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Would I have been stopped?
nigpit
post Mon, 18 May 2020 - 13:30
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I was doing about 95 on the M4. I saw a marked Police car parked up in a Police bay a long way in the distance and hit the brakes.
When I eventually passed him he had a radar gun in his hand. If he had pinged me do you think he would have followed me and stopped me?

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post Mon, 18 May 2020 - 14:14
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Maybe, maybe not.


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thisisntme
post Mon, 18 May 2020 - 14:15
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If you are the RK, start the 14 day stopwatch now. In these days of social distancing I suspect the number of tickets being done remotely will be more than we are used to.


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nigpit
post Mon, 18 May 2020 - 16:56
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Not the RK company car so who knows.

But yes thanks your answer does make senses
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BaggieBoy
post Mon, 18 May 2020 - 18:33
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Very unlikely to have been a radar gun more likely a laser device.
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nigpit
post Mon, 18 May 2020 - 19:13
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I might have named it wrong but does that make a difference??
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post Tue, 19 May 2020 - 08:13
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QUOTE (nigpit @ Mon, 18 May 2020 - 20:13) *
I might have named it wrong but does that make a difference??

No.


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post Tue, 19 May 2020 - 21:23
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I saw one of those today on the A4 on the 30 MPH stretch westbound on the Hammersmith Overpass. Policewoman was holding it standing outside her car, I doubt she would have chased anyone if they were speeding.


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post Tue, 26 May 2020 - 21:29
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There's a national speed awareness campaign on at the moment, hence the visibile presence;

https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police...down-save-lives

The Met seemed to have skipped phase 1 and just jumped straight into phase 2!


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post Tue, 26 May 2020 - 21:42
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QUOTE (nigpit @ Mon, 18 May 2020 - 20:13) *
I might have named it wrong but does that make a difference??

Possibly. Radar devices are much shorter range than laser devices. And they don't work well if there are multiple vehicles..
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post Tue, 26 May 2020 - 23:14
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Most devices used by the police now do not require the vehicle to be stopped because it records speed and reg. number. All that then happens is the name and address of the keeper is obtained from DVLA and a letter is sent out requesting name and address of the driver at the time of the alleged speeding offence. It is an offence not to return the name and address of the driver. i.e. you can't ignore it.
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