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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Another Variable Speed Limit issue
« on: September 23, 2024, 04:06:28 pm »
Thanks, I can't negate that possibility of missing/misreading other than to insist I didn't with stubborn determination and no actual proof. I'm not going to take that argument to court.. :-X . . it was more a curiosity as to if and what any fail-safes are present that ensure I didn't fall foul of a speed limit change after passing the last sign. I presume they exist but I dont have any personal knowledge. Thanks for the. input

 

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Another Variable Speed Limit issue
« on: September 22, 2024, 02:33:20 pm »
Hi everyone,

I have NIP, served in time etc.. my question is about the actual display and fail-safe systems.

M62 Manchester to Liverpool. Variable speed had 60 illuminated on the overhead LED boards and then nothing for a while,. It was dark so lighting overhead was obvious but passing a gantry at cruise-controlled 60 "Nip states 58" I get flashed. The next gantry I pass has a new speed of 40 so I slow.

I did the same journey the next night and it was 60 all the way through.

My questions are:

A) Is it possible I've been caught out in a speed limit change after I've passed the last speed limit led board thus not aware of the new 50 limit? I assume there are processes to prevent this but this is not my field of expertise.
OR
B) The LED board indicating a change was out of service but the system thought it was showing the speed limit change but I was blissfully unaware. I would like to think there was a fail-safe but is there?

I have a clean licence and am eligible for a speed awareness course as I've not had an issue in many many years but I'm a bit aggrieved to lose £100 and half a day of my life because of a dodgy board or bad timing.

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