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Been working in Manchester all week, and as I was leaving Manchester to get on the M56, just as you're leaving the 40mph zone and joining the motorway (i.e. starting to build up speed), guess what was parked on the left verge - a scamvan.

What on earth has that positioning got to do with safety???

Instead, people were accelerating, spotting scamvan and slamming anchors on...

I despair.

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Pecunia Prius Equitas et Salus

Is this the same location that I have seen on on the end of Princess Road, underneath the 2 motorway bridges with the van parked on the left on gravel patches.

I saw it a few months ago there, and thought it was stupid location, but also that if you read the guidelines about camera locations they aren't supposed to be used under bridges to avoid false readings caused by reflections.

I also wondered why it was there and why its a 40 mph limit - the road is a large dual carriage way with barriers all around. There are 2 lanes filtering on and 1 lane off just after the bridges, but I would say the lay out was no different that some other junctions around Manchester/Salford that have 50 mph limits.

Hi and

Yep, that's the place...

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Pecunia Prius Equitas et Salus

I may be wrong butI thought it was radar that is affected by bridges and armcos, not laser

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Speed limit sign radio interview. TV Snap Unhappy
“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

Yes, the 50 mph limit on the A5103 should be extended north of the M60 junction and only drop to 40 when houses start to appear alongside the road.

That section is well-known as a favourite for the scammers.

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