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On my way to work this morning, a very cold frosty one, I got flashed by TWO seperate GATSO cameras. I know for a fact I was doing well under the limit on both. On the second GATSO my car was nearly out of the white speed lines before the flash triggered twice in quick sucsession. On both occasions there were no other cars etc traveling in either direction in the area. I am sure my spedo is correctly calibrated, I drive a fairly new car and I also passed other GATSO`s on route that did not trigger. What will happen now??

Time will tell. Sit tight and wait 2 weeks (assuming you are the registered keeper).

I am the registered keeper, a mate suggested using my Tom Tom tomorrow on the way in to rule out spedo innacuracy, it should give a good speed reading.

I split this from a topic in another forum because it fits better here...

I don't think these were working cameras. Maybe dummy flash units. I believe that there are some around still. I don't think you'll ever hear anything about it.

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Still watching the thread with interest.

I would instead be watching your door mat if I were you

Seriously though, if you’re absolutely sure you weren't speeding, then even if the cameras were in full use (and with film – this in itself not likely) the corroborating photos would show the radar sensor to be in error.

Dummy cameras are known to be way out, probably deliberately setup to instil the fear of the SCPs in us!

Thanks smeggy for that, I will fight if my letterbox is rattled! I use my car for work and although concerned, confident.

I think you'l find that some pratnerships set the things to flash a lot sooner than they issue tickets, in the hope that it will urge you to greater caution than is really necessary.

I have now been flashed four times at Ings, each time well below the threshold limit - I am ALWAYS doing 40 when I pass, as long as other traffic allows.
I see lots of cars doing 30 up to the camera, then dabbing the brakes to pass at 25, until they are 100 yards clear, then they floor it - so the only incentive to slow so far is that they have probably been flashed at 40!

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