New grey gatso's anyone!?

[WILLZIE]

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp300/neo66_bucket/gatso05.jpg
http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp300/neo66_bucket/gatso03.jpg

Went through one of these   , then 1/2 a mile ahead another 2 were next to each other (within 10 feet apart which was odd!) .
The third & final one had 'ON TEST' on it though. No white markings on the road, no flash etc.  They were all forward facing.
A27 dual carriageway Southbound southwater way

anyone with any knowledge on them??????

[stealthwolf]

They look like traffic/ANPR cameras.

[WILLZIE]

They had the Gatso sticker on the back, i thought they just did speed, there wasn't any warnings up or anything and it was on a bend over the 1/2 mile distance.
seen a few rear facing ones after the big box original gatso's tho.

[RobH]

Never seen those ones before, doesnt look like a speed camera and if they were they would have to paint them yellow.

[M7AXB]

I would say they were Anpr cameras. Here is all the speed camera locations on the A27
http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/database/SEWS/index.htm


Here are the different types of camera here;
http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/speed-camera-types.htm

[ub7rm]

I think forward facing speed camera's are a bit iffy, legally, as they would be discriminating against you by prosecuting you based on evidence from a forward facing camera.

If you were a motorcyclist with a helmet / visor and no front number plate they couldn't prosecute you with a forward facing so its unfair to discriminate against a car driver. 

Someone has successfully avoided prosecution on the above argument....

[WILLZIE]

Some good info so far,  cheers peeps.
my mistake, A24 Sussex, not A27.

[JPC]

Is no One else just thinking it's just an external flash?

[Maximum Suction]

Don't know how true it is but I recall someone telling me the 'Yellow Boxes' are cartridge type film camera's and the grey's are digital, i.e. sends the pic's to HQ down a wire avoiding the vandalism etc.... sounds plausible.

[Eddie-NL]

Don't know how true it is but I recall someone telling me the 'Yellow Boxes' are cartridge type film camera's and the grey's are digital, i.e. sends the pic's to HQ down a wire avoiding the vandalism etc.... sounds plausible.

so when there is a burning tyre on top it will be ok, for the next speeding motorist

[Maximum Suction]

 

[Top Cat]

All fixed cameras have to have road markings warning of them coming up or they are illegal. 

[SO8]

I went through these about 2 months ago ... exactly like posted - one on test and the other ??

A bit of google assistance and PH seems to indicate they are trial Specs cameras not yet active.

I was off to drive a Z4 35i so was luckily driving my prospective trade in carefully ... and would not have warranted any attention ... so can't say I know for certain they are not live - that said, if it says on trial they mean it.  

[SO8]

All fixed cameras have to have road markings warning of them coming up or they are illegal. 

Are you sure that is not just guidelines ?

[Top Cat]

I travel all over the country and see hundreds, and have never seen any without warnings, so i was trying to confirm to the op that they are highly likely not to be speed cameras. Dont know for sure.