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But she would say that! The opposition always make these kind of statements and then when they get into power the conveniently forget or say that they have had to 'rethink' their ideas.

The're all as bad as each other, IMHO.

Nigel,

There are a lot of people opposed to speed cameras but you might be supprised at how many people aren't. I have had arguments with quite a few people who think that they are an excellent idea and that we should have more of them. The problem is that the speed limits are laws and that when you are caught speeding you have broken the law.

My problem isn't with the speed cameras themselves, although I do hate them with a passion, it's with the speed limits. After all cars have moved on since they were set. 70mph is just silly on a motorway, 100 would be much more realistic and 60 roads should be increased to 70. One of my favourite driving roads has just been dropped from 60 to 50mph for no apparent reason.

Peter

I'm sure I'm talking to a like minded person already, you are correct, speeding is breaking the law....but...so is mugging old ladies, discarding litter, burglary, being drunk in public, etc etc etc

I'm just sick and tired of the motorist being the easy touch.

Speed cameras arent about reducing accidents, most accidents occur at junctions, most cameras are on open stretches of road.

They are just about raising money

The latest scam in my neck of the woods is to lower a speed limit that doesnt require it to be lowered, then target it with the talivan.

I'm in the same position Peter, do you have legal cover on your insurance ?

Do you know about the MIB ?

No they didn't bother putting up any 30 signs. The 40 limit was a 1/4mile stretch of road between two 30 limits so they just took the 40 signs down. This was a couple of years ago now. Now they put up big signs saying that the limit has changed.

I do have legal cover and am I right in thinking that MIB is this fund to cover uninsured losses?

The incident with the uninsured driver was when I had my last car. In fact about a month before I got my BMW. The damage was not too bad. The guy hit me head on and pushed the bumper in and dented the crossmember behind. I popped the bumper out and it didn't look too bad. The policeman I spoke to said that the fund for uninsured losses were only really interested if the damage is a lot more severe of if people have been injured. Anyway I just traded the car in against my BMW, accepting a bit less than I would have got for it had it not been dented. The car was only worth about 1k trade in before the crash anyway so I accepted £750 for it.

Nigel,

The system stinks. Uninsured drivers should be shot!

Glad to here that no one was seriously hurt. After all you can always buy a new car but it's not always so easy to fix people. Doesn't bare thinking about.

Backtracking on some thing said about changing speed limits, without a new notice of change.First Every council Must advise by Law in the Local press, of intention to amend, and invites comments or objections.If you see a notice, you can find out the reason why and in some examples, NO logic is used whatsoever.Its a quickie partnership ploy, to get lower limits spread out from both directions, meeting in the middle.

If you belonged to the Association Of British Drivers, lots of good advice on the way the authorities plan & carry out their battles against the motorist.As the public is so busy with trying to earn a living and survive, its no wonder that the adverts in local press get missed, Its just what is counted on-no hassle or fuss, job done.

If in the example given of No signs showing the 40mph limit, had been changed to 30mph.The Law had been broken by the authority, and or Police and one of the good Driver Lawyers on the Forums, would have had a field day in court against them.Many regulations & laws used to prosecute motorists are not worded correctly, or legal for that purpose.If you brought the Highways Signage Book-WH Smith, and checked them against whats really on the road Signs, and used to prosecute drivers, you might think again, if you receive a notice of Intended prosecution.