Road Angel
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There is a bill going through parliament at the moment that will make detectors/anything that jam laser or radar signals illegal. Systems warninng of the location of fixed cameras will still be legal see extract from summary below.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_rdsafety/documents/page/dft_rdsafety_033679-03.hcsp#P44_6269
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_rdsafety/documents/page/dft_rdsafety_033679-03.hcsp#P44_6269
On our Road Angel you can turn off the laser detector part of it so that it can still be used when the new legislation comes into force.
If you have a UV screen you may well need a booster. We found with the Porsches it worked perfectly, but with our other car reception was VERY intermittent, but it now works perfectly with the booster affixed to the top of the windscreen.
Harriet
If you have a UV screen you may well need a booster. We found with the Porsches it worked perfectly, but with our other car reception was VERY intermittent, but it now works perfectly with the booster affixed to the top of the windscreen.
Harriet
Julio Geordio
New member
I have that model, and have no problem picking up the GPS signal.
Re: the laser, not sure, as haven't been hit. As per a previous thread, I'm still uncertain as to how effective the laser detector is i.e. if it detects laser, it probably means you've been hit as I understand that there is little scatter from a laser vs radar.
One other point re: Snarf's post, I don't think the Road Angel Plus jams any laser, just detects it, so does that mean we should still be able to use it's full functionality?
Re: the laser, not sure, as haven't been hit. As per a previous thread, I'm still uncertain as to how effective the laser detector is i.e. if it detects laser, it probably means you've been hit as I understand that there is little scatter from a laser vs radar.
One other point re: Snarf's post, I don't think the Road Angel Plus jams any laser, just detects it, so does that mean we should still be able to use it's full functionality?
Elliot Davies
New member
we have the new road angel and also the plus battery version you want and both work fine in the 986, i just move the unit slightly off centre to move it from the ariel wire in the screen
garyandjanet
New member
Having had a road angle and during my time picked up 9 points (total of 12 now and serving a 6mth ban [
] last offence 79mph on the M6).
The laser goes off but you have no real time to get the speed down and one time the laser did not go off at all.
For speed cameras it is very good, however for laser`s you need a jammer.
] last offence 79mph on the M6).The laser goes off but you have no real time to get the speed down and one time the laser did not go off at all.
For speed cameras it is very good, however for laser`s you need a jammer.
garyw
Moderator
I have a Road Pilot, I purchased this originally over the Angel as the pilot showed the limit of the road when a camera was in the vicinity.
The amount of dual carriageways that were 40mph was shocking [:'(] and it always amazed me that there were no repeater signs until after the camera.. !?
As far as speed, the car nearly always overread by 5mph.
garyw
The amount of dual carriageways that were 40mph was shocking [:'(] and it always amazed me that there were no repeater signs until after the camera.. !?
As far as speed, the car nearly always overread by 5mph.
garyw
And I have found the faster you go, the wider the gap is between the speedo reading and the Road Angel.
Harriet
What are the differences between Pilot & Angel? Your comment re dual carriageways reflects my concerns!
Andy
Andy
garyw
Moderator
http://www.road-angel.co.uk/road_angel_plus.htm?source=ggpsrap&gclid=CLjx9pKQqYwCFQm0EAodTG2NKA
http://www.roadpilot.com/Pro.asp although they do the micro
At the time the only one to display the limit of the road was the Pilot, some others do now do this aswell...
garyw
http://www.roadpilot.com/Pro.asp although they do the micro
At the time the only one to display the limit of the road was the Pilot, some others do now do this aswell...
garyw
Try this site for comparison info etc.
http://www.radar-detector-shop.co.uk/
This is not a recommendation, just a useful site.
http://www.radar-detector-shop.co.uk/
This is not a recommendation, just a useful site.
Hmmm i have been thinking about investing in a unit for a while now. The road angel seems to be ranked pretty much the best, but its such a big ugly thing!..the road pilot micro seems easier to locate in the car somewhere out the way. Has anyone hard wired a micro pilot in?...I would need the laser detector unit mounting to somewhere..I note that many people in the US have them with a laser sensor mounted in the front grill and a hard wired unit in the cockpit. There seems little point in going for a unit that just shows speed cameras etc, hand held laser is pretty common nowadays, Would be interested in hearing others thoughts/experiences on this
I might be wrong but I thought laser / radar detectors were now illegal and that the only legal device is one which detects fixed cameras such as Gatsos, Truvelos, etc.
Extract from Road Safety Act 2006. (I think "enabling" means it may be made illegal at some future date)
Section 18: Speed assessment equipment detection devices
62. Section 18 amends section 41 of the RTA. Section 41(1) of the RTA is an enabling provision empowering the Secretary of State to "make regulations generally as to the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads, their construction and equipment and the conditions under which they may be so used". The amendment means that it will be possible to prohibit a vehicle being fitted with, or a person using a vehicle carrying "speed assessment equipment detection devices" by means of regulations under section 41 of the RTA. The amendment defines a "speed assessment equipment detection device" as "a device, the purpose, or one of the purposes, of which is to detect, or interfere with the operation of equipment used to assess the speed of motor vehicles". The precise subset of the devices which will be prohibited will be identified in the regulations made under section 41 of the RTA but it is not intended to include in the prohibition those devices that only contain information about published camera site locations.
63. A person who breaches a speed assessment equipment detection device requirement shall be guilty of an offence and liable to the same penalty as if they had been convicted of exceeding a prescribed speed limit, which means that the financial penalties will be higher if the offence is committed on a special road.
This thread just got me thinking of how easily I would be caught for speeding when I get my new Turbo.
So I just ordered a Road Angel Plus from http://www.radar-detectors.co.uk/road_angel_plus.asp which seemed 50 quid cheaper than everywhere else I looked.
Cheers guys! []
So I just ordered a Road Angel Plus from http://www.radar-detectors.co.uk/road_angel_plus.asp which seemed 50 quid cheaper than everywhere else I looked.
Cheers guys! [
]
Web site seems v comprehensive but write ups are a liitle bit like trying to size up a stereo just by reading Stuff magazine! Prob need to see them in the flesh!
Andy
Andy
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