Anyone caught speeding in Hendy near Llaneli ?

[Saint in Paradise]

A retired engineer has had a speeding ticket reversed after he proved that speed camera

road markings in his village were wrong.

 

Wayne Erasmus used a tape measure to prove that the white lines painted on the road were

mis-spaced by 3 inches each...

 

It meant that the camera showed him driving at 36mph, when he was actually only travelling

at 30mph.

 

The Gatso on the A4138 in Hendy, near Llanelli, has been in place for 12 years so the number

of motorists with questionable convictions and speeding tickets from the camera must surely

be enormous!

 

Carmarthenshire Council has now confirmed the lines were indeed inaccurate, but it's not yet

clear whether drivers who have received tickets on the camera will be refunded their fines and

points.

 

One man, David Davies, who was caught on the camera doing 35mph in 2009 has vowed to

challenge his 5 year old ticket in Court.

[sussexsaint]

I thought they triggered when you were over the limit anyway - the road marks are only there for verification purposes, and yes they should be right of course.

[Bucks Saint]

I think the lines have to be accurate. The camera takes 2 pictures (very quickly) and then the car position versus the road markings is used, along with the exact time of the photos, to calculate how far you have moved and thus your speed.

[sussexsaint]

Oh absolutely , I don't dispute that . I just thought they set the speed that the camera triggers at to usually something like 10% + over the speed limit to start with

[Whitey Grandad]

Oh absolutely , I don't dispute that . I just thought they set the speed that the camera triggers at to usually something like 10% + over the speed limit to start with

 

The cameras aren't that accurate. The measure distance and not speed, which can vary depending on which part of the vehicle the signal reflects off.