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Dr L
PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 08:19 
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Speed camera shot in gun attack

BBC NEWS: 18 June 2007

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/e ... 765467.stm

A speed camera in Northants has been attacked with shots from a pellet gun.

The flash light lens of the camera, which is on the A43 close to the Green Man Inn, near Towcester, was damaged in the attack.

Northamptonshire Police said the camera was damaged at some time between noon on Sunday 10 June and 1130 BST on Monday 11 June.

Anyone who witnessed the attack on the camera or has information about the attack is asked to call the police.
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This isn't cricket. They could at least have waited for the glorious 12th - when the open season on cameras begins. :lol:

:) Richard
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This is, of course, the reason why they couldn't use speed cameras in the USA. :)

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Dr L wrote:
Anyone who witnessed the attack on the camera or has information about the attack is asked to call the police.


With the majority of the public willing to turn a blind eye to camera vandalism that is not likely to happen.

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Gizmo wrote:
Dr L wrote:
Anyone who witnessed the attack on the camera or has information about the attack is asked to call the police.


With the majority of the public willing to turn a blind eye to camera vandalism that is not likely to happen.


Encore un fois. Love to help mate, but I was too busy staring at my speedometer to notice. :rotfl:

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surely aerosol clear laquer spray onto the lens is a better solution. So subtle that no one notices its there, but sufficient to make a car reg blurry enough as to be unreadable...
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Paint ball gun.....execution style :evil:

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Dave lucas wrote:
surely aerosol clear laquer spray onto the lens is a better solution. So subtle that no one notices its there, but sufficient to make a car reg blurry enough as to be unreadable...



Saw a nice on on the A45, just outside Coventry - cardboard over the flash. Lasted a week ,too. Bit hairy to do ,i'd say ,as the camera is in the middle of a DC

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