Gatsos not legal for 20MPH zones?

[Andy_P]

While browsing this list of camera "type-approval" documents, I came across this one from 2000 (which seems to supercede the previous one from 1992) and which says:

[MaFt]

p'raps they were found to be inaccurate at lower speeds?

are all gatso cameras the 'Gatsometer Type 24+AUS' or are there other variants? how do you tell the difference? if i got a ticket in a 20-zone how easy would it be to find out what model the gatso was? would the scp even know? would they even know him by his full name?!

MaFt

[M8TJT]

This makes interesting reading, especially para 4.2 on page 8.

[Andy_P]

As far as I know, the "Type 24" is the particular radar unit and the "AUS" is the particular camera module used in the "bog-standard" Gatso box.

There's also the Type 36, which is the one used in RedLight cameras.

Every camera is supposed to have a yearly inspection certificate issued, which you can ask for, which would say what type it was, I guess.

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