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Wazza_G Lifetime Member
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14893 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Something odd here. £70,000 to provide two hard standings for the cameras? Since when did a Gatso (et al) require a £35,000 hard standing? All my local ones only need a pole and a hole with an electric string coming out of it. And £35,000 is a heckuva price for a hard standing.
Sounds like the usual poor standard of reporting accuracy to me. _________________ Dennis
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Sallyann Lifetime Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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I read the article and it seems that the hard standings are for vehicles, not fixed cameras |
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Privateer Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 30/12/2002 17:36:20 Posts: 4912 Location: Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Sallyann wrote: | I read the article and it seems that the hard standings are for vehicles, not fixed cameras |
So did I.
I reckon that I need to change jobs, if the report is true and if they really are gullible enough to pay out £35,000 per hard standing (i.e. one parking space) that has a bit of fencing, hardcore, tarmac, and possibly kerb stones. As it's Christmas time, I might even give them a slight discount as a loss-leader in order to build extra ones!
Regards, _________________ Robert.
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14893 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Privateer wrote: | a bit of fencing, hardcore, tarmac, and possibly kerb stones. |
No, none of that! All they need do is scrape the surface with a JCB to reasonably flat/true and level with the edge of the road surface, then lay that thick plastic mesh which allows a small amount of grass to grow up through and chuck a bit of sand and grass seed mixture over it to fill the mesh. There are dozens of such police hard standings throughout the country. I'd offer them a bigger discount than you AND I'd subcontract it out and still make a fortune without getting my hands dirty! Half a day's work for one man and his JCB (if it's a difficult traffic situation, extra half a day to lay out and recover cones). Max £2,000 and that's being very generous. _________________ Dennis
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Wazza_G Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Well I'm certain that they've changed it from the initial report which said that it was going to be 2 fixed cameras.
It's still a money making racket which ever way you look at it. |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Wazza_G wrote: | Well I'm certain that they've changed it from the initial report which said that it was going to be 2 fixed cameras. |
You are right, I too am certain they've changed it from 2 fixed cameras - hence my first post which said "two cameras" and "Sounds like the usual poor standard of reporting accuracy to me".
They're still going over the top anyway. Why can't their vans park on existing overbridges and in laybys and on verges like all the other moneymakers do? Those existing facilities don't seem to need (Health and Safety) hard standings and safety fencing. _________________ Dennis
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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DennisN wrote: | They're still going over the top anyway. Why can't their vans park on existing overbridges and in laybys and on verges like all the other moneymakers do? Those existing facilities don't seem to need (Health and Safety) hard standings and safety fencing. |
But they are putting them in the central reservation, so of course they need elf and safty bits and bobs. Anyway whate else would they waste our money on!!! |
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