Number plate anti-camara coating;

junkyard

Has anyone used the spray-on coating on number plates to distort them from speed cameras? I'd be interested to see if it really works and also any info on the number plates I've seen advertised with the same kind of effect.

JimmySmith

it works but only if the paint is black an you spray it on the speed camera

I always wanted to hang a photo of someone i hated car on a coat hanger in front of a speed camera. Every time it went off it would photograph the photo

stratos

has anyone seen the speed camera near Ballough north dublin?
Looks like someone took offence to it.
Yea I saw this stuff tested on tv didn't work. (mythbusters)

Our man in Havana

It only works on Metal rear plates with Gatso Fixed cams only. Won't work on Gatso Mobile cameras at all. The spray causes over exposure of the film due to the flash.

maidhc

How about just having a slightly dodgy front numberplate. I see a lot of cars with the center missing from the "D" or a "0", or the bit in the middle of the "C" hanging off. I know this is probably from trying to park, but you would wonder if it has a secondary effect.

I would assume with the resolution of a gatso it would be difficult to be sure of the precise reg.

(I have never tried this, know if it has any effect, nor particularly approve of it if it does.)

blastman

The camera in Ballough was taken down after someone had a go at it, I think. Why they waited until AFTER the M1 was open and there was almost no traffic on the road any more is, of course, one of life's great mysteries. :rolleyes:

Silvera

Irish Anti Speed Camera photo solution - don't wash your car !:D

Our man in Havana

Silvera wrote:

Irish Anti Speed Camera photo solution - don't wash your car !:D

Indeed

Problem is that I got pulled over the other week for having dirty plates.

subway

do the cameras take pictures from front or rear?

Atomic Pineapple

Bond-007 wrote:

Indeed

Problem is that I got pulled over the other week for having dirty plates.

what did they do about it?

slap you on the wrist and send you on your way?

is there even a fine for repeatly being caught with dirty plates?

i cleaned mine there last week, car is still filthy though

dazberry

Bond-007 wrote:

Problem is that I got pulled over the other week for having dirty plates.

Hope they didn't notice that you have those rotating number plates on your Aston Martin DB5 - sorry couldn't resist!

D.

Our man in Havana

draffodx wrote:

what did they do about it?

slap you on the wrist and send you on your way?

is there even a fine for repeatly being caught with dirty plates?

i cleaned mine there last week, car is still filthy though

Excatly, I got told off and sent on my way! He told me I could be fined up to €1000 for dirty plates.

Hope they didn't notice that you have those rotating number plates on your Aston Martin DB5 - sorry couldn't resist!

LOL!

Litcagral

maidhc wrote:

How about just having a slightly dodgy front numberplate. I see a lot of cars with the center missing from the "D" or a "0", or the bit in the middle of the "C" hanging off. I know this is probably from trying to park, but you would wonder if it has a secondary effect.

I would assume with the resolution of a gatso it would be difficult to be sure of the precise reg.

(I have never tried this, know if it has any effect, nor particularly approve of it if it does.)

The missing centres on '0', 'D' etc. used to happen on poor quality metal plates. It had nothing to do with poor parking. AFAIK these plates are being phased out.

Litcagral

A lot of truck drivers (usually in tippers) drive around without removing the blue coloured plastic film which comes with the registration plates. Is this a ploy to avoid detection by speed cameras?. I see a lot of older trucks around with newly made plates.

Our man in Havana

maidhc wrote:

How about just having a slightly dodgy front numberplate. I see a lot of cars with the center missing from the "D" or a "0", or the bit in the middle of the "C" hanging off. I know this is probably from trying to park, but you would wonder if it has a secondary effect.

I would assume with the resolution of a gatso it would be difficult to be sure of the precise reg.

(I have never tried this, know if it has any effect, nor particularly approve of it if it does.)

Problem is that the Gardai can check both combinations till they get the correct vehicle.

Gaillimhtaibhse

Possible solution? Heard some people Stateside cover their license plates with that material used to restrict viewing your computer screen from an angle. Cut it to size. Since the cameras are shot from an angle (from the side; overhead; whatever), the plate appears a little fuzzy. Who knows for sure?:rolleyes:

murphaph

One could always try the 'obey the speed limit' method of avoiding detection.

JohnCleary

murphaph wrote:

One could always try the 'obey the speed limit' method of avoiding detection.

