Ours was caught speeding by one of the cameras in Grimsby
The mobile camera vans are real parasites on the motorists. They call them safety partnership vans but they are usually to be found skulking in spots where the best pickings are but no safety issues recorded. Total a*******s on overtime!
I got caught over 5 years ago, you will certainly know the location John, down at Howden, (A614 Thorpe Road) on the Holme on Spalding Moor road, out of Howden, I was coming out of Howden by the BP garage, it was November, horrible evening 8pm, raining hard, all the street lights were out down the A614, I know that road is a camera trap, but I didn't see any van, as I drove up the road, just before the 50mph sign I speed up, I noticed a flash in my rear view mirror, I thought it was someone on the pavement taking a picture, I turned the car around, and could clearly see a mounted camera on tripod on the pavement, with a large cable running to a van, hidden from sight.
I banged on the door, there were no markings on the VAN, it was just white, no police cars, no answer, I banged again no answer, so I started video-ing the van, camera, and taking pictures, and door opened, and their were two suited Policeman (and that's being polite!), they complained, and ask me not to take pictures, of some new equipment, I asked them if this was live, and a speed camera, and they said, yes, just setup, we've just caught our first of the night, was that you driving a XXXXX, I said yes!
their reply, any other speeding offences, I said no, they said, don't worry about it mate, £60 and 3 points!
I challenged them, where are the 30mph limit signs, they said other side of the roundabout, past the BP garage, I said I didn't travel across the roadabout, I joined from Howden town centre, and they then said, there were not allowed to put any new signs up between roundabout and 50mph, I mentioned that the street lights were out, it's dark, how the hell are you supposed to know the speed limit, and they told me challenge it mate, and we will throw the book at you, because your doing 57 in a 30mph limit!
just suck it up and take £60 and 3 points!
I went back the next day on a Sunday afternoon, and saw the marked camera safety van, videod it, and started having a argument with the guy who go out of it, because he said, I was drawing attention to the camera van and and they would not be able to secure cars speeding, because they were slowing down, and started to threaten me, about not videoing!
I still have the footage, and now it's been 5 years, plus will upload onto youtube, for people to see how they behave!
Not a fan of speed cameras, and vans, and sound my horn and flash my lights, when I see them today!
