What happens when the speed camera on the opposite side flashes on you?

Question

the road was a 40mph and i was slightly above my speed limit, but the speed camera flashed at me. im sure it flashed on my car because there was no other car on the street, neither on the opposite side.this happened in the night. the camera flashed twice ahead of me, (not behind me, when i drove past it).i have only passed my test a few months ago, what will happen? please be serious, no jokes!

p.s i thought the camera's opposite you dont apply to you, or catch you?

Uncle Fester, I did mention that i passed my test only a few months ago. i dont think that after passing your test (only a few months ago, someone could reverse over 40mph?????!!!!!!!

Answer 1

You should be ok. Flash cameras are not allowed to direct the flash into the eyes of oncoming drivers. You often see the white graduated lines, 0.7 meters apart on both sides of the road. This is usually a ruse by the authorities to make you think you are in the cameras view. If there are no lines where you were flashed they cannot prove how fast you were going if the camera is a GATSO. If the camera is a TRUVELO then this has sensors buried in the road but as far as i am aware the flash in the eyes rule still applies. If you do get a letter and were proved guilty you will get 3 points on your license and a £60 fine. However I am pretty sure you are ok. If not consult a solicitor who specialises in traffic offences and he may be able to get you off the hook.

Answer 2

Yes, I got done a few weeks ago.
It depends on what type of camera it is and how it is used.
You will recieve a notification from the local police if the evidence is good enough.
check the website below for more details.
I was doing 36 in a 30, but to be fair I knew I was and just had not slowed down enough. This is the only driving ticket I have ever had !
You may be offered a fixed penalty (probably £60) or you could appear at a magistrates court and present a case.
You would need proper to take advice on this.

Good Luck !

Answer 3

they don't my bf was driving back from Scotland and he overtook a lorry that was going really slow so he took over doing about 79 in a 50 well his car just takes off when he puts his foot down and he has a road angel in his car and it didn't bleep to say that there was a camera just a few yards in front of him so he did as soon as we got passed the lorry the camera on the other side flashed but we were already pass the camera. and there was no one on the other side of the road. so it must of just sensed something go past and flashed but anyway he never got a ticket so u should be OK.

Answer 4

Watch your mail for the ticket. It flashes twice to show your distance traveled over time, another way of getting your speed.

To quote a snippet about how they work:

Firstly, they have to measure your speed. This bit can be done in two ways. One way, by using piezoelectric strips embedded in the road; two such strips at a known distance apart will detect your wheels over them. The time it takes between the two strips gives the speed. (Speed equals distance divided by time.) Another way is to use radar. By emitting suitably high-frequency radio waves, they can bounce these from the vehicle, and the rate-of-change of distance is detected by a frequency shift from the reflection. If this rate-of-change is higher than the rate-of-change for the speed limit, you're caught.
Next, they have to photograph the vehicle. This bit sounds easy but is not so straightforward. The photographs taken will be both normal and infrared. (The infrared will 'see' your registration mark when the vehicle is caked in dirt.) Also, to collect the proof, two photographs are taken in quick succession, so that the distance traveled can be seen. Obviously the "quick succession" is a known time: Again speed can be calculated. To determine the distance, white square marks are usually painted in the gutter of the road and again on the crown of the road. These are a known distance and the two photographs will show the distance traveled.

Answer 5

If there was white markings on the side you were driving and you were driving over them when the camera went off then you should worry a bit. But if there wasn't then dont worry and forget about it as the camera cant take a picture of your car without them as they are speed markers. If you dont hear anything in 6 months then you never will!

Answer 6

You will probably get 3 points on your licence if you were over the speed limit. If you do get 3 points then you will need to be extra carefull as you can only get a maximum of 6 points in your first 2 years of driving before your licence is taken off you. (i am assuming that you are in the UK!)

Answer 7

I didnt think the cameras opposite didnt apply - something to do with the flash in the eyes of the driver? and something to do with travelling distance of a certain speed to commit an offence?

Answer 8

Depends what camera type it is!

Truvelo's can be set to pick up both ways and are usually blue in colour!

Gatso's are one way only on the side of the road in which the traffic flows. Gatso's are usually grey in colour with a fluorescent yellow/hi visibility plate on the back.

Most are just deterrents and don't have film in!

Guess you'll know in a few days!

Answer 9

I am not 100% positive on this but I believe the camera has to not only snap a picture of your vehicle but also of the driver for identificaton purposes. How would they know it was you driving, and they can't arest the vehicle.

Answer 10

You're very unlikely to get a ticket.Gatsos can be triggered by oncoming traffic though it's not meant to happen.There is one I pass on my work commute which faces me & I regularly trigger it (not on purpose of course!) and I have never received a ticket.
Though I am on a bike so they wouldn't see my plate anyway.