Speed Cameras
 

I have been lucky so far....apart from yesterday, got flashed by a camera for the first time in a year in OZ...

What will happen now? how many points will i get? and how much will the fine be?

I was doing 75km in a 70km area.

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I think that is $50 but no points.

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I got done for 87 in a 70 and got $100 fine and 1 demerit point

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Also forgot to add that i was on the outside lane. There was another car at the side of me. I was slightly in front (only just).
Will the camera still have picked up on me do you think?

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At the moment the notice will take up to 6 months before you get it. I got snapped in October and got the notification in March.

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I was going at 85 in a 80 area was on the inside and there was another car on the outside lane .that was back in oct never got anything :) My sis is a copper and reckons i didnt hear anything cause i was in the inside lane and can only fine 1 car at the time .

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It goes up in bands of 10km. I was 11km over and got the same as you. Under 10km it is only $50. Over 20km and I think the points are 3.

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I got mine just after 5 months later. I thought they had put more staff on it to bring the wait down?

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Just thought i would add my husband just recieved a nice letter and photo of his lovely car and to TOP that a fine of $150.00 just today and he was only caught on camera last saturday doing 73km on a 60km but no points on his licence, first time for everything i suppose... Oh Happy Days. sorry just noticed he has 3 points... so not so Happy Days then

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Not sure which state you are in , its different depending on where you live.
I think 5km over is a bit harsh for a fine, dont be surprised if it was someone else getting flashed.

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Where do they draw the line though. The machine is presumably set to catch anyone over that particular speed limit. They don't take into account fluctuations in the speedometer in the car over here so if the camera goes off you get a fine. I imagine the fixed camera set up is all computer generated anyway so no humans involved. Someone will tell me if I'm wrong:D

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I'm in Perth.
It was one of those supanova cameras hidden in the bushes:sneaky:

My hubby has one of those machines that detect speed cameras. Without that he would have lost his licence months ago. He is on the road all day everyday, best thing invented;)

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As far as I know, in the UK it is a given that your speedo can be 5% out and the police camera can be 5% out thus you can typically get away with 10% over the speed limit.

Over here, they can fine you for doing 102 kmh in a 100 limit. You are very welcome to contest the accuracy of your speedo and/or the police camera in Court. Smart eh!

I personally know how to outsmart the police and their sneaky revenue raising hidden camera tactics - I stick to the speed limit!

That makes me smarter!

Andrew

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Agreed but others don't.

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Not 100% sure but I think that if two cars side by side in photo that neither will get a ticket.

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Really. Hope so. Looks like i will have to wait months though to find out.

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Well I heard it on Talkback radio only a few days ago from one of the top cops in WA.

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I'm not questioning your logic Andrew, for me the best way of avoiding the fine is not to speed ... but ...

Given the 5% error margin on the speedo and 5% on the gun then how do you know you are sticking to the limit? Surely the only safe course of action is to do 10% below the limit?

This begs the question, are speedos (not budgie smugglers!)/guns calibrated more strictly in Oz compared to the UK?

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I've just spotted a gap in the market for side-car-cars ... coming soon to a Supercheap near you ...

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Gonna need bigger roads:rofl:

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When I'm using TomTom, once I am going faster than 60, the speedo on the car is different from the speed shown on tomtom. Would tomx2 be more correct than the car? It's what I assume anyway.

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TomTom? I still navigate by the stars ... it's got me into some awful scrapes I can tell you (like the time I followed that comet, how we laughed) ... and I tend to be a nocturnal creature.

Gut feeling? I'd say GPS + more technology than the shuttle = more accurate than speedo. BUT is it straight line speed averaged over a period of time? These questions need to be answered ... or not :p

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Don't worry about it, they'll see you were the nice person that handed $400 to their fund the other day & let you off :lol:

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You must have come unstuck when you got down here. Frantically looking for the north star:lol:

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thats what my sis told me but if the car on the outside is quite a bit in front then they will get the ticket.But how far is quite a bit suppopse it depends what type of mood the guy looking at the photos in;)

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I (currently) have 3 points on my UK driving licence.

Does anybody know if these will be transferred to my Australian dirving licence when we move, or do I get to start with a clean slate?

Cheers

LG

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OH had points on his licence coming over and he got a clean licence over here:D
Tracie

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good job you don't live in Noosa - hubby would get ya!

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the wife had a woman in tears today. she clocked her at 112 kms in a 60 zone. $700 fine and automatic 6 month licence suspension. traffic branch show no mercy.

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Very harsh, no mercy shown there:blink:

(whats that on your Avatar, are my eyes blurred)

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ahhh if you play with fire expect to get burnt!

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what are the speed limits in oz for different roads?

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Freeway is 80 to 100km.

Built up areas range between 50 to 70km.

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Or 80 on some roads (Marmion Ave eg) and on the Highways (i.e Reid or Tonkin) it can be 80, 90 or 100. (These roads are in Perth btw)

You really need to keep your eyes peeled for the signs.

Shirley

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no. thats me in fancy dress as a black fella.one of my better rigs.

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link doesnt work

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Surely this person using the gadget so that he can speed and not be caught isn't the same person who has said "the best thing I've heard all year" about someone getting banged up for driving offences:rofl:

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Especially places like the Reid / Tonkin highways where they change every few hundred metres. You only need to overtake something high-sided to miss one and get fined / points on your licence:rolleyes:

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Yes, they do like to change speed with little warning - at least on the M25 you had a sign that said variable speed limits!

I went past one this morning, after a 10 hour night shift, so I was a bit bleary eyed. Good job I have an alarm on my car that tells me when I go over 100kms. He was a bike cop with his hair dryer, I was ok but thought I had better ring the sil who came out of work after me, she is a bit of a speed freak after a long night.:eek:

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Yes, you are right..not the same person;)