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Hi all,

Just to clear something up, somebody has told me that police can wait down sidestreets off a main road... with a camera and catch you however slight you are over the limit.

He told me that as long as you are in their vision for the same space as what those gatso marks are painted on the floor near stationary camera's, they can get you.

Do they usually wait down sidestreets? By sidestreets, I mean say down a main road with houses down both sides... and a turning, not like a large sweeping sidestreet with the houses set really far back.

I thought they usually had to be either stood in front or behind of you as you go past, so as to calculate your speed? Wouldn't they more likely wait down a sidestreet and pull out behind you if you are speeding and pull you over?

Thanks for any info. I'm not a speeder in any way, but would just like to clear something up in my mind.

Cheers,
-Elliot

normally, yes, as the instruments need this in order to be able to work effectively.



If the angle from them to you is significant , then yes again.
they could 'form the opinion' that you are speeding then follow you with instruments to try and obtain actual evidence.

Theoretically, if there are 2 officers then all they need is their opinion you were speeding. There is no minimum distance they have to measure you over, they don't even have to measure your speed at all.

It's unlikely such a case would ever be taken to court but it could.