Gatso vans - Meath

bladespin

Looks more like lights being reflected, a flash from a Gatso (x2) would be much brighter than that, camera vans don't flash, they use infra red.

Mycro 89

bladespin wrote: »

Looks more like lights being reflected, a flash from a Gatso (x2) would be much brighter than that, camera vans don't flash, they use infra red.

So no penalty points in this case??

bladespin

Mycro 89 wrote: »

So no penalty points in this case??

Depends how fast he went past, with the van there's no way of telling until the fine and points land in the post box (other than not speeding past one that is).

Mycro 89

bladespin wrote: »

Depends how fast he went past, with the van there's no way of telling until the fine and points land in the post box (other than not speeding past one that is).

Thanks for that, I thought that the flash in the video was the flash that offending motorist would experience when exceeding the speed limit.

bladespin

Unfortunately I have the points to prove this

Mycro 89

bladespin wrote: »

Unfortunately I have the points to prove this

Sorry Bladespin, but do you have the points for the flash (x2) or just from a flash similar to that in the video?

bladespin

Mycro 89 wrote: »

Sorry Bladespin, but do you have the points for the flash (x2) or just from a flash similar to that in the video?

No flash, those cameras don't need a flash to get you.

wnut3

Got caught by the red van (with limited/ no markings) at Kilsale in Trim.

Mycro 89

wnut3 wrote: »

Got caught by the red van (with limited/ no markings) at Kilsale in Trim.

Was there a flash?? Was it day or night?

wnut3

no flash, pitch black at night 10.02pm I think it said on the fine, and we were moving out here that night, so not familiar with the roads/speeds etc. my husband was behind me in the van, i was directly in front of him (obviously going slightly fast than him) and the VAN got the fine, not the car??? not complaining.....i was waiting on two fines/points

Fiskar

Fiskar wrote: »

Thought these Gatso vans were to be in white livery with all the appropriate markings?

Spotted a Red Transit van (10 KY ...) parked on the Navan side of Dunshaughlin last week with a rear shroud sticking up. Same type vehicle was parked up on the Clonnee bypass before the M3 section last week and today (9am).

Seems to be very easy now to get caught going to Navan as if it wasn't expensive enough with fuel.

Anyone else spot this vehicle on the Navan to Dublin route via M2 / M3?

What's the position with that 50km zone on the old N3 /R147? Gatso van parked there (red van) on the 4th and all of us passed through at 75 km, me being the last car

bladespin

There are survey vans (no markings) apparently, they're not catching people just carrying out a feasability study on whether it's worth putting a van there in future, there was a red one on the Navan/Trim road a while back.

MagicSean

The private vans are marked. The ones run by the Gardai are not.

bladespin

MagicSean wrote: »

The private vans are marked. The ones run by the Gardai are not.

Some are, some are not, there are unmarked private survey vans too, same as there are marked Garda units too.

Not

bladespin wrote: »

Some are, some are not, there are unmarked private survey vans too, same as there are marked Garda units too.

The Gardai actually stick the stickers on the van when it arrives at the side of the road if they want the van to be noticed. Seen them doing it on the N4 a while back.

bladespin

Not wrote: »

The Gardai actually stick the stickers on the van when it arrives at the side of the road if they want the van to be noticed. Seen them doing it on the N4 a while back.

Seen a few in Cork, Garda logo on the back window - on the other side the camera was easy to spot too.