Speed camera detector

[horse7]

Halfords are selling these speed camera detectors at the moment, they may be useful but are they legal as I don't know much about them.https://www.halfords.ie/seasonal/fathers-day/road-angel-pure-touch-speed-camera-detector-286566.html

 

[Jazz01]

@horse7
From my understanding, it's not a speed camera detector, per se - not going to tell you that there is a guard up the road with a speed gun. It tracks the known speed camera areas and checks the allocated speed limits on the roads that you are driving on. I think a lot of the sat nav /Tomtom have this functionality within them already.

 

[Leo]

That one does have laser sensors, so it is an active detector and not just relying on a database of know locations.

@horse7, have a read of S.I. No. 50/1991 - Road Traffic (Speed Meter Detectors) Regulations, it's illegal to use those here. It's actually illegal to have one in a vehicle whether it's in use or not.

Halfords likely selling them as they are permitted in the UK as far as I know.

 

[joer]

But who cares about detectors .......if your not speeding. There are plenty of speed camera signs around not to be caught.

 

[SparkRite]

There are plenty of speed camera signs around not to be caught.

There are more 'Gosafe' vans around and n'ere a sign with any of them !
But of course no need to worry, if as you say ' if your (sic) not speeding' and we all stick to 30Kph in those zones, don't we ?

 

[joer]

I see it as the only way to avoid a fine and worse still penalty points..

 

[Clonback]

Halfords have confirmed that their product does not cover the Irish Republic.The are suited to UK and Northern Ireland.

 

[horse7]

It's a bit strange that it's on the Irish web page.