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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whilst I'd be very interested to hear more about this story I suspect it is simply untrue.

Happy to be proved wrong of course but if its true why not state the force involved?
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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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We’ve recently received reports that a particular Police force have been illegally confiscating Speed Camera Detectors…


In other words, , "Man, our stuff is soooo good that the Police want to take it off us."

The story sounds like complete marketing BS to me.....
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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tap on -- http://www.talex.co.uk/sneaky to see what they are
up to.


nice of them to reference the original news articles (bbc for the horsebox cam and i can't remember the original blue van source...)

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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've got some Talex humour :

My Talex subscription has just expired so I'm going to use the free Novus updates from now on Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The only way to protect yourself against these 'illegal' Mobile Speed Traps


Are they illegal?

And if they are they surely someone would take their case to court and show get something done about it.

Or should we really NOT highlight it in court, put up with it and buy a box to detect them instead? I'm confussed....
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Active jammers are a different thing and a different story, but gps based map data devices with trap locations are prefectly legal and I've never heard of anyone being hassled for having one.
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

talexuser wrote:
Active jammers are a different thing and a different story, but gps based map data devices with trap locations are prefectly legal and I've never heard of anyone being hassled for having one.


i think paul was referring to the 'illegal' mobile sites mentioned by talex

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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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think paul was referring to the 'illegal' mobile sites mentioned by talex



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ah! sorry, thought it was confiscating talex and similar gps based devices Smile

surely without some national or local news reference on the confiscating story this just looks highly suspicious marketing - but then that's talex Smile

I know of stories of beating fixed cameras in or before court because they broke the law in siting or warning etc, there must be similar laws on mobile sites?
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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

their are ACPO guidelines, but then thats it. guidelines.
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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

On what? There are no ACPO guidelines on the confiscation of laser/radar detectors as they are at the moment 100% legal.

The forthcoming 4th and final section of the Road Safety Bill, due Q3/4 this year will outlaw active detection which encompasses radar AND laser detectors, something Mr Blair fails to mention in all the marketing of his device.

Then it WILL be an offence to operate one. Whether the Bill will go as far as outlawing the possession of one we don't yet know. Personally I think it should, otherwise it will require proof that it was being used. Much better that anyone found in possession of one commits the offence.
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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think smstextaddict is saying there are ACPO guidelines on "siting or warning" of cameras. As they are just guidelines if a camera is placed in a "dodgy" location no law has been broken, only guidelines.
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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah right, my apologies! <Steps down off soap box!>
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PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulB2005 wrote:
I think smstextaddict is saying there are ACPO guidelines on "siting or warning" of cameras. As they are just guidelines if a camera is placed in a "dodgy" location no law has been broken, only guidelines.


Exactly what im saying before mods jump down my throat. Everyone says that they can/cant do something because of the ACPO guidelines, but everyone seem to forget that the guidelines are just that guidelines and not law (even through they are meant to follow the guidelines as part of their funding).

You will also get the over zealous cop who thinks he knows the law but is wrong. I have fallen foul to one about 5 years ago who when i went to produce my mot certificate and insurance for my lorry confiscated them from me as he thought the mot certificate was a forgery as it didnt have an embossed stamp on it. Neitherless to say we got a very appologetic phone call the following day from the station commander along with a visit that weekend from the station commander and an offficer who brought back the documents and were very appologetic (thinking professional standards was the real reason).
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PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2008 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Exactly what im saying before mods jump down my throat.


No-one is jumping down your throat, it was just a misunderstanding over what your posting referred to.

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their are ACPO guidelines, but then thats it. guidelines.


On it's own this could have referred to any of the subjects being debated above, but if you'd said

"there are ACPO guidelines [on the use and siting of cameras], but then thats it. guidelines."

then we'd all have known what you were referring to....
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