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tombolt
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Possibly stemming from the fact that the police would be unlikely to do anything if you exceeded the speed limit briefly to overtake.
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davrosG5
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My bad, For some reason I was thinking of a dual carriageway which that definitely isn't. Limit is indeed 60 unless otherwise indicated.
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ProfessorF
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tombolt
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Indeed alfas are allowed to go as fast as they like. Shame the police don't seem to have this info. Although, I think I may be pointless at the moment.
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ProfessorF
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Camaro's get that loop hole too. I was thinking about minibuses etc really. 
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timark_uk
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You speed you run the risk of being caught. Don't speed, you won't get caught, you don't get fine.
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CMOT-Weasel
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It is when your speedo under-reads! (So reads 30MPH at about 35) Bloody British Leyland...  Generally, if the camera is moving, then you're fine. Unless you're doing something utterly stupid, obviously. Of course, if it's a static camera moving through the use of a tow-rope, you're definitely off the hook! That said, if you're the one towing it, then you're probably still stuffed. People tend to notice things like an uprooted piggy-bank turning the roads into a Scalectrix track, while booking the tarmac, pavement trees and sky as it goes. edit: I know dodgy speedos aren't an excuse, but it's a bit of an embuggerance when there's no traffic to follow!
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l3v1ck
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Isn't that illegal? I though manufacturer made then read a tad over the actual speed to avaoid any possible legal issues.
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Amnesia10
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I think that they used to underestimate the speed by 10% though with electronic speedos there may be the same difference. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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CMOT-Weasel
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I don't think it's illegal as such, but given that it's a 40-year-old classic car, I think there's a bit of give. It's that marginal I don't think it really gets picked up in MOTs. I used to have a GPS speedo in Soddit, since the speedo cable had stretched and would 19MPH on the motorway.
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EddArmitage
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Zippy
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Mine goes the other way on a 22 year old classic. If my speedo reads 60mph then I'm doing about 55mph, it's fun for average speed cameras on the motorway  _________________The Official "Saucy Minx" This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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leeds_manc
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It would be more dangerous to go slower, they won't do anything or you'd already know about it.
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CMOT-Weasel
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Yup, the Landy breaks most of those by design.
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finlay666
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Unless I'm missing something that road is 2 lanes with 1 in the opposite direction not 3, so NSL applies to single carriageway roads
Going into lane 3 would get you in some pretty bad trouble as it's solid white lines which indicates you just shouldn't cross it, ever
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