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Flash from plain unmarked van on Navan Road/N3

IrishZeus · 2012-05-13 16:53:35

Hi all, Apologies for starting this thread, I have looked around but couldn't find a clear answer. Was driving up the navan road towards the city earlier today and got flashed by a plain, white van parked up on the left. Checked it out a bit more on the way back and it was a high roofed white transit, Dublin reg. Looked to…

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Hi all,

Apologies for starting this thread, I have looked around but couldn't find a clear answer.

Was driving up the navan road towards the city earlier today and got flashed by a plain, white van parked up on the left. Checked it out a bit more on the way back and it was a high roofed white transit, Dublin reg. Looked to have a light/flash device on one window at the back.

Question is, does anyone know if this is a Garda van or private van? And if private is it one of the "survey" vans? Just wondering if I should be expecting the normal €80 fine with 2 points?

Thanks all,

P.

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#2 13-05-2012 4:56pm

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sounds like the garda one

was it at the little chef or the deaf and dumb school?

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#3 13-05-2012 4:58pm

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71088468

post no7 has a pic

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#4 13-05-2012 5:01pm

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The Garda one, that was a camera at the back window .... most garda vans are marked but there's at least 1 unmarked one.

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#5 13-05-2012 5:03pm

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I passed an unmarked van a couple of weeks ago on the N2 out past Slane. It had that bit sticking up at the back of the roof like the one in this thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056091811

I assumed it was the real deal - I never heard of survey vans. I'm pretty sure the Garda ones are marked as such.

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#6 13-05-2012 5:12pm

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stimpson wrote: »

I passed an unmarked van a couple of weeks ago on the N2 out past Slane. It had that bit sticking up at the back of the roof like the one in this thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056091811

I assumed it was the real deal - I never heard of survey vans. I'm pretty sure the Garda ones are marked as such.

Thats a Gosafe van the garda ones have no markings at all..

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#7 13-05-2012 5:13pm

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This van that I got flashed by was completely and totally unmarked. 100% sure of this as checked it out on the way back. Pure plain white.

It was parked near the church on the left as you drive down, just before the church "Our lady help of Christians - Navan Road" Parked around here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=navan+road,+dublin&hl=en&ll=53.366636,-6.313448&spn=0.010883,0.06609&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=63.9851,135.351563&hnear=Navan+Rd,+Dublin,+County+Dublin+City,+Ireland&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=53.366932,-6.314324&panoid=HTKkp4WsoDEI_Vq9E3ft2g&cbp=12,75.66,,0,6.55

I think I shall start saving my €80....

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#8 13-05-2012 5:27pm

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IrishZeus wrote: »

This van that I got flashed by was completely and totally unmarked. 100% sure of this as checked it out on the way back. Pure plain white.

It was parked near the church on the left as you drive down, just before the church "Our lady help of Christians - Navan Road" Parked around here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=navan+road,+dublin&hl=en&ll=53.366636,-6.313448&spn=0.010883,0.06609&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=63.9851,135.351563&hnear=Navan+Rd,+Dublin,+County+Dublin+City,+Ireland&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=53.366932,-6.314324&panoid=HTKkp4WsoDEI_Vq9E3ft2g&cbp=12,75.66,,0,6.55

I think I shall start saving my €80....

Yep a Garda van for sure. Gosafe vans do not operate in that area..

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#9 13-05-2012 5:35pm

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-Corkie- wrote: »

Thats a Gosafe van the garda ones have no markings at all..

The one I saw was identical to a GoSafe van without the markings.

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#10 13-05-2012 5:39pm

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Seen it on the N3 before. It has a wee Garda emblem down the bottom.

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#11 13-05-2012 5:44pm

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The private speed camera vans that have the €307,000 a week contract are owned by Fianna Fail supporter Xavier McAuliffes company they all have KY registrations.

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#12 13-05-2012 5:45pm

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Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The private speed camera vans that have the €307,000 a week contract are owned by Fianna Fail supporter Xavier McAuliffes company they all have KY registrations.

Any go safe I've seen have KK reg plates?

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#13 13-05-2012 5:51pm

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MugMugs wrote: »

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The private speed camera vans that have the €307,000 a week contract are owned by Fianna Fail supporter Xavier McAuliffes company they all have KY registrations.

Any go safe I've seen have KK reg plates?

All I have seen are KY www.towns-ireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/speedvan.jpg

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#14 13-05-2012 5:51pm

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MugMugs wrote: »

Seen it on the N3 before. It has a wee Garda emblem down the bottom.

that was parked on the cruisewrath rd the other moring, a little embling on the right hand back door thats all the id it had.

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#15 13-05-2012 6:05pm

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Thanks all, appreciate all the responses given the topic in question

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#16 13-05-2012 6:07pm

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Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

MugMugs wrote: »

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The private speed camera vans that have the €307,000 a week contract are owned by Fianna Fail supporter Xavier McAuliffes company they all have KY registrations.

Any go safe I've seen have KK reg plates?

All I have seen are KY www.towns-ireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/speedvan.jpg

http://www.herald.ie/news/theyre-here-speed-vans-in-city-ready-to-catch-you-out-2487924.html she is LK.... I know there's a red one with KK. Must check the dash cam for a still of it. Met it in Meath last week.

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#17 13-05-2012 6:14pm

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MugMugs wrote: »

she is LK.... I know there's a red one with KK. Must check the dash cam for a still of it. Met it in Meath last week.

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#18 13-05-2012 6:21pm

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Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The private speed camera vans that have the €307,000 a week contract ....

Interesting number that.

I calculate that at €80 a pop, to be cost effective, they'd need to catch over 500 people every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

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#19 13-05-2012 6:32pm

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opti0nal wrote: »

Interesting number that.

I calculate that at €80 a pop, to be cost effective, they'd need to catch over 500 people every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

Its not cost effective. Although I think that might have had more to do with the contract price and tendering process then the actual operating cost of the vans.

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#20 13-05-2012 6:51pm

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opti0nal wrote: »

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The private speed camera vans that have the €307,000 a week contract ....

Interesting number that.

I calculate that at €80 a pop, to be cost effective, they'd need to catch over 500 people every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

Yes €16million a year contract signed by ex Fianna Fail Minister Dermot Ahern.

www.rte.ie/news/2009/1120/roads.html

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