Skoda Rapid Spaceback - A Double Offence

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Sun 2 Sep 2018 11:33
Skoda Rapid Spaceback - A Double Offence - David Gethin
I was coming along eastwards on the A5 at Ty-Nant, there were a couple of very slow cars, and on the straight bit, with no traffic coming towards me, I started signalling and moving out, then a car behind me overtakes.
As soon as he overtook I overtook the the slow cars as well, he was in front of me, still overtaking, and I saw a speed camera van facing us on a lay-by,
I was exceeding the 60mph speed limit, doing about 70mph, I do not know if the other speeding car shielded me from the camera.
I had a look at Googe street view, and I noticed towards we had gone over the double white line in the road.
Does anyone know if I can be prosecuted if the camera saw that I went over the lines, or do they just detect speeding cars.
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Sun 2 Sep 2018 12:06
Skoda Rapid Spaceback - A Double Offence - RobJP

Yes, you can be prosecuted for both offences.

Whether you will be or not is another matter entirely. The camera van system is being operated by a person who is taking readings. They may (or may not) have observed you being on the wrong side of the solid lines.

Only thing you can do is wait 14 days and see what the post brings !

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Sun 2 Sep 2018 18:17
Skoda Rapid Spaceback - A Double Offence - Avant

I'm sure someone will know the answer to this question. I wasn't exceeding the speed limit but I'm curious.

I was somewhere in the Thames Valley area the other day and saw a policeman with a camera on the opposite side of the road, pointing towards me. Was he checking the speed of cars going in my direction or those on his side of the road? If it was a pole-mounted speed camera, it would be the latter; but I wonder if a hand-operated camera can check both directions.

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Sun 2 Sep 2018 21:50
Skoda Rapid Spaceback - A Double Offence - RobJP

Avant, hand-operated cameras can work for vehicles travelling either towards or away from them. They work by laser, so in the event of a car travelling away the speed is recorded as a negative, or receding value. Still perfectly valid though

They are usually used in the 'toward' direction because the driver can usually be partially identified - which can either aid a keeper in identifying the driver or identify someone who is taking points for the real driver. This is not required though - it is usually enough that the car was speeding.

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Mon 3 Sep 2018 00:02
Skoda Rapid Spaceback - A Double Offence - Avant

Many thanks Rob.

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