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Laser Star laser jammer
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21/02/2011 19:04
21/02/2011 19:04
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VTurbo
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Hi, Has anybody installed a Laser Star laser jammer/parking sensor? Is it any good? Any issues with them?
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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21/02/2011 20:32
21/02/2011 20:32
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spookly
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Hi, Has anybody installed a Laser Star laser jammer/parking sensor? Is it any good? Any issues with them? I haven't as they are illegal. Whether you're likely to get caught using one I have no idea. I do use a Snooper 3zero which has GPS, laser & radar detection. The laser detection is quite good, so long as you are following someone else so they get pinged first.... you won't catch any laser scatter until the rozzers fire their equipment at someone :-) So, laser detectors work, but make sure you egg on a scooby to race along in front of you so he gets the good news in the post
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#1174588
21/02/2011 21:02
21/02/2011 21:02
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Johnny
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I haven't as they are illegal. Whether you're likely to get caught using one I have no idea. I do use a Snooper 3zero which has GPS, laser & radar detection. The laser detection is quite good, so long as you are following someone else so they get pinged first.... you won't catch any laser scatter until the rozzers fire their equipment at someone :-) So, laser detectors work, but make sure you egg on a scooby to race along in front of you so he gets the good news in the post I thought they were illegal aswell. As far as I am aware it is now only gps type detectors which are legal to use now. The laser park system is legal as long as you are using it for the purpose it is 'designed' for, do you really need to have it active when your tanking it around, I dont think so and I'll bet you'll have a hard time trying to explain why you do. There is another device which uses a laser transmitter to open garage doors or switch on driveway lights. Which I would guess does need to active. I remember reading an article somewhere about a police officer checking traffic with a gun and found he got a false/jammed signal from a car. He noted it down and two weeks later got the same result from the same car, so they went to the owners house to investigate. It turned out that he had no additional devices which the laser could operate to legitimise his need to have such a laser device and so was prosecuted.
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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21/02/2011 23:23
21/02/2011 23:23
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Pondman
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Hmmm, I've got a "friend" who has 2! One on his car and one on his van, he's not been zapped yet to test them, but they are switchable and act as a distance sensor for the front of the vehicle so he would have to leave them on just in case. All of the above articles are pretty old so I wonder if the police are finding it more difficult to prosicute due to a specific ruling
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1174753
22/02/2011 00:59
22/02/2011 00:59
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spookly
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Anything that interferes with the laser signal the police are using is potentially (has to be brought to court) illegal under the Wireless and Telegraphy Act. Merely detecting the signals is not illegal.
There were movements to get laser/radar detectors banned in recent amendments to the Road Traffic Act, but they never got through parliament. They are however illegal in many European countries, and in some countries are even illegal to possess, so be careful if driving off in to Europe with one on your dashboard!
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#1174978
22/02/2011 15:38
22/02/2011 15:38
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DaveG
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That's OK stinky, it was me, remember? I've only ever had it go off early in the morning when driving into the rising sun low on the horizon, maybe that's why all the sun spots disappered a few years ago?
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1175059
22/02/2011 18:02
22/02/2011 18:02
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DaveG
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Jimbo, can you just point one of yours at the sun and see what happens?
S: can you scan a picture of one of them notes? I've been told that £50 notes exist, but I've never had one spat out of a cash point at me, and I've never had £2m in my account just so I could withdraw it one day...
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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22/02/2011 18:04
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Jimbo, can you just point one of yours at the sun and see what happens Tried that last week and look what happened.... it fired back at us!
