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Old 22-09-2010, 10:15 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by outnumbered View Post
It causes the speed gun to return some sort of error code, which can be enough to make them realise you're jamming them. I think you'd have to be pretty unlucky to get the followup, but if caught they can do you for perverting the course of justice, which has way higher penalties than speeding (e.g., a criminal record, and possibly prison). There's at least one documented case where they followed up and the guy was jailed.

Here's some lesser penalties, but still worse than a few points:

http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local...gers_1_1142320

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/6970841.stm

Too risky for me anyway.
Not good! I'd do it if I had garage doors to match though, not a shadow of a doubt!
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