Truvelo Speed Cameras - can they do this?

A forwar-facing speed camera gave me a very bright flash straight into my eyes. It quite startling and downright dangerous. Is it legal? It is on the A5120 Northbound in the village of Westoning (Beds)....

Speed trap at night

I went past a speed camera at Pentraeth, Anglesey at about 6pm on the Sunday evening at the end of half-term in October last. This was a particularly sneaky effort from North Wales police, who presumably...

Speeding Photos - What information should they contain?

The police sent me a 'Notice of Intended Prosecution' for exceeding a 50mph speed restriction and along with it an offer for me to attend the Driver Awareness Training Course. I did not decline the offer...

Are the police now using mobile speed cameras at night?

Travelling North along the A34 approaching the Pear Tree intersection Oxford at around 7.30pm on 18 November, I witnessed a lot of traffic braking violently up ahead. An accident was very, very close to...

Is it legal to wave at oncoming traffic to warn of a speed camera?

Do you remember the days when the AA patrolman with his motorbike and sidecar used to wave at motorists with an AA badge? If he did not wave it meant there was a speed trap ahead. No speed limit on the...

Is it illegal to warn oncoming drivers of speed traps?

Are the police allowed to fine you for flashing oncoming cars to warn them of a speed trap? I seem to recall that they have to prove the drivers you flashed were actually breaking the speed limit or about...

Do speed indicator signs cause accidents?

If speed indicator signs are deliberately set to show false speeds just because most speedometers do, then they are a danger in themselves, and surely illegal? Police radar guns and installed speed cameras...

Siting of speed cameras?

I have just been given notice of intention to prosecute for exceeding the speed limit in a 30 mph zone. However, the mobile speed camera was located about 100 yards beyond the 30 mph de-restriction sign...

Speed guns used as evidence?

I was curious to as whether the police hand held speed guns have the capacity to take photos/video footage? I once asked a police officer from Thames Valley Police who was doing the speed checks using...

Is it illegal to flash your headlights at oncoming drivers to warn of speed traps?

I understand that motorists have been apprehended recently for flashing their light to warn oncoming drivers of a radar camera. Some years ago Mr Charles Glendinning was taken to the High Court by the...