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Garda Speed Van Flashed Me

  • 09-02-2015 9:22pm
    #1
    MuddyDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭


    I was doing at max 103 in a 100 zone earlier this week and a garda speed van flashed literally just as I passed it. What does this mean? It was during the day!


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  • #2
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    It means you'll probably get a letter in the post next week asking for a contribution of €80.00 in exchange for up to 4 penalty points.


  • #3
    MuddyDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭MuddyDog


    Maybe but I thought that since it only flashed literally as I passed the van that maybe it was the car behind me it was getting?


  • #4
    bitburger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭bitburger


    A car speedo will over read by a bit, if you were doing an indicated 103, the gun probabaly read less than 100


  • #5
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,405 ✭✭✭Dartz


    I flashed one of them back...

    ....and the bastards called it indecent exposure. INJUSTICE!


  • #6
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    MuddyDog wrote: »
    I was doing at max 103 in a 100 zone earlier this week and a garda speed van flashed literally just as I passed it. What does this mean? It was during the day!

    It means nothing.


    You won't get a ticket for 3 over.

    If you were doing more than that, then you should have something within a fortnight


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  • #7
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭9935452


    MuddyDog wrote: »
    I was doing at max 103 in a 100 zone earlier this week and a garda speed van flashed literally just as I passed it. What does this mean? It was during the day!

    Most speedos in cars overread . At 70mph on the dash you are only doing 66/67. it will vary as well with new/worn tyres. 68mph on new tyres. 66 on bald tyres. This is what i have found myself.
    On england i know it is illegal for car manufacturers to sell cars that underread so they do the opposite and over read by a few percent.
    If you use the GPS speed function on your sat nav this is normally confirmed.

    In the end you should be fine,


  • #8
    Pataman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭Pataman


    I hope it had underpants on!!
    Durty Durty Van

    Down with that sort of thing.


  • #9
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    9935452 wrote: »
    Most speedos in cars overread . At 70mph on the dash you are only doing 66/67. it will vary as well with new/worn tyres. 68mph on new tyres. 66 on bald tyres. This is what i have found myself.
    On england i know it is illegal for car manufacturers to sell cars that underread so they do the opposite and over read by a few percent.
    If you use the GPS speed function on your sat nav this is normally confirmed.

    In the end you should be fine,

    why mph?


  • #10
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭9935452


    corktina wrote: »
    why mph?

    Car was a 02. It read in mph. Sat nav was set up for mph


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