Another speed camera van burnt out.

-Corkie-

I was just talking to a lad there and he was telling me he passed a speed camera van on fire on the old N11 between Gorey and Arklow. I presume somebody done it delibirately.

I have no link obviously as its only after happening.

Buck

I thought that the new type vans were manned while in operation

-Corkie-

Buck wrote: »

I thought that the new type vans were manned while in operation

They are but that wouldnt stop someone yhrowing a petrol bomb through the window...:eek:

johnos1984

-Corkie- wrote: »

They are but that wouldnt stop someone yhrowing a petrol bomb through the window...:eek:

Hope the operator got out ok and the fire burned strong and hot

-Corkie-

johnos1984 wrote: »

Hope the operator got out ok and the fire burned strong and hot

He got out OK allright.

johnos1984

-Corkie- wrote: »

He got out OK allright.

In that case I'll get some marsh malllows and go and make use of the fire

Absurdum

I think you mean SAFETY CAMERA mister :rolleyes:

johnayo

Lets hope that the cowardly bast'rds that did it are caught. After all the operator only doing his job.

guil

johnayo wrote: »

Lets hope that the cowardly bast'rds that did it are caught. After all the operator only doing his job.

i'd say they will be caught, theres cameras front and rear seperate to the ones that take a pic of your reg

Jimmy Garlic

guil wrote: »

i'd say they will be caught, theres cameras front and rear seperate to the ones that take a pic of your reg

Well, if someone petrol bombed it it is highly unlikely they rolled up in a car that can be traced back to them to do it.

johnos1984

Being honest nobody knows if it was petrol bombed. It could of been an electrical fault or maybe the operator was having a sneaky fag in the back

charlie1966

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Well, if someone petrol bombed it it is highly unlikely they rolled up in a car that can be traced back to them to do it.

Don't be so sure. There are loads of idiots about.

bladespin

johnayo wrote: »

Lets hope that the cowardly bast'rds that did it are caught. After all the operator only doing his job.

As I read it they burned the van, not the operator, don't see how it's cowardly either Not saying I agree but I'm stocking up on marshmallows incase someone does it close to here

Lavattack

In fairness how stupid are people. There are people in those vans with families like. It wont stop until some-one is seriously hurt. I bet these guys will get away with it and all. Makes me sick really. Morons:mad:

hoodie6029

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Well, if someone petrol bombed it it is highly unlikely they rolled up in a car that can be traced back to them to do it.

Don't give vandals too much credit.

EDIT: Beaten to it by charlie1966

johnayo

bladespin wrote: »

As I read it they burned the van, not the operator, don't see how it's cowardly either Not saying I agree but I'm stocking up on marshmallows incase someone does it close to here

Setting fire to a van with somebody inside it is hardly an act of bravery.

wmpdd3

if that was my job I'd be looking at those cameras more than the speeding cars.

smellslikeshoes

Linky

pajero12

-Corkie- wrote: »

I was just talking to a lad there and he was telling me he passed a speed camera van on fire on the old N11 between Gorey and Arklow. I presume somebody done it delibirately.

I have no link obviously as its only after happening.

How did he know it was a gatso van?

ToxicPaddy

As much as I hate these cash cows for the Gov, fire bombing a van when some poor sod who is just doing his job and could have been in it at the time is a disgrace, I hope they catch the b*stards who did this..

-Corkie-

pajero12 wrote: »

How did he know it was a gatso van?

I didnt ask him.

johnos1984

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

As much as I hate these cash cows for the Gov, fire bombing a van when some poor sod who is just doing his job and could have been in it at the time is a disgrace, I hope they catch the b*stards who did this..

The last line of the link said there was no one inside

ottostreet

I wonder how many more will need to be done for the government to just give up on this project.

Bit of t-cut...b grand

deaglan169

doesnt look like a safety van looks like a peugeot boxer van low roof aswell

pokerface_me

According to reports van was unoccupied at the time of the attack. If this is the case and nobody was hurt, burn baby burn.

monument

Garda press release:

Gardai in Gorey who are investigating a suspected arson attack on a GoSafe operated marked Garda mobile safety camera van on the old N11 road wish to appeal to members of the public for their assistance.

At approximately 7.30pm on the 13.03.11 the van was extensively damaged by fire believed to be started deliberately. No one was injured in the incident.

Gardai would like to hear from anyone who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious in and around a Citreon Relay van registration 11 kk 491 between 7pm and 7.30pm on the 13.03.11. The van was parked approximately 1km South of Arklow on the Gorey Road, the old N11.

Witnesses or anyone who may be able to assist the gardai with their investigation are asked to contact Gorey Garda Station on 053-9430690, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

delly

guil wrote: »

i'd say they will be caught, theres cameras front and rear seperate to the ones that take a pic of your reg

I can just see it now:
Garda Murphy- Don't worry chief, there are special cameras that record front and back, so we'll get the feckers.
Chief- Good job Murphy, where are the tapes now?
Garda Murphy- Eh, in the van........Doh!

guil

deaglan169 wrote: »

doesnt look like a safety van looks like a peugeot boxer van low roof aswell

theres one of them in newbridge all the time, well its the one that nissan peugeot and opel make versions of

johnos1984

Rather than burn the van out can we not just call the Gardaí and reort a van dealing drugs to kids or parked illegally

Atlantic Dawn

The first camera van that was taken away was forensically examined, the results didn't seem to come out in the public though and nobody was caught for it, starting to look all a bit fishy to me and I would say they should look for a fault with the vans as the cause. Considering the tiny amount of attacks on the fixed cameras that were around the country it seems strange that 2 which were manned have been burnt out in such short time.

