Garda Speed Camera -

They are advised not to bother as it would not stand up in court, because, as Daboi says, they can't take a pic.
Think everyone is kinda right somewhere here
Fact is if you get done after not being pulled over you are very very very unlucky

@Soccerc The hand held radar gun cannot take a photograph!

Its a LED screen which will give the speed the car was travelling at.. You must be pulled in

Bar you got a guard who managed to register your speed,reg number make and model of the car as you drove past him which is highly unlikely

Speed Vans and Fixed Cameras can only automatically send you a ticket

Edited by daboi89 - 28 Nov 2012 at 6:55pm

Very true daboi

Hoosay wrote: daboi89 wrote: The Handheld Units cant take a picture. I thought I got done on the Dundalk Motorway before Christmas. Contacted a guard I know and he said they cant register a photograph. A Unit down the road has to pull you in. Most people get off when they are pulled in anyway as it has to be mounted on a tripod. If what your saying is there was some Garda with it in his hand pointing it and you wernt stopped down the road I wouldnt worry much. I was certain I was done and never heard a thing Is this true? The one that got me outside Galway during the summer wasn't on a tripod.

ye a guard told me this a while back. they cant take a photo. its a laser which registers speed between 2 set distances. they have to get a car down the road to pull you in. you must then request a print out of the reading and admit the offence. several people get off as when its not on a tripod it can give inaccurate readings. Normally a judge will throw out the case if there are any doubts.

were you pulled in and shown the reading? If you wernt it was a fixed camera or van that stung you

Edited by daboi89 - 28 Nov 2012 at 6:37pm

The GerK wrote: I reckon it was a van Sono Gardai are advised not to issue fines if they do not pull them over there and then as they don't stand up in court

Advised not to?

That's why they've two coppers, one to witness the other. I'd imagine most pay up the fine and take the points rather than challenge it in court.

Would our Garda member Ybiggers please confirm

Hard to know when I didn't see the car, if I did I would have slowed down

If what you say is correct then it must have been a van.

soccerc wrote: The GerK wrote: You can only be done if the cop pulls you over there and then Afraid that's not true, you can get  a non intercept fine in the post where they just note make and model of car, reg and speed Yes what JB says is true, happened to me before near Red Cow.

You can only be done if the cop pulls you over there and then

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but on Facebook there is a page called Garda Checkpoints Dublin (there are a few pages for different areas around the country)