The Caravan Owners Club

[jon]

hi guys, long time since i posted on here!!
went away a fortnight ago (B/H) TO MARTON-MERE, near blackpool, remember ED,u thought it was the bird sanctuary, i wish !!. last monday ,i got a summons thriugh the post from lancashire police,went through a speed camera! 36 mph in a 30 mph zone. another £60 fine & 3 points .
had a clean licence for years,now i've got 6 points in as many months,all down to speed cameras!!!
went out that day .bought a "snooper s4"(speed camera detector to the un-initiated) £280. wife thought it was a bit extravagant.i explained to her if i get done 2 more times,bye-bye caravan,bye-bye job,bye-bye school-run etc,etc.could live without all the above,except ,u guessed it my pride&joy our 650 prestige !!
she now thinks it was a good in-vestment !!
have any of you guys had similar experinces !!
........Jon.........[/b]

[PETERA]

Sorry to hear that jon. I'm surprised I haven't been done as I am a white van man. That piece of equipment you've bought, is it wired into the vehicle, or just sits on the dashboard and plugs into the lighter socket. As I drive 3 vehicles, I would want something that is easily changed to another vehicle. Also do you find it works well?

[jon]

hi pete, makea a change on ere dun it !!
regarding the snooper. wish i'd got it months ago,fantastic !!, you just plug it in your ciggy-lighter, away u go,that easy,so if youve got 3 vehicles,ideal.you have to pay £4.95 p/m to download the database,when you pay by direct-debit,you get 6 months free,the one i got "snooper S4 neo" even talks to u,so u dont take your eyes off the road! it warns you of every type of speed-monitering system the police have.this one even warns u if u r near a school,to slow down!
pete cant rate it high enough,absolutely spot on !!

[Garry]

Just to let you know some info about Lancashire and speed cameras.

The cameras are all set to 35 mph before they trigger

This is because Lancashire is piloting a new scheme to re-educate drivers rather than fine them and put points on your licence. It works out much more expensive to receive this 're-education' but it depends how many points you've already got!

Can't say I agree with cameras myself and this so called initiative seems to be trapping more motorists by lowering the trigger!

So beware guy’s nd gals when traveling through Lancs