BEWARE...if travelling to east coast!

Phil Anthrop · 24-05-2009, 13:19

I travel to the east coast on a regular basis. About half way there, at HOLME ON SPALDING MOOR there is a section of road where the speed limit has very recently changed from 40mph to 30mph. It is not very well indicated and in no way "feels" like a 30mph area. The powers that be have taken it upon themselves to position one of their mobile speed traps there on a regular basis. Someone I know very well fell foul of it, they were travelling at a speed which was below the old limit, but in excess of the new one!

...what a lovely day!

Hippiechick3 · 25-05-2009, 15:02

Thanks for that.

Squiggs · 02-06-2009, 22:02

Wow...you lot in the walkers group must walk fast!

Seriously though, yes, about every other time I pass through there I see the speed traps out (although I always associate that stretch with speed guns anyway - I remember as a kid we travelled through that area quite often and even then, one trip it was the first time I remember seeing a copper with one of the new fangled radar guns, just a bit further up, nr Bainton)

Phil Anthrop · 16-06-2009, 06:37

This zone is now actually well indicated as a 30mph zone. It appears that what the police did was to change the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph and indicate it very badly, then set regular speed traps to extort as many sixty quids out of the persecuted motorists as possible before then indicating the zone properly and withdrawing the cameras.

carltoncdx · 16-06-2009, 15:21

Is it the section of rd with the BP petrol stations on each end??

Phil Anthrop · 16-06-2009, 16:37

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Originally Posted by carltoncdx

Is it the section of rd with the BP petrol stations on each end??

Yeah...it is.

sierraman · 16-06-2009, 16:47

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Originally Posted by carltoncdx

Is it the section of rd with the BP petrol stations on each end??

I think that is Howden bypass, the stretch of the road you mean is where the old MFI, now Howden Joinery is situated, thats where the mobile speed camera's are, its been 30 as long as I remember. Holme on Spalding Moor is about 6 miles away.

Phil Anthrop · 16-06-2009, 16:55

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Originally Posted by sierraman

I think that is Howden bypass, the stretch of the road you mean is where the old MFI, now Howden Joinery is situated, thats where the mobile speed camera's are, its been 30 as long as I remember. Holme on Spalding Moor is about 6 miles away.

It is at Holme on Spalding Moor...it is about six miles from Howden. Howden has 3 different speed limits in the space of a mile or so, the speed traps are often operating there too. They like their sixty quids.

Mr_Squirrel · 16-06-2009, 19:38

The Talivan is often on the stretch of the A614 between Spalding and the A1079 roundabout, especially just after the little roundabout near the dumpit site just outside Market Weighton.

They also like to cover most of the A614 from Spalding all the way to Driffield and most of the villages on the B1248 between Beverly and Malton.

emperor_ming · 16-06-2009, 19:56

And watch the section of the M180 as you come up to the Scunny turn off for the M181.....Mobile speed camera van sat on the hard shoulder.

Im waiting for my letter to arrive after a trip to Cleethorpes on Sunday

upinwath · 17-06-2009, 06:35

The bit of road mentioned was 30 when I was using it 2 years ago. There are ruddy great 30 signs as you get to it. If the poster thinks it's not well marked he should get to specsavers rapid (but inside the speed limits).

I've decided that all these "I was unfairly nicked" posters should take up getting smashed out of their brains and driving.
I'm sure it would be equally unfair when they get banged up for killing someone while drunk.

http://www.reference.com/browse/A614

Pack it in moaning you soft sods, obey the limits and try not to kill anyone.

Phil Anthrop · 17-06-2009, 11:02

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Originally Posted by upinwath

The bit of road mentioned was 30 when I was using it 2 years ago. There are ruddy great 30 signs as you get to it. If the poster thinks it's not well marked he should get to specsavers rapid (but inside the speed limits).

I've decided that all these "I was unfairly nicked" posters should take up getting smashed out of their brains and driving.
I'm sure it would be equally unfair when they get banged up for killing someone while drunk.

http://www.reference.com/browse/A614

Pack it in moaning you soft sods, obey the limits and try not to kill anyone.

The stretch of road that I refer to was 40mph last year, it is now marked up as new speed limit ahead 30mph. Before it was CLEARLY marked up and just after the change in speed limit the police chose to put their speed van in the area to get as many 60 quids as poss before they finally marked it up clearly

upinwath · 17-06-2009, 11:31

I recall on that stretch there are signs saying X number caught speeding this year. Is that the place?
That and what's your excuse for speeding. Arse on fire and you need to get to the pub?

Phil Anthrop · 17-06-2009, 11:33

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Originally Posted by upinwath

I recall on that stretch there are signs saying X number caught speeding this year. Is that the place?
That and what's your excuse for speeding. Arse on fire and you need to get to the pub?

You got the wrong place, you thinking about the road to Skegness? I was doing LESS than the old speed limit but more than the new one. ASS was not on fire at all.