Likelyhood of a fine thru the post?

sammy657 · 24-01-2009 12:26pm #1

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?

Gary ITR · 24-01-2009 12:27pm

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

Anan1 · 24-01-2009 12:29pm

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.

sammy657 · 24-01-2009 12:40pm

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

deadwood · 24-01-2009 12:47pm

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!

sammy657 · 24-01-2009 1:12pm

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

Dartz · 24-01-2009 1:21pm

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.

deadwood · 24-01-2009 1:28pm

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"

sammy657 · 24-01-2009 1:29pm

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

deadwood · 24-01-2009 1:46pm

sammy657 wrote: »

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

Why not 100?:D

sammy657 · 24-01-2009 3:13pm

Well it was around the 100 mark just slightly over

meesa · 24-01-2009 3:31pm

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!:)

rebel.ranter · 24-01-2009 3:31pm

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!

Likelyhood of a fine thru the post?

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