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Speed Van or not?

  • 25-10-2013 1:15am
    #1
    contrarymary
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    I was driving along the road tonight, and at one point where the limit changes from 100 to 60, I didn't slow down quick enough. I passed a marked garda van, (but it wasn't a speed van). By the time I passed it I was going about 65km. Would they have been checking speed? And if they were, would I have been pulled over for speeding if they were going to fine me? They flashed hazards as if to lock or unlock the van but there was no flash of a speed camera. Can anyone tell me if I should expect a fine in the post?
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  • #2
    moonshadow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭moonshadow


    Start saving....


  • #3
    Cycling Dumbasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭Cycling Dumbasses


    only wait and see.


  • #4
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,353 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Cycling Dumbasses wrote: »
    only wait and see.
    No flash, no fine.

    No need to wait and see.

    From a 'Cycling Dumbass'

    rolleyes.png


  • #5
    contrarymary
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭contrarymary


    Is there even a flash if it's not a speed van? It was just a regular white garda van...


  • #6
    Cycling Dumbasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭Cycling Dumbasses


    endacl wrote: »
    No flash, no fine.

    No need to wait and see.

    From a 'Cycling Dumbass'

    rolleyes.png
    OP said it was not a speed van and correct me if im wrong but hand held guns dont give off a flash, that is if they were checking for speed in the first place.


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  • #7
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,353 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Cycling Dumbasses wrote: »
    OP said it was not a speed van and correct me if im wrong but hand held guns dont give off a flash, that is if they were checking for speed in the first place.
    They don't. But if you're caught on a hand-held, you'll be pulled over.


  • #8
    Cycling Dumbasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭Cycling Dumbasses


    endacl wrote: »
    They don't. But if you're caught on a hand-held, you'll be pulled over.
    ok thanks for that info, so can we conclude op will not get a speeding ticket in the post?


  • #9
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,353 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Cycling Dumbasses wrote: »
    ok thanks for that info, so can we conclude op will not get a speeding ticket in the post?
    Can't conclude anything. Guards are sneaky! :P

    I doubt it though.


  • #10
    contrarymary
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭contrarymary


    They are divils!


  • #11
    Cycling Dumbasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭Cycling Dumbasses


    they are only doing there job, be very harsh to get a fine for being 5km over limit though imo.


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  • #12
    contrarymary
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭contrarymary


    I just can't figure out whether they were even checking speed, but I don't know what else they'd be doing pulled in alone?


  • #13
    Cycling Dumbasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭Cycling Dumbasses


    contrarymary wrote: »
    I just can't figure out whether they were even checking speed, but I don't know what else they'd be doing pulled in alone?
    They could be at anything


  • #14
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    We get these threads at least once a week and no-one ever got back to say they were actually fined.
    But there's always a first time...


  • #15
    contrarymary
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭contrarymary


    NO FINE!! THANKS ALL! :)


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