Ian Edwards
08-14-2004, 03:21 PM
Steve wrote:
>>Actually, I didn't know that...Where's your source???
>
>
> The media over the last week or so. Dont want GPS ones banned, just the ones
> that detect if RADAR is present in a camera or not.
>
>
>>Also, they've wanted them banned for years and indeed, they used to be,
>>until a court case ruled the govt's position untenable and made them
>
> legal.
>
> The have NEVER been banned cos they are a radar detecter per sey, only cos
> they were said to intefere with a Radio signal. Was proved in the court case
> that they didnt interfere with said radio signal and so legal to use. Radio
> and telecomunications Act or something like that.
>
Erm, not quite, see:-
http://www.speedcheetah.co.uk/legal_ruling.htm
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Ian Edwards
>>Actually, I didn't know that...Where's your source???
>
>
> The media over the last week or so. Dont want GPS ones banned, just the ones
> that detect if RADAR is present in a camera or not.
>
>
>>Also, they've wanted them banned for years and indeed, they used to be,
>>until a court case ruled the govt's position untenable and made them
>
> legal.
>
> The have NEVER been banned cos they are a radar detecter per sey, only cos
> they were said to intefere with a Radio signal. Was proved in the court case
> that they didnt interfere with said radio signal and so legal to use. Radio
> and telecomunications Act or something like that.
>
Erm, not quite, see:-
http://www.speedcheetah.co.uk/legal_ruling.htm
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Ian Edwards