From: Rad on
I entered a 50 zone on the motorway, I was cruising along at about
60-65mph waiting for a SPECS camera before slowing down. Then I noticed
markings on the road for Gatso cameras, I didn't slow down in time and
went through at about 65mph. I looked in my side mirror and saw that
there were indeed unpainted Gatsos in the gantries.

Are these cameras likely to be enforcing the 50mph temporary speed limit
or would they be set to enforce the normal 70mph limit? There were SPECS
cameras further up the road.

From: Dr Zoidberg on

"Rad" <rad(a)rad.rad> wrote in message news:%%i7o.58660$LU.45424(a)hurricane...
> I entered a 50 zone on the motorway, I was cruising along at about
> 60-65mph waiting for a SPECS camera before slowing down. Then I noticed
> markings on the road for Gatso cameras, I didn't slow down in time and
> went through at about 65mph. I looked in my side mirror and saw that
> there were indeed unpainted Gatsos in the gantries.
>
> Are these cameras likely to be enforcing the 50mph temporary speed limit
> or would they be set to enforce the normal 70mph limit? There were SPECS
> cameras further up the road.
>
Which motorway, and where?

--
Alex
From: Gio on

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Rad" <rad(a)rad.rad> wrote in message
> news:%%i7o.58660$LU.45424(a)hurricane...
>> I entered a 50 zone on the motorway, I was cruising along at about
>> 60-65mph waiting for a SPECS camera before slowing down. Then I noticed
>> markings on the road for Gatso cameras, I didn't slow down in time and
>> went through at about 65mph. I looked in my side mirror and saw that
>> there were indeed unpainted Gatsos in the gantries.
>>
>> Are these cameras likely to be enforcing the 50mph temporary speed limit
>> or would they be set to enforce the normal 70mph limit? There were SPECS
>> cameras further up the road.
>>
> Which motorway, and where?
>
> --
> Alex

Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry installations
currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a SPECS protected
area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear of the cars but do
have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing traffic)

Gio


From: Rad on
On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:39:38 +0100, Gio wrote:
> Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry
> installations currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a
> SPECS protected area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear of
> the cars but do have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing
> traffic)

Yes, that's exactly where I'm referring to and you're right that there
are speed camera signs on each gantry. I assumed though that these signs
were warning about average speed checks so if the Gatsos are enforcing
the temporary limit then I got caught off guard.

From: Gio on

"Rad" <rad(a)rad.rad> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:39:38 +0100, Gio wrote:
>> Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry
>> installations currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a
>> SPECS protected area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear of
>> the cars but do have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing
>> traffic)
>
> Yes, that's exactly where I'm referring to and you're right that there
> are speed camera signs on each gantry. I assumed though that these signs
> were warning about average speed checks so if the Gatsos are enforcing
> the temporary limit then I got caught off guard.
>

We were queuing through the roadwork's at one stage and right under the new
installations. At the time of passing through last week, not all were wired
up on the northbound carriageway and the leads could be seen hanging even
though there were markers already on the carriageway beneath. The power
feeds in the purple tubing was also disconnected on the ones we looked at.
I took some photos on the way down just for interest but while away, the
wife chose for some reason to delete them from the camera so I cannot post a
picture. :-(
Hopefully you passed though while they are still disconnected.