i was flashed by a speed camera going 33mph in a 30 zone - will i still get points on my licence ??

Answer 1

How do you know you were doing 33 mph? The cameras have the buffer already set in them .. so if you were flashed, there is a high possibility that you were doing more than the buffer includes and therefore you may well get a ticket and subsequent points... sorry for the bad news.

Answer 2

Firstly, 33mph may not sound very fast, but you have increased the chances of killing or seriously injuring any pedestrian that you hit - and if that was your child / partner / grandmother.......

But going back to the strict legalities - no, speeding offences operate on 10% + 2. In other words, since your speddo can legally be 10% out either way, you could think you were doing 30, but in fact be doing anything between 27 - 33 (unless you have a calibrated speedo like we have in traffic cars). Then we add 2 mph over the limit.

So you are unlikely to be prosecuted unless you were travelling at 30+3+2= 35 mph.

But I go back to where I started from. An extra couple of mph on your speed may get you there 2 minutes earlier (based on the average journey length) but increases the chance of you killing someone if you hit them - do the maths as they say. Is it worth it???

Answer 3

Hi lilac_filly69 - there's a lot of misunderstanding with these speed cameras and all the myths that have been built up around them, I will try and explain..

Yes there is a 10% margin of error built into the cameras but this is because the speedo in your car can be out by plus or minus 10% (please remember that plus or minus) the speed camera itself is 100% accurate!!

If you were travelling at 30mph and your speedo was 10% out then you could be travelling at 33mph - the camera recognises this in its 10% and lets you go.. still with me?
According to your speedo you were doing 33mph, this could be an actual speed of 36.3 mph .. that's why you got flashed.. you were 20% over the legal speed limit.

of course it works the other way too.. another car could be going through at 30mph and his speedo is 10% out but the other way.. they are only doing an actual speed of 27mph .. they could afford to go 6mph faster and still not get flashed.. so it would show on their speedo as 36pmh .. and they are still within the speed limit

hope this explains it..

as the others have said you can always hope there was no film in the camera. but they don't take pictures for nothing.. they are cold heartless things them cameras

Answer 4

You may do if the camera was loaded. They may offer you the chance to take a speed awareness course. This can be offered if you have an otherwise clean driving licence and are only just above the speed limit. The course is usually a day long and there is a charge. My husband recently did one in staffordshire - it cost £90 and a days annual leave to attend but it was worth it. He kept his clean licence and said the course was useful. The scheme is not available nationwide yet - its still being piloted.

Answer 5

It relies upon on quite a few issues. in case you purely said one, as adverse to 2, flashes, then on maximum digital camera sorts you're ok: they're programmed to flash purely once and by no potential list a image for marginal rushing offences, the concept being it acts as a caution. It also relies upon on no matter if there replaced into movie left contained in the digital camera. Many, even as operating, use their movie straight away, so even a double flash doesn't ensure that you will be prosecuted. the purely thanks to be confident is wait some weeks: once you're going to get done, you'll have the fastened penalty grant by then.

Answer 6

Yes you will get points on your license.

Some speed cams flash at one mph above the limit set in the area where the cam is located - please be very wary of these speed cams.

Also, on some stretches of road, particularly M-ways - a cam will clock you in and the next cam will clock you out of the zone. If you arrive at cam no.2 sooner than the limit allows, you'll get flashed! Damn!

Good luck with the flasher and happy motoring.

Answer 7

It will depend on the police force you were in at time. There is usually a buffer on 10% plus 2 MPH so in your case 35 mph before you get an NIP. But how do you know you were doing exactly 33 mph?

Answer 8

Please disregard some other answers that speak of a buffer.
If you were within permitted limits the cam would not flash.

Often the cam will allow for up to 3mph over the limit but thats not for your benefit its is for the smooth flow of traffic to be maintained.

If the camera flashed and if its loaded then prepare to be part of another stealth tax scam.

Not all cams are loaded with film.although introduction of digital will mean that ll function, all the time.

Answer 9

Not neccessarily, if it flashed then theres still a chance there was no film in it, they don't always have film in unless it's a road that is known for people hammering it down! And a 30mph limited road not likely to be a huge source of income for the old plod, it's there prob as a deterrent more than anything. My dads a copper and he helpfully answered this, see, they're not ALL bad!

Answer 10

yes im sorry you will. and the reason i know this is because i was doing the exact speed you was doing and got a nice £60 fine through and 3 points on my licence. it certainly taught me a valuble lesson. even tho we can say but its only 3 miles over. i still got the fine n points