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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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"Why pay thousands for that temptation-quelling adaptive cruise control option, or dream about the forthcoming Siemens VDO electronic governor, when all you have to do is switch a few lanes while smashing the pedal to the metal? The Home Office has fessed up to a "massive flaw" in the costly (and abundant) SPECS speed monitoring / ticketing cameras, which allows drivers to avoid any legal repercussions by simply ending up in a different lane than the one they began in. The system takes the average speed between two points to calculate if a motorist has been speeding, and then snaps their photograph and sends them a very unwelcome ticket in the mail if they were; however, the cameras are only designed to analyze and penalize those who remain in the same lane throughout the speed-checking segment, opening up a very exploitable loophole. Government officials, along with the cameras' manufacturer (Speed Check Services), have resorted to begging with the public to not evade the presumably imminent
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:47 AM
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who's gonna try it first then ?
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:49 AM
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speeding and changing lanes
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:53 AM
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I've just emailed a mate who's worked exstensively on SPECS and the ring of steel in London. See what he says.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:57 AM
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I fear this might be
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RichUK,Oct 16 2006, 04:57 PM
I fear this might be


but it's worth checking.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by RichUK,Oct 16 2006, 04:57 PM
I fear this might be
No I believe it, I'm off to try now.

I'll let you know how I get on in 21 days.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bigfecker,Oct 16 2006, 04:49 PM
speeding and changing lanes
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Oct 16 2006, 05:22 PM
I'll let you know how I get on in 21 days.
I think you'll find that think the max custodial you'll get for 150 mph on the A77 is 14 days








(can an Elise go that fast anyway? )
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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Could be some very clever spin from those scamera b@stards in order to rake in more revenue.
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