadn't so he was about to go ahead when the court clerk handed him a letter from Leeds City Council stating she needed the car to fulfill her responsibilties and bingo .. £200 fine and 5 points.

[r0bly0ns]

Since when? Has the changed the law recently then?

Up until recently I thought they were made illegal a couple of years ago, until a news article said they were about to be made illegal.

It turns out they were about to be made illegal a couple of years ago, but the motion got shelved and has recently been resurected...

http://www.netcar.co.uk/legislation.php
http://www.radardetectors.co.uk/radar_detector_law.htm