-Corkie-

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The first camera van that was taken away was forensically examined, the results didn't seem to come out in the public though and nobody was caught for it, starting to look all a bit fishy to me and I would say they should look for a fault with the vans as the cause. Considering the tiny amount of attacks on the fixed cameras that were around the country it seems strange that 2 which were manned have been burnt out in such short time.

There was someone caught for burning the one in Cork. Afaik someone was caught for the Dundalk on aswell

guil

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The first camera van that was taken away was forensically examined, the results didn't seem to come out in the public though and nobody was caught for it, starting to look all a bit fishy to me and I would say they should look for a fault with the vans as the cause. Considering the tiny amount of attacks on the fixed cameras that were around the country it seems strange that 2 which were manned have been burnt out in such short time.

it could be that the gosafe are much more regular and could be in a number of different places, i dont think i've ever seen a garda speed van but in the last 2 months i've seen a gosafe van 6 or 7 times

andyseadog

ah... as was said, nobody inside. let it burn

That was just mere minutes from my house.

just wanted to be a part of the thread really

Atlantic Dawn

-Corkie- wrote: »

There was someone caught for burning the one in Cork. Afaik someone was caught for the Dundalk on aswell

Cheers, hadn't seen that. Also spotted now it's a different model van to the previous so unlikely a link.

Seth Brundle

andyseadog wrote: »

ah... as was said, nobody inside. let it burn

That was just mere minutes from my house.

just wanted to be a part of the thread really

hmmm - where were you between 7 and 7:30 this evening?

-Corkie-

kbannon wrote: »

hmmm - where were you between 7 and 7:30 this evening?

Eating Marshmallows?????

andyseadog

kbannon wrote: »

hmmm - where were you between 7 and 7:30 this evening?

in dunnes stores in cornelscourt

oh no, glad to see it burned out, but i wouldn;t have the balls to so something like that

Iwannahurl

How much is a speeding ticket? €80?

That's 875 fines to be issued just to cover the reported €70,000 cost of replacing the van.

Some people have toasted marshmallows for brains...

Seth Brundle

Iwannahurl wrote: »

How much is a speeding ticket? €80?

That's 875 fines to be issued just to cover the reported €70,000 cost of replacing the van.

Some people have toasted marshmallows for brains...

I presume that it was a Gosafe van and therefore the number of fines collected doesn't affect the value of the van/ability to buy a new one.

Iwannahurl

My point is that the "government" doesn't pay to cover the cost of these attacks. We do, one way or another.

Guy:Incognito

kbannon wrote: »

I presume that it was a Gosafe van and therefore the number of fines collected doesn't affect the value of the van/ability to buy a new one.

Someone has to pay and whether is through insurance ot higher contract costs itll make its way to taxpayers eventually.

Stupidity of the highest order and condoning it isnt far behind.

Maybe we should peteol bomb the revenue commisioners or customs offices too :rolleyes:

Seth Brundle

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Someone has to pay and whether is through insurance ot higher contract costs itll make its way to taxpayers eventually.

Stupidity of the highest order and condoning it isnt far behind.

Maybe we should peteol bomb the revenue commisioners or customs offices too :rolleyes:

Hey, don't shoot the messenger - my point was simply that the cost to replace the van has nothing to do with the number of tickets that will be issues. Speeding tickets paying to rectify the damage is not the same as insurance paying it or the taxpayer paying it.

Oh and can you please point out where I condoned it?

Guy:Incognito

kbannon wrote: »

Hey, don't shoot the messenger - my point was simply that the cost to replace the van has nothing to do with the number of tickets that will be issues. Speeding tickets paying to rectify the damage is not the same as insurance paying it or the taxpayer paying it.

Oh and can you please point out where I condoned it?

I never said you did condone it. The first line was really the reply to the quote. The rest was a general reply to the thread

Its kind of the same thing in a roundabout way though ( how its paid for) and personally id rather if it did come straight from the Fine money, at lewst then it would be opt in

vectra

kbannon wrote: »

hmmm - where were you between 7 and 7:30 this evening?

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"

MagicSean

Where does it say it was unmanned? All I see in the press release is that nobody was injured. If it was in operation it would have been manned.

Ali Babba

I think for health, safety and indeed environmental reasons all these vans should be withdrawn with immediate effect before someone gets hurt or there's any more damage done to the environment.;):)

Bruthal

Lavattack wrote: »

In fairness how stupid are people. There are people in those vans with families like.

I doubt a family would fit into them, unless they are using SUV`s now...

D_murph

sdanseo

We may all joke about these vans being damaged but at the end of the day I don't think any of us here would burn one out even if we knew it was totally empty.

It's pure vandalism; yobbery, stupid behaviour. Nothing more. And with someone inside, add attempted murder.

Let the person(s) responsible rot in jail tbh. I disagree with these things as much as anyone - they're toll collectors and nothing more, we all know that - but there are better ways to take out your frustration with inane laws.

jamesr123

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Linky

70k? :eek::eek::eek:

sdonn wrote: »

Let the person(s) responsible rot in jail tbh. I disagree with these things as much as anyone - they're toll collectors and nothing more, we all know that - but there are better ways to take out your frustration with inane laws.

The thing that really annoys me is that a few (not all) hide or park where it's really difficult to spot them. Was in tallaght last week and one was parked and you wouldnt notice until your just passing it.. (very sneaky :mad::mad:)