speed camera detector

[Liam@redmonkey]

hi guys was interested in buying a speed camera detector wanted one which detects cameras and lasers can anyone recomend one and where to get it from.thanks liam

 

[TheCake]

Liam, GPS based ones are probably your best bet which indicates both the Origin B2 and the Blackspot Road Angel 2.

Priced in the £200-300 price brackett they can be sourced online (have a search on google), or through places like Halfords, Dixons, Comet etc. Most electrical retailers will stock them.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Laser detectors are worthless, by the time you've been warned, your speed has already been recorded.

If you're after a GPS system, which I would recommend, as a lot of cameras these days are going stealth, then the Road Pilot Pro is the best there is, fantastic features and very good database.

As always it's better to get the best of both worlds, so I use a radar detector aswell, for this I have a Beltronics Euro 550. Bel are the market leaders for radar detectors (they have built in laser detectors too, but as I mentioned, they're worthless).

And for icing on the juicy cake, I use a Lidatek LE30 as a laser jammer. I have had it for a month or so now and it went off for the first time last week (saved my licence) when I was doing 95 along a stretch of straight road (policeman was about 3/4 mile from where my jammer went off).

Anyway, for the full package it'll set you back close to £1000 if you buy it all new, all of the mentioned items can be sourced 2nd hand but it really depends how far you want to go.

If you don't mind slowing down for every speed camera on the M25, or getting warnings for dead cameras, then just go for a GPS system (the Road pilot can be programmed to ignore an alert for future warnings). If you think the police are too sneaky and fancy having a go at them, get a jammer. None of those items are illegal to fit, however the laser jammer is illegal to use. Though there's only ever been one person arrested for having one, and that case is soon to be thrown out of the courts.

 

[carrmrc96]

I got a snooper S3 neo, only cost about £130, its well worth the money. Its got GPS and laser detection. nothing fancy on it but it does the job well.

 

[j63]

Are the laser detectors really that worthless. Just made a post this morning about a speed camera van in Newcastle, where a GPS based system would have been totally worthless. Surely the Laser ones offer some protection?

 

[bigbruno71]

i've got a origin b2 and if you understand how they work cliokhunt is a little wrong your hoping that they are check more than just you, lasers are like a tap turn it on and there is more than a straight line, the "laser scatter" is what you want to catch like i have found 3 times on the m74. The b2 anyway hasn't failled me and you can connect it to a laser jammer but thats not something you want to advertise cliokhunt as you don't know who reads these and they are illegal, jail time if they are really pi***d off with you.

 

[j63]

Yeah, I do surveying at Uni, and presume its similar to an Electronic Distance Measurement - there's a focussed beam which is transmitted to a reflectorless target (the speeding car) and the returned beam measures a two way range. But there's inherent backscatter which results, and I presumed that the more you pay for a Laser Detector, the more sensitive the device will be to collecting these laser fragments.

 

[KyleB]

ive got a talex unit, and whilst it cant do for laser gun, it has all known mobile camera sites and that.

updates are good too, hasnt missed a camera or mobile spot, and also tells you of the speed limit before you hit the camera spot too.

 

[dale172]

i use a snooper s2 neo saved me a few times lol. try having a look on ebay from a seller or shop it can only save u money!!!

 

[ging71]

i've got a origin b2 and if you understand how they work cliokhunt is a little wrong your hoping that they are check more than just you, lasers are like a tap turn it on and there is more than a straight line, the "laser scatter" is what you want to catch like i have found 3 times on the m74. The b2 anyway hasn't failled me and you can connect it to a laser jammer but thats not something you want to advertise cliokhunt as you don't know who reads these and they are illegal, jail time if they are really pi***d off with you.

Some automated garage systems act as a jammer. As you approach your garage they send out a beam interogating your car, your car sends one back saying "hiya" and the garage opens. These systems will jam police speed cameras, as the police beam hits you, the car fires back saying "hiya" which totally confuses the police system and causes it to reset. This isnt illegal per se, but if you install it and dont have a garage, you will be done for obstruction hur hur

 

[ging71]

hi guys was interested in buying a speed camera detector wanted one which detects cameras and lasers can anyone recomend one and where to get it from.thanks liam

A good one will detect a police camera before it can take a reading. Think of it like being in a big dark room hiding from someone with a torch, you can see the torch long before they can illuminate you (laymens terms) you could however just stick to the speed limit and save a fortune

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

i've got a origin b2 and if you understand how they work cliokhunt is a little wrong your hoping that they are check more than just you, lasers are like a tap turn it on and there is more than a straight line, the "laser scatter" is what you want to catch like i have found 3 times on the m74. The b2 anyway hasn't failled me and you can connect it to a laser jammer but thats not something you want to advertise cliokhunt as you don't know who reads these and they are illegal, jail time if they are really pi***d off with you.

@Ging You cannot use a laser detector to slow down when police are using laser on you. Laser guns take less than a second to get a speed reading.

bigbruno, the origin b2 is a good unit, I prefer the Road pilot as it has more features, both are top models. Yes it has a laser detector, but as I've said before, it's worthless.

