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Dartford Crossing - barriers to be removed, but not the charge

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  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,235
    Billy_Mix said:

    On a similar theme, how long after making a speed camera flash has anybody received the paperwork for the speeding fine/points? How long until I'm in the clear?
    Most speed cameras haven't flashed for years. On the M25 there are average speed cameras which work with the variable speed sections.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,704
    Crusty54 said:
    Billy_Mix said:

    On a similar theme, how long after making a speed camera flash has anybody received the paperwork for the speeding fine/points? How long until I'm in the clear?
    Most speed cameras haven't flashed for years. On the M25 there are average speed cameras which work with the variable speed sections.
    Average speed cameras don’t flash, normal speed cameras do, you can see them going off on the other side of the road.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,280
    Has anyone on here had a ticket for speeding on the M25 from average or flash cameras, say in the last 2 years? I'm often overtaken when doing 70 myself and have possibly contravened average limits but never had a ticket so far.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,704
    swords_alive said:
    Has anyone on here had a ticket for speeding on the M25 from average or flash cameras, say in the last 2 years? I'm often overtaken when doing 70 myself and have possibly contravened average limits but never had a ticket so far.
    I believe that cameras are in operation when there is a reduced limit, unless you’re going like a rocket. A few of the lads where I used to work, have had tickets coming over the bridge.
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,767
    swords_alive said:
    Has anyone on here had a ticket for speeding on the M25 from average or flash cameras, say in the last 2 years? I'm often overtaken when doing 70 myself and have possibly contravened average limits but never had a ticket so far.
    One of my colleagues got caught doing 71mph near Clacket Lane, she had to do an online speed awareness course. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,704
    ME14addick said:
    swords_alive said:
    Has anyone on here had a ticket for speeding on the M25 from average or flash cameras, say in the last 2 years? I'm often overtaken when doing 70 myself and have possibly contravened average limits but never had a ticket so far.
    One of my colleagues got caught doing 71mph near Clacket Lane, she had to do an online speed awareness course. 
    She wouldn’t get a ticket for 71 in a 70, there must have been a speed reduction in force at the time. Normally the cameras are set at the speed shown plus 10% plus 1 mph. This is because car speedometer are not calibrated to that degree of accuracy. In old police cars, they used to have a calibration speedometer as an extra.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    Billy_Mix said:

    There was some urban B/S of the crossing company exercising leniency with 'first time offenders' but that was nonsense.  More likely the ANPR was unclear/faulty or obscured by vehicles changing lanes and obscuring the shot.

    I have twice (2 different cars at 2 different addresses) had a letter from them having forgotten to pay telling me they were letting me off as it was the first time that car had crossed but warning that next time I would be fined
    this was unprompted, not after getting a fine and appealing it
  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,156
    edited August 2024
    swords_alive said:
    Has anyone on here had a ticket for speeding on the M25 from average or flash cameras, say in the last 2 years? I'm often overtaken when doing 70 myself and have possibly contravened average limits but never had a ticket so far.
    I did about a year ago. No restriction in place. I hadn't driven there for a while and assumed they weren't working. Now drive it regularly (through Essex) so stick to 75 to 77 and am fine
    But there is a long stretch of 50 herts to Essex...stick to 55 and below for that!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,970
    Not the M25, but I got done for speeding on the M23 this year, just after joining it on the way back from Gatwick.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    If the Blackwall Tunnel is going to cost £8 a day return is that not just going to increase the use of Dartford tunnel and make it even worse?

    Or will they just price match Dartford Tunnel do you think?

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  • WrightCharlie
    WrightCharlie Posts: 747
    Swisdom said:
    If the Blackwall Tunnel is going to cost £8 a day return is that not just going to increase the use of Dartford tunnel and make it even worse?

    Or will they just price match Dartford Tunnel do you think?
    I don't think they'll do that with Dartford, it's 'paid for' and they get so much more volume/revenue than the Blackwall?

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