Can anyone tell me if the mobile speed camera vans can ticket you going away from the van or is it just approaching it?
gblack,
Feb 11, 7:04am
Just approaching.
Yes, I am a motorcyclist with no number plate on the front.
And no, I was not doing wheelies down waterview tunnel in t-shirts and shorts on a dirt bike.
Had to laugh at the TV coverage. Tut tut, lookb at these naughty people while we repeatedly shows them doing skillful stunts on bikes all over Auckland like it was an advert
apollo11,
Feb 11, 7:26am
A mate used to do single finger waves as he ripped past the cameras, usually while on one wheel. One day a policeman showed up at the door with a folder of photos of said antics, wanting to know if it was him. He denied all of course.
bigmacnfries,
Feb 11, 8:39am
Thank christ for that! Passed a couple of slow arses doing 90 and went past them 120 when I saw the van on the other side of the road!
jmma,
Feb 11, 8:54am
Hate to tell you, but they can get you going away. Have a look at photo in this article.
Yes, got me towing a trailer at 96km. So not travelling towards them.
cjohnw,
Feb 11, 9:38am
Gotcha!
bigmacnfries,
Feb 11, 4:48pm
If they can't prove that you're the driver by photo evidence, then how can they prosecute?
pauldw,
Feb 11, 5:21pm
Did you see the photo? They can tell you've got a trailer when you're heading towards them.
"A new camera is coming into play that can recognise the length of the vehicles in its sights, which means it can instantly adjust its sensitivity to match the 90km/h limit for trucks and cars and trailers, reverting back to the 100kmh figure for cars when required."
amasser,
Feb 11, 8:11pm
Moot if you don't break speed limits.
Isn't there enough to need your attention on the roads.
carstauranga001,
Feb 11, 8:29pm
They cover both sides of the road so unless you slowed down they got you after you passed the van.
gazzat22,
Feb 11, 9:59pm
The registered owner gets the Offence notice and either pays it or advises who was driving.
tamarillo,
Feb 12, 12:52am
There is only one camera in their, it’s a very expensive big bit of kit! It pints across the road behind the van so can’t see how it can pick up the back plate unless your going in opposite direction . Rumour is that an operator can take a conventional camera picturE of bike and match it to speed cameras but I’ve always thought that wouldn’t be admissible in court.
hotrodpete,
Feb 12, 12:53am
They can get you both ways, i got two tickets in the mail for the same speed on the same day at the same time, i wrote in saying the camera has issued me two tickets for the one offence, got sent back two pics, one of front of car and one of the back going the other way, i had gone past it and dropped someone off and done a u turn and went past again going exactly the same speed and in the same minute of the same day!. two tickets!
tamarillo,
Feb 12, 4:16am
Yes they got you both directions but as you say, one is front of car and one is back. So only one camera Ponting in one place in one direction. Fact it can see both sides of road is irrelevant. If you were on a motorcycle you wouldn’t have got that front on ticket as there is no plate.
bigmacnfries,
Feb 12, 4:47am
If people did the speed they should, I wouldn't need to speed to overtake!
jmma,
Feb 12, 8:06am
Just check your letter box in a few days lol
cjohnw,
Feb 12, 8:26am
I understand that even if you get pulled over by a cop on the road, you don’t get the infringement notice on the spot. They now mail them? Must be a lot of unpaid fines.
tony9,
Feb 12, 8:55pm
Yes, known that for ages. While parked on one side of the road it checks and photos cars going both ways.
tony9,
Feb 12, 8:57pm
Why would you be more inclined to not pay if you got the ticket in the mail? Consequences are still the same. And if your address is wrong they will eventually catch up with you and you will be pinged again for not updating your address.
s_nz,
Sep 15, 12:54pm
There was an upgrade of the speed camera's in 2015 & late 2019.
The new ones have a lot more functionality than the ones a decade ago: - Can capture heavy & towing vehicles (I think) exceeding the 90km/h limit where that is less than the posted limit. A decade ago they would only trigger if the truck or towing vehicle was exceeding the trigger threshold, which at the time was typically 108km/h - Can monitor multiple lanes of traffic flowing in both directions. The old ones could only be used to issue a ticket if there was only one vehicle in the frame. - Are digital to avoid the need to deal with film etc.
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