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  • 26-02-2016 6:37pm
    #1
    friedcircuits
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    The last few weeks/couple of months I've seen NO Go Safe vans! I do a fair bit of driving per week also. Any ideas or just me missing them!?


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    They haven't gone away unfortunately.


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    friedcircuits
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭friedcircuits


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    They haven't gone away unfortunately.
    Just found it odd. I'd do ~1500KM a week odds are I'd cross there paths especially on my normal routes!!


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    Vicxas
    Registered Users Posts: 15,259 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    friedcircuits wrote: »
    Just found it odd. I'd do ~1500KM a week odds are I'd cross there paths especially on my normal routes!!

    I frequent them all the time on the old N3 between Navan and Dunshaughlin and right outside my estate.


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    Supergurrier
    Registered Users Posts: 7,288 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    They are still around just no markings now


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    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    ^^^^ You sure about that ?
    They have to be marked (they even have a small flashing Beacon now).
    The only unmarked GoSafe Vans are the survey Vans, which do not hand out fines.


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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 32,998 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Still see them.

    Also read recently that they will be doubling the number of checkpoints for them too, so be mindful.


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,120 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Still plenty of them down this way.


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    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    They are still around just no markings now
    bazz26 wrote: »
    Still plenty of them down this way.

    Don't Limerick and Cork share an unmarked van?


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    Fiskar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Fiskar


    One van was living in Navan 5 days a week over the last year now down to 3 days operating at 5 different locations.


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    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Gardai have up to 10 out there marked slightly or not at all.

    Go safe have had an extra load of locations added so they may be in different spots to what you were use to seeing in.

    They are still there and making plenty of wonga.


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    Indricotherium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Indricotherium


    This is potentially hubris but I seriously have nobidea how anyone in this country gets caught speeding. Or even gets penalty points.

    In 12 years of driving I have never come close.


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,120 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Don't Limerick and Cork share an unmarked van?

    Are you referring to GoSafe vans or Garda speedcheck vans? The Garda speedcheck vans are just plain white vans with blacked out rear windows where the camera is.


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    Roycropper63
    Registered Users Posts: 790 ✭✭✭Roycropper63


    Between navan and trim there is one spot where the van is parked a lot of the time, about 2 weeks ago I came across the van and the driver had set up a tripod for some reason, behind the van with back doors open, is that how he calibrates it?


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    Agent_47
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Agent_47


    Roycropper63 wrote: »
    Between navan and trim there is one spot where the van is parked a lot of the time, about 2 weeks ago I came across the van and the driver had set up a tripod for some reason, behind the van with back doors open, is that how he calibrates it?

    Yes, not only that, the chap was also taking a photograph of it when I saw it on the Navan - Dunshaughlin road. No doubt date and time for calibration proof.


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    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Are you referring to GoSafe vans or Garda speedcheck vans? The Garda speedcheck vans are just plain white vans with blacked out rear windows where the camera is.

    Probably speedcheck.


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    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    They are still around just no markings now

    Bull$hìt


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    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    Indricotherium wrote: »
    This is potentially hubris but I seriously have nobidea how anyone in this country gets caught speeding. Or even gets penalty points.

    In 12 years of driving I have never come close.

    Are you driving a horse?


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    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Don't Limerick and Cork share an unmarked van?

    That would be a survey van..

    Only a few of them for the whole country


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    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    pa990 wrote: »
    That would be a survey van..

    Only a few of them for the whole country

    Surveying what?


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    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    ^^^^ You sure about that ?
    They have to be marked (they even have a small flashing Beacon now).
    The only unmarked GoSafe Vans are the survey Vans, which do not hand out fines.

    Sorry can't multi quote on this phone..

    The beacon is only used when they are setting up, they also set of their little emergency/panic siren.

    It's all health&safety


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    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Surveying what?

    its so they can go back with an average % of sppeders and then make a decision if it will bring in the wonga.

    You may notice roads they are on are busy not little country lanes.


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    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Surveying what?

    Trying to figure out, whether it's worth their while setting up.

    Initially they might catch loss of ppl, but as ppl become aware of speed enforcement there, ppl assist their behaviour, so it might not be necessary (profitable) to set up their anymore.


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    #24
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Oh they're still shooting fish in barrels


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    #25
    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Oh they're still shooting fish in barrels

    Just the fast swimming fish


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