Gosafe speed vans .

sexydemon

Hi all sorry if this is wrong forum but my boyfriend says he going to start parking his lorry on front of gosafe speed vans when they in stupid locations and just there to collect revenue can he be prosecuted for this .Thanks .

Odyssey 2005

Would he not be better off driving the lorry and trying to gather revenue for himself?. What's he going to gain?
Anyway if he does go ahead with this he would need to park behind the van.

sexydemon

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Would he not be better off driving the lorry and trying to gather revenue for himself?. What's he going to gain?
Anyway if he does go ahead with this he would need to park behind the van.

Because he feels he be doing the nation a favour because a lot of these van are just parked in locations to make money nothing else And yes my mistake I ment behind the vans .

REXER

Unless there is an actual regulatory reason for not stopping at that location then I have to assume that there would be no issue.

Great idea by the way!

sexydemon

REXER wrote: »

Unless there is an actual regulatory reason for not stopping at that location then I have to assume that there would be no issue.

Great idea by the way!

Thanks for the positive reply if all lorry or van drivers did like wise and have their teabreak at these points he say it would eventually move them from these very unjust locations.

JC01

So long as he's not illegally parked hed probably be fine but I can't see this thread going down well here

RayM

I wish someone had done that on the N11 at Kilmacanogue on Friday afternoon, when I was (presumably) caught doing 140.

sexydemon

RayM wrote: »

I wish someone had done that on the N11 at Kilmacanogue on Friday afternoon, when I was (presumably) caught doing 140.

Well let's get supporting these guys so.

the_syco

sexydemon wrote: »

Well let's get supporting these guys so.

Who? The people going 20-60 over the limit, or the speed cam vans?

RayM

sexydemon wrote: »

Well let's get supporting these guys so.

Ah, I deserved to be caught (although I'm still hoping I braked in time). It's the people who get caught going slightly over the limit who I feel sorry for.

bladebrew

Just don't speed and then they have no revenue to collect?
They have a list online of locations and permanent signs before the vans and still people get caught! I don't have any sympathy for people caught by these vans.

sexydemon

Yes I hope so we don't condone speeding but it's so unfair being done for 45kmh in a 40kmh zone in a ghost town.

corktina

40 km/h zone? where?

endacl

RayM wrote: »

I wish someone had done that on the N11 at Kilmacanogue on Friday afternoon, when I was (presumably) caught doing 140.

Over twice the limit?

corktina

how is 140 km/h over twice the limit ? I assume no-one would admit to doing that in a 60 km/h limited town

endacl

corktina wrote: »

how is 140 km/h over twice the limit ? I assume no-one would admit to doing that in a 60 km/h limited town

There's about a 200 yard stretch between the two filling stations where the limit drops to 60. People don't like it, but it makes sense if you put yourself in the position of a driver coming off a forecourt and merging into traffic doing 100+.

That said, 80 would probably make more sense...

RayM

endacl wrote: »

Over twice the limit?

No, it was just after Kilmacanogue, northbound, after the limit has increased from 80 to 100 km/h. Still 40% over the limit though, so I deserved to be caught.

the_syco

sexydemon wrote: »

Yes I hope so we don't condone speeding but it's so unfair being done for 45kmh in a 40kmh zone in a ghost town.

Ah here, I smell porkies. Show us where there's a 40kmph sign?

sexydemon

What you mean porkies it was just a reference same as 55 in a 50 zone .

corktina

endacl wrote: »

There's about a 200 yard stretch between the two filling stations where the limit drops to 60. People don't like it, but it makes sense if you put yourself in the position of a driver coming off a forecourt and merging into traffic doing 100+.

That said, 80 would probably make more sense...

Yes but is it a Gosafe location?

martingriff

sexydemon wrote: »

Hi all sorry if this is wrong forum but my boyfriend says he going to start parking his lorry on front of gosafe speed vans when they in stupid locations and just there to collect revenue can he be prosecuted for this .Thanks .

I hate this revenue collecting van crap about these vans. First of all they can only park where it is safe to do so yes some are stupid. Should start parking in some motorways I think. BUT HERE IS A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO STOP THEM FROM GENERATING THAT REVENUE OBAY THE SPEED LIMITS

Nino Brown

sexydemon wrote: »

Because he feels he be doing the nation a favour because a lot of these van are just parked in locations to make money nothing else And yes my mistake I ment behind the vans .

Gosafe are paid for enforcement hours, so it's no skin off their nose, they get paid the same anyway.
Our national debt is heading for 200 Billion, the government might miss out on a couple of grand of revenue from your boyfriends stunt, I can't see the Dail calling an emergency meeting over this either.
But congratulations on going out with a national hero.:D

corktina

sexydemon wrote: »

What you mean porkies it was just a reference same as 55 in a 50 zone .

gosafe vans do not, as far as I know ,operate in towns.

martingriff

corktina wrote: »

gosafe vans do not, as far as I know ,operate in towns.

Saw one on the dock road in limerick today and it caught the one in front of me I say. Seen it there at lease 3 times in the last month. Also Lissycasey in Clare is a place they always go

sexydemon

Well call them what you like small villages in the country with maybe a shop and a church and yes the speed vans be there Termon on the n56 in donegal for example .

braddun

just don't burn them

TheShow

corktina wrote: »

gosafe vans do not, as far as I know ,operate in towns.

They do indeed, regularly in Blessington parked beside the Topaz garage.