Reading Autocar this week, it seems that number one on Phoney Tony's to do list when Parliament reconvenes on Oct 10 is the Road Safety Bill. Contained in this phonebook-sized piece of tedium will be a ban on 'speed camera jammers and detectors'. This does not affect GPS. The former are already illegal, but detectors aren't and are often part and parcel of things like Road Angel, I think? The upshot of this is that *in theory* Road Angel / other units capable of detecting radar become illegal overnight unless you disable the radar detector side of it... Anyway, I'm posting this up more to promote discussion/thoughts on what people know and are going to do. I've yet to buy a detector, but am determined to get something soon, and I may need to jump in before the clever bits get banned
Why do you need a radar detector? Would you carry a beat bobby detector in order to avoid them while walking around the town if there were such a thing?
After them proving that Radar detectors (inc GPS) help REDUCE accidents and speeding. Wanakers. (I too have a little snooper )
only a little one. tbh now, cause of my IN10 points, i never ever go over the speed limit, well didnt before. its just not worth it any more so i dont see the need for em anyway, my mates all brought them in their 1.4's ... WHY!! more of a cool gadget if you ask me my opinion anyway Edited by: VWSaxon
Handy for motorway driving when your going with the flow of the traffic . & yes they DO help when they warn you of accident black spots especially if you dont know the area.
I'm now picturing the interior of your car like a cold war russian submarine, with a sonar operator listening intently for enemy activity
yes this is true, but who actually listens to that warning, i bet that setting is set to silent on all road angels
yeah there taling about just the radar (hand held bit) personally i don't give a pooe if they make mine illegal... if a copper stops me, chuck it in the glove compartment, at 70mph hes never gonna spot the f**king thing!
