Traffic cameras

[George the Disco]

This is a new one on me but I received the email this lunchtime;

Boyz 'N' Girlz  Just received this at work so be warned
.................
 
 Our Highways and Transportation Division (we manage the motorway
maintenance for the Highways Agency) have just received the following
notification:
 
  The new electronic signs on the M6 were switched on this Tuesday. The
bad news is that they are rigged with the SPECS speed cameras. This
probably applies to all the new signs being installed on the M62, M60
and M56. SPECS is a computer-camera based system.
 
  As you go past the sign a digital camera reads your number plate.
When you go past the next sign your number plate is read again. The
computer 'knows' how far apart the signs are so it can work out your
average speed between the two, or three or four.
 
  The system is fully automatic and will issue a ticket without any
form of human intervention. It does this for every single vehicle that
passes. You will not know you have been caught until the ticket drops
through your letterbox as the cameras don't  flash. They work 24/7, 365
days a year, and theoretically, there's absolutely no limit on the
number of tickets that the system can issue.
 
  The whole section of the M6 between Knutsford and Preston is wired,
both ways. The system is set to trigger a ticket at 78MPH. (10%
tolerance - but don't take this as a guarantee) Radar detectors will be
of no use as SPECS is entirely passive, there is no laser beam to
detect.
 
 
 Be warned and spread the news.....!


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Came from a company in Lancashire...

Chris

[orlando]

Interesting - I'll check my sources for clarifiation.

Up until now, the use pf SPECS on M'ways has been limited to temp road works. They've been used on the M4 on a trial basis, but no tickets have been issued.

Could be the first use in the UK, as I know the HA is keen to use them on a 'full time basis.'

Update: Could be an extension of the M4 hoax, which Thames Valley Police had to issue a statement for to say they wer'nt speed camers.

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ at the bottom of the first page.

[Moose]

The little blighters,  :(

[ChrisW]

Just to echo Orlando's edit - that mail looks extremely similar to the hoax mail about the M4 cameras -

Another silly rumour is being circulated about SPECS speed cameras being hidden in new message signs on the M4 between J12 and J14. The Highways Agency have advised us that this is not true. The signs are merely linked to sensors that monitor overall traffic speed in order to activate the warning signs.
A similar rumour was circulated earlier this year relating to such signs on the M4 in South Wales. There is a growing suspicion that these rumours are being deliberately engineered by anti-car groups.

Quoted from The Association of British Drivers

[Moose]

The M6 toll is open at last and I can now ( for a price) mss all the speed camera's through Brownhills, Yippey :D

And I get home 20 mins quicker  :D  and to work 20 mins quicker    but I do get 20 mins more in bed  :D

[George the Disco]

Does anyone know if this is a hoax yet as I've just received the same email again!

Chris