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Day visit on the M6 yesterday through the 40MPH limit nr Sandbach and Knutsford services. SPECS cameras North and Southbound - too many to count and seemingly every 0.5-1mile!

I'm new to the Msg Bd and need reassurance (!) that driving thro' at 50 both ways (I didn't realise till later) means I won't lose my Licence. Whats the trigger speed? When will I find out?

I went through last week. There are about 4 cameras. The traffic was very dense. If you were in the outside lane it is easy to find yourself in the shadow of the truck to your left. Also I noticed a lot of bunching up/tailgating. There is not was a specs camera can pick up you number plate if you are too close to the truck in front.

I also noticed that the last camera was in the 70 zone....I hope that one was not being used...

One way or another you will find out in the next 14 days

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Speed camera policy Kills

Hi Les. It doesn't sound good I'm afraid. The big worry is whether it'll count as a single offence or a whole bunch, in which case they'll give you a tn of points and bye-bye licence. I don't pretend to know which is which, so while you're waiting for someone here to answer I'd go visit the forums at www.peipipoo.com and tell them every detail you can remember. Lot of legal knowledge about over there.

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Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler - Einstein

The lowest likely trigger threshold is 47mph. With an average speedo exactly on 50mph, your true speed would probably have been 47.5mph. So it's right on the edge.

Speedos are (approximately) allowed to over read by up to 10% but are not allowed to under read. This rule only applies at time of manufacture. After a few years anything can happen to the accuracy of the speedo and there's no legal check or requirement.

I suggest you use or borrow a GPS with a speed readout and check your speedometer against the highly accurate GPS speed. (Most GPS gives speed accurate to 0.1mph in straight and steady conditions.).

On balance, I'd hazard a guess that you're going to be OK this time.

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Paul Smith
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The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

See my post 16/june --

http://www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewt ... spec+alert

Post name -"spec alert"