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Likelyhood of a fine thru the post?

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  • 24-01-2009 1:26pm
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    sammy657
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    Hi there people does anyone know if garda use discrection when using a speed gun. I was doing about 107kph in a 100 yesterday and i saw a garda with a gun as i was coming down a hill. Do ya think ill get anything thru the post? Anyone else happened like this before?


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    Gary ITR
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    sammy657 wrote: »
    Hi there people does anyone know if garda use discrection when using a speed gun. I was doing about 107kph in a 100 yesterday and i saw a garda with a gun as i was coming down a hill. Do ya think ill get anything thru the post? Anyone else happened like this before?

    If it's a garda with a speed gun you have to be pulled in


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    If you were doing 107 on the speedo then you probably weren't more than 1-2km/h over the limit anyway - you'll be fine.


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    sammy657
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭sammy657


    Do they only have the speed guns in kerry then? My cars speedo is quite accurate only about 2kph out


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    deadwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭deadwood


    sammy657 wrote: »
    Hi there people does anyone know if garda use discrection when using a speed gun


    No.

    He'll go back to the station and bragg about it to all his mates!


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    sammy657
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭sammy657


    So would they chase ya down and pull ya then? Just worried il get something in the post was so stupid of me :(


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    Dartz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,367 ✭✭✭Dartz


    You might've been over the limit, but you weren't speeding. He'd only have pulled you if you were booting along. Rough guideline is Guards allow 10% for speedo error and the odd slip of the foot, or so I've heard. But don't quote me on it.


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    deadwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭deadwood


    O.P.
    You would have been pulled in on the spot if they had the regular hand held device. If you slowed down a bit and this stays with you for a while, then job done.

    Just to give you a summary of some of the upcoming posts:
    "shooting fish in a barrell"
    "money making exercise"
    "revenue collection"
    "nothing better to do"
    "speedometer has a built-in 10% error"


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    sammy657
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭sammy657


    I did i slowed from 107 to about 102 when i saw them


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    deadwood
    Registered Users Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭deadwood


    sammy657 wrote: »
    I did i slowed from 107 to about 102 when i saw them
    Why not 100?:D


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    sammy657
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭sammy657


    Well it was around the 100 mark just slightly over


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    meesa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭meesa


    Forget about it Sammy, you weren`t pulled over so you wont get a fine.You were within accepable limits anyway so stop worrying and go forth and multiply!:)


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    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Don't worry about it, with those guns they have to stop you, think about it, how steady can they hold a hand held gun? It would need to be really steady for a photo of your reg, hence the use of tripods.
    If there was a tripod then it would be a different matter.
    Even if there was a tripod from what you say you were only 10km/h (from your speedo reading) over the limit.
    Two points on this:

    - your speedo could be 8-10km/h out i.e. reading faster, it will never read slower (unless there is a fault)
    - the Gardai are not normally heartless, they will allow 10% speeding sometimes. It is at the discretion of the Garda on duty really.

    So enjoy the weekend! :)


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