Speed vans

Mikey15106

Anyone know how long it takes to receive a speeding fine from those red speed vans my mate was doing 70kph in a 60kph zone and is wondering how long it takes

steveon

Mikey15106 wrote: »

Anyone know how long it takes to receive a speeding fine from those red speed vans my mate was doing 70kph in a 60kph zone and is wondering how long it takes

2-3 weeks usually.

Atlantic Dawn

70 in a 60 might be ok when you take in to account errors in speedo and 10% leeway.

savagethegoat

Safety van you mean of course.

Mikey15106

Thanks lads yeah was thinking two or three weeks as if its passes the 21 threshold then you can avoid paying it as I think there's a time limit speed safety vans have

Mikey15106

I hear the white marked vans go safe or something are even worse when it comes to speed and the fines are issued much quicker. Its grand to know these things as I pass them everyday and I see people absolutely eating road not knowing what's around the corner

mikeecho

Mikey15106 wrote: »

Thanks lads yeah was thinking two or three weeks as if its passes the 21 threshold then you can avoid paying it as I think there's a time limit speed safety vans have

Its more like 120 days they have to send out a ticket.
But it's usually within 3weeks

Mikey15106

mikeecho wrote: »

Its more like 120 days they have to send out a ticket.
But it's usually within 3weeks

Yeah its less then for the white go safe ones

mikeecho

Mikey15106 wrote: »

Yeah its less then for the white go safe ones

Same laws apply.

Summons must be applied for within 6 months.
You have a total of 56days to pay the fine.

So... the fine can be sent out 56 days shy of 6 months.

That's approx 120 days (allowing a few days for poatage etc)

Mikey15106

mikeecho wrote: »

Same laws apply.

Summons must be applied for within 6 months.
You have a total of 56days to pay the fine.

So... the fine can be sent out 56 days shy of 6 months.

That's approx 120 days (allowing a few days for poatage etc)

I heard its 21 days and that only applys if you were caught by a speed gun and not by a speed van

mikeecho

Mikey15106 wrote: »

I heard its 21 days and that only applys if you were caught by a speed gun and not by a speed van

Maybe you're thinking of the UK, where a NIP ( notice of intent to prosecute)
Must be issued within circa 21 or 28 days.

Wales have a safety camera operation that also goes by the name Gosafe, so maybe that's where your info is coming from.

But in this country its up to 6 months to issue a summons.,
So the fine can be sent out up to 56 days prior to that 6 month deadline.

SimonLynch

They do my head in, i usually think I'm going faster than I really am when I see a camera, speedos on cars are set higher than actual speed, camera vans have a tolerance. There was a week where I was convinced I was going to get three tickets and got none. I'm a fairly conservative driver, pretty much know where the vans are now but still hate that bit of waiting to see if I actually did speed. Worst one is as you approach the Red Cow Hotel, three lane traffic, 30kph, if you're not watching the signs you'd swear you were in an 80 or 60 zone. Bunclody is another place to stick right to the limit, sneaky there.

Jesus.

SimonLynch wrote: »

speedos on cars are set higher than actual speed.

So when I thought I got 113mph out of my Almera it was more like 100?

Mikey15106

SimonLynch wrote: »

They do my head in, i usually think I'm going faster than I really am when I see a camera, speedos on cars are set higher than actual speed, camera vans have a tolerance. There was a week where I was convinced I was going to get three tickets and got none. I'm a fairly conservative driver, pretty much know where the vans are now but still hate that bit of waiting to see if I actually did speed. Worst one is as you approach the Red Cow Hotel, three lane traffic, 30kph, if you're not watching the signs you'd swear you were in an 80 or 60 zone. Bunclody is another place to stick right to the limit, sneaky there.

I'm limerick based mate and there the same below here everytime I pass one I look at the speedo and think yeah your not speeding but then I be are you sure you weren't speeding it drives me mad and my mate too who believes he was caught

Mikey15106

Being realistic about it would be 3 weeks they never leave it go to long