Hi everyone.
I have been commuting from London to Derby for each of the last 5 days.
On each of the last 3 days, I have been flashed by the VSL cameras that are mounted on the gantries between J8 and J11 of the M1.
On the first of these ocassions, I was driving southbound at around 7pm. There was no variable speed limit in force but got flashed doing 66mph at J8. The next day, cautious of my previous day's flashing, I slowed down to 60mph at the same gantry but still got flashed. Again, there was no signage saying that a VSL was in force. Then again today, on the way to Derby, I got flashed by a camera between J9 and 11 whilst doing 48mph in a stretch of road that had a 50mph VSL in force.
My speedometer is not broken and my eyes are fully functional, yet I am now quite worried that I will be receiving multiple NIPs in the post over the next week or so! I have over 10 years driving experience and have never had a point on my license. Why are these cameras flashing me when I am obeying the limits that are in force? Could they be faulty? If I do have trouble in regards to these instances, how am I supposed to prove that I was obeying the speed limits that were displayed?
Any advice appreciated!