Yeah but that would be the sensible thing to do ... 'sense' and 'boards.ie' dont go in the same sentence

murphaph

JohnCleary wrote:

Yeah but that would be the sensible thing to do ... 'sense' and 'boards.ie' dont go in the same sentence

Oh yeah! Anyway-everyone speeds (even 51 in a 50 is speeding), wasn't trying to come over all high and mighty there

e have so few fixed gatso locations it's hardly worth getting any of these anti-gatso devices. The dirty number plate is the best. Look at the state of the rodas around Adamstown, it's a complete mudslick all around there (I ride a bike and it's deadly). Fcukin Castlethorn homes should have proper wheelwashing equipment on site to at least try and minimise the muck being brought onto the public highway. Anyway, that wouldn't do Castlethorn's bottom line any good so they don't bother.

Litcagral

murphaph wrote:

Look at the state of the rodas around Adamstown, it's a complete mudslick all around there (I ride a bike and it's deadly). Fcukin Castlethorn homes should have proper wheelwashing equipment on site to at least try and minimise the muck being brought onto the public highway. Anyway, that wouldn't do Castlethorn's bottom line any good so they don't bother.

They are legally obliged to have a road sweeper operating if mud and debris are being brought onto road. Contact you local authority and report it. I've done this several times and it worked.
A friend of mine parked his car across the entrance of a building site recently blocking the entrance and exit of trucks. A stand-off ensued and there was pandemonium. Garda were eventually called and sided with the car driver. Road sweeper duly arrived and has been there since.

murphaph

Litcagral wrote:

They are legally obliged to have a road sweeper operating if mud and debris are being brought onto road. Contact you local authority and report it. I've done this several times and it worked.
A friend of mine parked his car across the entrance of a building site recently blocking the entrance and exit of trucks. A stand-off ensued and there was pandemonium. Garda were eventually called and sided with the car driver. Road sweeper duly arrived and has been there since.

I'm fcuking sick of writing to Fingal Co Co (my local council) about roads related stuff. They are an ignorant shower and don't respond half the time. As for SDCC (Adamstown), let someone in the local area complain. Btw, Castlethorn have a road sweeper, all it does is turn large lumps of clay into a thin smear of very slippery mud across the entire road (and it's at a bad humpback bridge to begin with!). The roadsweeper is not a solution. They need a wheelwash to prevent debris even leaving the site.

Edit: I'm not unreasonable-if a site will be in existance for a few weeks I can tolerate it but Adamstown is going to take 10 years to finish!

Litcagral

murphaph wrote:

I'm fcuking sick of writing to Fingal Co Co (my local council) about roads related stuff. They are an ignorant shower and don't respond half the time. As for SDCC (Adamstown), let someone in the local area complain. Btw, Castlethorn have a road sweeper, all it does is turn large lumps of clay into a thin smear of very slippery mud across the entire road (and it's at a bad humpback bridge to begin with!). The roadsweeper is not a solution. They need a wheelwash to prevent debris even leaving the site.

Edit: I'm not unreasonable-if a site will be in existance for a few weeks I can tolerate it but Adamstown is going to take 10 years to finish!

Fingal is also my Co Co and I always found them to be helpful regarding roadsweepers. I usually telephone rather than write.

murphaph

Litcagral wrote:

Fingal is also my Co Co and I always found them to be helpful regarding roadsweepers.

I've never called them about roadsweepers (I live in an established area, no sites nearby, thank God!) but I have written to them about poor road signage on numerous occasions. I'm going to start calling the local councillors and TDs to see if they can get FCC to put up the correct damn signs at the roundabout on Blanchardstown Road South/Clonsilla Road!! Arrghhh.

Note that ALL the bus lane signs on the New Ongar Distributor Road are incorrect, refering to offside bus lanes (I've never seen one in Ireland!). They didn't respond when I wrote to them about those.

Litcagral

[QUOTE=murphaph
Note that ALL the bus lane signs on the New Ongar Distributor Road are incorrect, refering to offside bus lanes (I've never seen one in Ireland!). They didn't respond when I wrote to them about those.[/QUOTE]

Offside bus lanes - I've heard it all now. Must make the positioning of bus stops a bit awkward!!!!! I think they have them on the M4 going into London.

murphaph

Litcagral wrote:

I think they have them on the M4 going into London.

That's the only place I think I've ever heard of them in the British Isles! I've never actually seen one, though the sign does exist in Irish law, and that's what's been erected on the new road. You'd think the sign maker might have even queried it, but no.

Silvera

I don't condone having dirty plates, btw!
I just said that it seems to be a particularly 'Irish' problem.

(I always keep my car/plates clean).

Litcagral,
I'd say the reason some lorry drivers don't remove the blue covering on their (new) reg plates, is to try and make them last a bit longer.
Plates on gravel/sand-carrying lorries get 'worn out' a lot sooner than any car plates ever would due to the amount of grit they pick up and consequently the driver having to wipe them every day or so.


When I was in Australia and New Zealand last year, I noticed that a lot of drivers there had clear plastic protector covers over their plates. (Oz and NZ plates are made from pressed aluminium).