Laser detectors are set off from a broader spectrum of laser than the police actually use, my Bel550 goes off a couple of times a week with a laser alert, I ignore it, because there's never anything around.

Laser does not scatter, there will of course be the odd reflection from time to time from a police gun that will set a detector off, but the signal would be too weak to trigger a diffuser. Besides, would you really want to rely on the police scanning other cars and setting your detector off if you were speeding? ?? I sure wouldn't.

There are two forms of defence against laser.

GPS and stop speeding.

Laser diffuser.

 

[bigbruno71]

"there's a focussed beam which is transmitted to a reflectorless target (the speeding car) and the returned beam measures a two way range. But there's inherent backscatter which results, and I presumed that the more you pay for a Laser Detector, the more sensitive the device will be to collecting these laser fragments."

there are more than i that know about laser scatter, and as th epolice are out to make as much for the old "policempersons ball" as poss there will be more than just 1 car scanned can you tell standing at the side of the road what a cars actual speed is? as for the b2 mine has a scanning range of 2000m which is plenty of space to correct your speed before plod finds you, this is getting fun yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chris rte]

got to agree with kyleb i too have a talex unit and if you want a simple gps system speed camera detector i would recommend it to any one ,hasnt missed a camera yet also does other things very worth a look at their site
regards

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

"there's a focussed beam which is transmitted to a reflectorless target (the speeding car) and the returned beam measures a two way range. But there's inherent backscatter which results, and I presumed that the more you pay for a Laser Detector, the more sensitive the device will be to collecting these laser fragments."

there are more than i that know about laser scatter, and as th epolice are out to make as much for the old "policempersons ball" as poss there will be more than just 1 car scanned can you tell standing at the side of the road what a cars actual speed is? as for the b2 mine has a scanning range of 2000m which is plenty of space to correct your speed before plod finds you, this is getting fun yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

Bigbruno I'm not going to argue, I've said my stuff, it's all true, if you don't agree that's fine, and it's not me who will be relying on a detector to save their licence. There's never been a case yet of the LE30 failing to stop police getting a reading. However there's been many a time a laser detector has gone off for no reason, along with the fact out of the 2 times I've been up against police laser, my Lidatek has gone off, yet the Bel550 has not.... You're right, this is fun.

Peace out.

 

[bigbruno71]

dude the 2 years i have had my b2 i haven't had a single false reading i'm only stating the information that i have read from numerous web pages and what other people tell you but if everyone is tell you the same thing then by the law of averages it's has to be true, as for other detectors i cann't comment, i went by experiences that others were suffering, missed calls, false readings, etc and 5th gear tested the big ones gps and dectectors with a speed gun and road angel and b2 were the best i went for the b2 cos of loads of information that you recieve. Hammer time...

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I don't understand what the point in testing a laser detector with a laser gun is, please elaborate.

A police laser gun, even in poor conditions, takes less than 0.1 seconds to get the information it needs to calculate a speed. I bring back my original question, what good is a detector here ??? Other than to make you worry for the next 5 days before receiving your NIP.

The B2 is a good unit, and you can easily add a Lidatek diffuser, I would strongly recommend doing so instead of believing you can slow down if you come across laser.

 

[Willliams]

guys guys.. you're both making sense.. I too have the b2, very happy with it. Like bigbruno71 says.. it will pick up both a direct hit and "backscatter" from a police radar, but its very much a gamble as you've no idea weather you've been caught till you get the summons on ya door mat, so when the detector is set off, you just hope its "backscatter" and not aimed directly at you as, like Cliokhunt says, there's no escape from a direct hit unless you have a jammer... with all the pro's and con's they bring with them.

Cliokhunt.. good to meet ya sunday, made the drive too and from FCS more fun..!! Hope to se ya at the Brighton meet..

Shaun

 

[Willliams]

guys guys.. you're both making sense.. I too have the b2, very happy with it. Like bigbruno71 says.. it will pick up both a direct hit and "backscatter" from a police radar, but its very much a gamble as you've no idea weather you've been caught till you get the summons on ya door mat, so when the detector is set off, you just hope its "backscatter" and not aimed directly at you as, like Cliokhunt says, there's no escape from a direct hit unless you have a jammer... with all the pro's and con's they bring with them.

Cliokhunt.. good to meet ya sunday, made the drive too and from FCS more fun..!! Hope to se ya at the Brighton meet..

Shaun

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Ah hello. That was pretty funny you appeared on the way back too !

I came accross some spirited saxos and 106s and we were making our way down until one of the 106s clutch cables broke, we were at the side of the road for a while and had to make a bubble around it (the guy was driving without a clutch so slowing down is obviously a little tricky!). As we approached the M25 I said bye bye though, needed to get home, and what do you know... A blue 182 appears in my mirror

I don't see any reason why I won't be at the brighton meet, see you then then. PS get a Lidatek :rasp: