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