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[Paul James]

Originally Posted by psychlist

Yes, if the speedo tolerance is -10% to +0% then at an actual 70mph it would be reading about 77, when it reads 70 then you could be going as slow as 63
So, if the speedo is within tolerance, then you'd potentially have to be breaking the limit by only a few mph for it to be saying, say 80mph

Yup, what I thought you meant, makes sense for it to work that way I guess

Still think there should be a national tolerance stated for all drivers (take your point about the vehicle types Rushjob).

Static speed cameras are biased in favour of lorries as if set to go off at the limit that applies to cars in 70 zones they can be way over their legal limit before tripping the camera. Surprised nobody has taken that one up at the European Court of Civil Liberties yet ;-)))

[Glyn]

i think they can tell the difference between a car and a lorry