NEW SPEED VANS FYI

tonti27

i noted in the past few days these new private operated speed vans in and around the Dundalk area there is 2 different types of vehicles they are unmarked and there is no sign near by to tell that they are operating in the area as was ment to happen as stated on the release when they were shown on rte news, a few weeks ago. The one i saw is a silver renault master van 10 KY 2153 the other is either silver or white and is a 10 KK reg (did not get the number yet) on thurs night 04/11 both these vans were operating within a 2 km range of each other one out side PJ Carolls old factory on Dublin rd Dundalk and the other on Old Ardee rd Dundalk just as the road narrows. They have been in and around the area for the past 3 days, these are operating both NIGHT and DAY so u have been warned (revenue collection!!!!:mad:)

KeithM89_old

Hmmm maybe im being stalked - one at my college and one very close to where i live

Do they say Flowers By Irene on the side ??

galwayrush

About the only jobs the Government can create on their own:rolleyes:

Mister men

Yeap there was one on the stillorgan road today unmarked with no advance warnings of speed trap. I expect to see a lot more in the coming weeks.

PCPhoto

galwayrush wrote: »

About the only jobs the Government can create on their own:rolleyes:

haven't you heard ...its a private company !!! (not the government)

galwayrush

PCPhoto wrote: »

haven't you heard ...its a private company !!! (not the government)

We have all heard, the Government put it to tender for a private company to run, therefore, they created it.

Charlie-Bravo

What???? They take photographs of you breaking the law? Here listen, the majority of those Gatso vans break the law while catching you breaking the law.

Here's the dare, if they're parked on a footpath, or grass verge, take a photo of it and post it on here! There are very little areas these guys can park legally and catch you doing ninety.

Pompey Magnus

According to the press release on the Garda website they are to become operational in mid November, today is the 5th which seems a little soon. Also the locations are supposed to be listed on the website, I don't see them up there. Were these definitely speed vans?

TheZohanS

Were they on accident black spots?

cynder

astrofluff wrote: »

What???? They take photographs of you breaking the law? Here listen, the majority of those Gatso vans break the law while catching you breaking the law.

Here's the dare, if they're parked on a footpath, or grass verge, take a photo of it and post it on here! There are very little areas these guys can park legally and catch you doing ninety.

The one on our road is always parked on the footpath. Its a 50 I was following a squad car the one day doing 70 in a 50 and no sirens or lights on (How do i know they were doing seventy?)

galwayrush

TheZohan wrote: »

Were they on accident black spots?

Extremely unlikely.
I imagine a private company looking to make a profit for themselves and the state cofers would prefer to be shooting fish in a barrell on a busy good road :rolleyes:

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I heard Clarkson telling a great story one time, dont think it was on Top Gear, but it was about these lads in Denmark who strolled up to a Gatso van and told the cops that they were doing a project for secondary school and wanted to know a little about the van so the cops chatted to them there for a while etc...

while this was going on one of their mates was robbing the number plates off the van. They then put the plates on a car and proceeded to bomb up and down the road past the van breaking the limit umpteen times. The automatic system then generated a few grands worth of speeding fines addressed to the cops

Equium

galwayrush wrote: »

Extremely unlikely.
I imagine a private company looking to make a profit for themselves and the state cofers would prefer to be shooting fish in a barrell on a busy good road :rolleyes:

Apparently they have to be at accident blackspots. They don't get commision for each motorist they catch and are only there to improve safety...Or so I've been told

Pompey Magnus

Equium wrote: »

Apparently they have to be at accident blackspots. They don't get commision for each motorist they catch and are only there to improve safety...Or so I've been told

Yeah they are paid by the hour apparently.

galwayrush

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Yeah they are paid by the hour apparently.

Ahh, Private company hired by Government, paid by taxpayers.:(

auditek923

seen the kerry reg one in carrickmacross,co monaghan today on the kingscourt road , parked up.

Equium

galwayrush wrote: »

Ahh, Private company hired by Government, paid by taxpayers.:(

And at a tidy price too I'd imagine. But it's ok we can afford it

galwayrush

Equium wrote: »

And at a tidy price too I'd imagine. But it's ok we can afford it

Yep, along with some cheese.:pac:

Notorious97

I have been seeing these since july! they were testing one or two since July, Cork Street in Dublin as you head into town always has one on it in themornings, just a white van until you see the camera in the back window up close.

other locations ive noticed in past two weeks are Cherry Wood, on the way up to the M50 once you pass through the round about, and indeed once you come off at Cherry Wood and are driving down.

Also outside the Elenora pub in Driminagh, and couple other locations!