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1175319
23/02/2011 00:41
23/02/2011 00:41
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Speed cameras and laser jammers! I love them. Telling fake cameras from real ones is my speciality. I often speed past them knowing they are fake, with people in the car going crazy telling me to slow down. Brilliant! Back to jammers: They do work..... and they are NOT ILLEGAL having one... the offence you would be prosecuted for though, would be perverting the course of justice.... (which also carries a prison sentence) One of the best sites out there is http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/I had a Snooper 920X up until a few years ago. The idea is simple, it is not set to 'JAMMING' permamnently. Once a laser would be detected by the rozzers, the system would jam for a pre determined time (a few seconds), in which time you would be alerted and brake... then it would switch off. By this point you would be at a sensible speed and the rozzers would merely think the 1st attempt of the laser bounced off the car... which can happen! However, the rozzers also get Error codes on the display screen of the gun. I have read that depending on the device, some error codes the guns produce after being jammed are the same as if they have just missed their target, so the police never know! But then the other side of the coin, some error codes are put straight down to a Jamming device. It is very rare for the police to go through the courts to prosecute someone for having one. After all, they need to prove it beyond doubt that it's what you're using it for, which is quite hard! But it DOES happen, there is the odd interesting story on the website above. It is also very unlikely they will ever find you but it depends on the situation and what setup is being used by the police. A Taliban van at the side of the road, would capture a picture of your car with an error when they cannot detect your speed. BUT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FROM THIS SINGLE INCIDENT to charge you. I have heard of stories where different county camera partnerships group their photos together to try to determine if it has happened multiple times, which would SUGGEST that they are jamming the laser, and you would then get a knock at the door, with a car inspection. Worst case would be for it to come from a gun at one end of the road and get pulled by a car a few miles down, for the cop getting an error. I have also tested my device with real guns, and it was a great day out!!! I used the LTI 20-20 laser gun (Most popular) and a few others. A company in Leicester actually own these guns and can either rent them out, or simply do a test for your device. If you are really worried about getting caught, then the only 'safer' option is to get the parking sensor/parking light. You then have a fairly legitimate reason for having a jammer fitted to your car. One type is a parking sensor, the other turns lights on at your property when you get home. The difference with this is it only turns on for YOUR car, as it talks to the laser. The bonus is, it blocks police guns at the same time. I dont remember what the question was now.. but rant over. Any questions about anything, PM me
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1175364
23/02/2011 07:48
23/02/2011 07:48
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charlie_croker
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Interesting post, however a close relative (wife's side) is a Sergeant with Essex Traffic, (He was even on Police Interceptors), I have discussed jammers with him and he said.
Laser guns have video camera on them. So if there is an error, the video is still captured, this will have your index plate. From video they can use a process similar to VASCAR to judge your speed, (Measure time between two fixed objects), this would not be used to prosecute you though it will give them an idea of how fast you are travelling.
IF their suspicions are aroused, (And if video shows you travelling at more than speed limit by a significant margin) then they "May" decide to visit the registered keeper's address and get car inspected.
Should they find a device intended to avoid detection/prosecution then they would prepare a file for CPS.
One thing he did tell me is of a case with a driver who was using one of these, apparently the device showed up as a series of flashes on the video camera. He suggested I point a remote control at a camera and see what happens when I press a button, well try it for yourself!
Now I do not know why, but this "garage opening device" must have been emitting on Infra-Red waveband because it showed up, I am not sure if they all do.
Anyway try it with a remote control.
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1175369
23/02/2011 08:33
23/02/2011 08:33
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If you are really worried about getting caught, then the only 'safer' option is to get the parking sensor/parking light. If you are really worried about getting caught, the only safe option is to drive at a speed within the limit. Full stop. There is no need, ever, for a detector for speed traps.
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1175386
23/02/2011 09:06
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Thanks Neil, was about to post exactly the same thing, as I think most people know, but maybe not all, I collect points for a living, at one time for a span of a few years I kept at 9 points constantly and I hadn't had a clean license since I was, well for about 15 years, although its clean now Do you know what I have done to avoid these points, absolutely nothing, I was speeding, I got caught I took the points, do you know what I could have done, I could have joined Poopipoo, or bought a jammer, or had flip up number plates, or coated them in cling film... but I did none of them, as each time I knew I was in the wrong and had to face up to my actions!
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1175430
23/02/2011 10:58
23/02/2011 10:58
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Nazo
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Nazo
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I know someone who has them fitted and I can confirm they do work, and has not yet been prosecuted.
One of the motoring programs tested several standard detectors (not jammers) and found only a £1500 version worked the best and picked up all detectors including ad-hoc mobile cameras.
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Re: Laser Star laser jammer
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#1176001
24/02/2011 00:06
24/02/2011 00:06
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VTurbo
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VTurbo
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Fantastic facts and information. Many thanks for all the above, I'll think on it more
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