Such covers would be a great idea for Ireland - it would save metal plates from having their paint worn down/off due to washing/wiping them (particularly for lorries).

Anybody ever come across such clear plastic covers for Irish/UK-sized plates ?

parsi

Bond-007 wrote:

Excatly, I got told off and sent on my way! He told me I could be fined up to €1000 for dirty plates.

LOL!

I was behind a guy the other night and his car was spotless except for his totally muddy plates - I asked herself to nip out when we were stopped and clean them for him with a baby wipe but she declined...

Litcagral

murphaph wrote:

That's the only place I think I've ever heard of them in the British Isles! I've never actually seen one, though the sign does exist in Irish law, and that's what's been erected on the new road. You'd think the sign maker might have even queried it, but no.

Are they possibly contra-flow bus lanes? I'm not familiar with the road in question.

Gaillimhtaibhse

Does anyone think the Garda trolls this thread?:v: :v: :v:

JohnCleary

Gaillimhtaibhse wrote:

Does anyone think the Garda trolls this thread?:v: :v: :v:

I hope so - Someone has to tell them how little they are actually doing (Traffic corps that is)

C_Breeze

Back on topic people!!!!
does this coating work ?? where can it be purchased?etc

2pages of small talk and not 1 informative post, tsk tsk tsk.

unkel

Gaillimhtaibhse wrote:

Does anyone think the Garda trolls this thread?:v: :v: :v:

You're new here so you mightn't be aware that several regulars in this forum are Gardai

murphaph

Litcagral wrote:

Are they possibly contra-flow bus lanes? I'm not familiar with the road in question.

No, they're regular nearside with-flow buslanes.

Victor

murphaph wrote:

Note that ALL the bus lane signs on the New Ongar Distributor Road are incorrect, refering to offside bus lanes (I've never seen one in Ireland!). They didn't respond when I wrote to them about those.

By offside, I presume you mean "busses drive on the right"? Contra-flow bus lanes would be covered by this.

Litcagral wrote:

Offside bus lanes - I've heard it all now. Must make the positioning of bus stops a bit awkward!!!!! I think they have them on the M4 going into London.

Apparently it drives Terry Wogan mad. Essentially it was put in place to keep general traffic from weaving between two junctions where there were changes un numbers of lanes.

murphaph

murphaph wrote:

Note that ALL the bus lane signs on the New Ongar Distributor Road are incorrect, refering to offside bus lanes (I've never seen one in Ireland!). They didn't respond when I wrote to them about those.

Victor wrote:

By offside, I presume you mean "busses drive on the right"? Contra-flow bus lanes would be covered by this.

No they wouldn't. Generally (and indeed as written into the legislation) a "bus lane" means a with-flow bus lane. On the other hand, a contra-flow bus lane is always referred to as such and the sign is different to the sign for an offside bus lane (see link below).

ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) REGULATIONS, 1997 wrote:

9. (1) Traffic sign number RUS 028 or RUS 029 shall, in association with traffic sign number RRM 023, indicate a bus lane and traffic sign number RUS 030 shall, in association with traffic sign number RRM 023, indicate a contra-flow bus lane.

The council have erected RUS 029 signs, which indicate an offside bus lane (not contraflow, which can be seen beside it).

Victor

Ah, so its like the tram lanes on the Naas Road then. Central bus lanes are also proposed on the main avenue for the North Fringe.

JohnCleary

I don't know about this "coat" that you apply to the reg plate, but recently I have seen plaes that have invisible lettering that only appear when light is shined on them. As in, during the day, the plates look normal, but at night, when you pass them with your headlights, lettering appears and you cant make out the reg number

C_Breeze

unkel wrote:

You're new here so you mightn't be aware that several regulars in this forum are Gardai

are you serious?? theres Guards here???
so , if you were to admit to some "imginative driving" could they track you down?

JohnCleary

C_Breeze wrote:

are you serious?? theres Guards here???
so , if you were to admit to some "imginative driving" could they track you down?

YEah, they'd sniff your IP and before you know it you'd have dogs outside your house barking and undercover agents about to kick your door in.

Oh no wait, that was a dream... :rolleyes:

Litcagral

C_Breeze wrote:

are you serious?? theres Guards here???
so , if you were to admit to some "imginative driving" could they track you down?

Oh yes 'C Breeze'. We are very aware of your 'imaginative' driving. Our Tango-Alpha units are watching your every move. Next time you're leaving college look out for the unmarked Laguna from our colleagues in Hotel-Charlie and on the M50 look up and you'll see Alpha-Sierra, our 'eye in the sky' monitoring your progress. We have reason to believe that you are intending to install a speed camera detector and coat your registration plates with an illicit substance possibly contravening several sections of the Road Traffic Act.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.........