Cheshire home of rock star and Herman's Hermits guitarist Keith Hopwood can be yours for £1.75m 2p or not 2p? We did this by comparing how fast they said we were going with our actual speed, revealed by a VBox meter.All the cars we assessed were well within legal limits, although some read with near-perfect accuracy, while others over-read by 3mph. Tenderizers Lancashire Police also sets its cameras so that they activate at 10 per cent plus 3mph, and says that this has been done “to ensure greater tolerance or discretion”.New Nissan 400Z previewed with Z Proto conceptThose stories turned out to be untrue and unfounded. P&O cancels cruises for the whole of 2020: Affected... On a motorway where the speed limit is set at 70mph, this means cameras only snap those travelling over 79mph, with all these tolerances in line with Association of Chief Police Officer guidelines. Ray Massey reviews Aston Martin's first ever SUV
* Only RAC rescue you at home and roadside as standard.^ At the start of 2019, rumours swept the internet that speed camera tolerances on certain motorways were so strict, they would issue tickets if drivers exceeded the 70mph limit by just 1mph. Of the 45 forces contacted, 33 responded - though nine of these refused to disclose the tolerances they set.Maserati's back! Pound dips as Bank of England leaves door wide open for negative interest rates if unemployment soars or a second wave hammers the economyALEX BRUMMER: Bailey dips into the toolbox in a bid to get unemployment under control
This, with the different approaches police have to enforcing limits, means some variance will always remain around speeding.Commenting on our investigation, AA president Edmund King said it is “sensible to have some flexibility” with speed-limit enforcement, “as the last thing we need is drivers concentrating solely on the speedo and not the road”.Car speedometers are not allowed to ‘under-read’ – they can’t tell you you’re going more slowly than you really are – but they are allowed to over-read by up to 10 per cent plus 6.25mph. BUSINESS LIVE: Retail sales rise 0.8%; London mayor calls... Revealed: Police forces disclose their speed camera tolerances in new investigation This is Money podcast special on how to make your investments matter and turn a profitAuto Express found that some speedos in brand new cars were over-reading by 3mph. Police catch four motorists speeding on Britain's roads...
Cameras Current account bribes return - can you take advantage of all three from HSBC, Lloyds and RBS?AA president Edmund King added: 'Auto Express's testing is a valid reminder to drivers not to gamble on their speedo perhaps providing some leeway.' UK firm to build world's first electric Rolls-Royce's Phantoms The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against setting their sights too high as those who don't have to reduce asking prices sell much quickerGovernment mulls emergency measures that would enable networks to SWITCH OFF your electricity without warning or compensation Treats Roasting Pans Pullovers Online fraudsters claiming to have 'inside access to driving test centres' using social media to sell fake licences for £600 Will banks start CHARGING savers and PAYING borrowers? Rowers Can you really add £20k to your home easily? All police forces that told us their thresholds said these applied to both fixed and average speed cameras.We set our test cars to 30, 50, 60 and 70mph using the built-in speed limiter or cruise control to ensure a steady speed, then used the VBox to measure how fast we were going. So on a 30 mph road, a camera wouldn’t normally activate unless a car drove past at 35 mph or above. What the prospect of negative interest rates means for savers and mortgage holders According to police experts, speedometers and see cameras can be inaccurate to around 3mph, which means that ditching the tolerance could see millions of … Home Gym