CA Automotive UK
12-03-2005, 11:14 AM
With the pending legislation against laser guns and such devices , I thought I would mention that CA Automotive actually started business many years ago bringing radar detectors , laser jammers etc into the UK , so I consider mysekf a bit of a geek on this stuff .
Please take time to read the details on our site regarding such products on the "stealth " section ; I will be updating the Legal section soon .
Meanwhile , here is my take on the general situation and devices, based on fact and experience , not opinion or conjecture :
- if you like driving fast , then you must have at least a foreward facing laser device and GOOD GPS unit ( like b2 , the best overall device so far in terms of combined features and accuracy )
-FORGET laser DETECTORS , like the units supplied with b2 , Road Angel etc , they are USELESS . As they are a detector only , if they go off all that tells you is that YOU HAVE BEEN LASEREDand most likely nicked . As a laser gun aquires your speed a minimum NINE times a second , you do not have time to react to a laser detector. You must have a laser JAMMER than instantly fires back a 904 nanometre infra red laser that prevents the laser gun aquiring your speed .
- Unless you drive in Europe a lot , forget RADAR DETECTORS , these days they give you more false alarms than useful advance warning of real speedtraps .
- Best laser jammers on market are Traget LT 400 or Lidatek LE 30 because :
1. both essentially same device in different cases
2. both use REAL LASER , not infra red LED s , so they last longer , are more reliable , stronger in daylight conditions and longer range .
invisible if carefully stealthily installed .
3. Balls to the new anti laser legislation because i can sell you a garage door / electric gate transponder to allow these "jammers" to work as remore door openers in conjunction with the laser unit on the car....so how can you get nicked for operating a remote control device .
4. There is another legal argument here ( not fully tested in courts ) that a poice officer using a laser gun to acquire information about you ( your speed) without your consent is in violation of EU privacy laws ; he is aiming a light beam at you to aquire information about you butyou are under no obligation to return that lightbeam to him ..hence the use of the jammer .
The above is the best legal advice I have at this time , but if there are any legal minds out there i would love to hear any feedback and professional opinions .
- anti flash plates ....some of them work some of the time ....worth buying just to get that tiny bit possible extra protection .
- most importantly MAKE SURE YOU SWITCH THE DEVICES ON !
First time I equipped my new M3 with lasers front and rear , miltary- spec k band jammer ( up to 3 years inside if caught apparently ) and gps unit I thought I had become the invisible( and invincible ) man ....'till I got chased down the A3 for about 5 miles by an unmarked scooby ( well..I thought he wanted a race so I kept waiting for him to keep catching me up , then I'd shoot off again ) ...finally got roadblocked at Burpham ..and all 'cos i forgot to turn on my laser jammer !! Boy were the boys in blue pissed at me that day .Well they should have had aproper blue light IMO , not some wanky Max Power looking blue strobe fitted inside the indicator lens ...I didnt know !
So , since then I always wire in these devices so that they come on with the ignition , with cut out switch so you can choose to switch them off .
Please take time to read the details on our site regarding such products on the "stealth " section ; I will be updating the Legal section soon .
Meanwhile , here is my take on the general situation and devices, based on fact and experience , not opinion or conjecture :
- if you like driving fast , then you must have at least a foreward facing laser device and GOOD GPS unit ( like b2 , the best overall device so far in terms of combined features and accuracy )
-FORGET laser DETECTORS , like the units supplied with b2 , Road Angel etc , they are USELESS . As they are a detector only , if they go off all that tells you is that YOU HAVE BEEN LASEREDand most likely nicked . As a laser gun aquires your speed a minimum NINE times a second , you do not have time to react to a laser detector. You must have a laser JAMMER than instantly fires back a 904 nanometre infra red laser that prevents the laser gun aquiring your speed .
- Unless you drive in Europe a lot , forget RADAR DETECTORS , these days they give you more false alarms than useful advance warning of real speedtraps .
- Best laser jammers on market are Traget LT 400 or Lidatek LE 30 because :
1. both essentially same device in different cases
2. both use REAL LASER , not infra red LED s , so they last longer , are more reliable , stronger in daylight conditions and longer range .
invisible if carefully stealthily installed .
3. Balls to the new anti laser legislation because i can sell you a garage door / electric gate transponder to allow these "jammers" to work as remore door openers in conjunction with the laser unit on the car....so how can you get nicked for operating a remote control device .
4. There is another legal argument here ( not fully tested in courts ) that a poice officer using a laser gun to acquire information about you ( your speed) without your consent is in violation of EU privacy laws ; he is aiming a light beam at you to aquire information about you butyou are under no obligation to return that lightbeam to him ..hence the use of the jammer .
The above is the best legal advice I have at this time , but if there are any legal minds out there i would love to hear any feedback and professional opinions .
- anti flash plates ....some of them work some of the time ....worth buying just to get that tiny bit possible extra protection .
- most importantly MAKE SURE YOU SWITCH THE DEVICES ON !
First time I equipped my new M3 with lasers front and rear , miltary- spec k band jammer ( up to 3 years inside if caught apparently ) and gps unit I thought I had become the invisible( and invincible ) man ....'till I got chased down the A3 for about 5 miles by an unmarked scooby ( well..I thought he wanted a race so I kept waiting for him to keep catching me up , then I'd shoot off again ) ...finally got roadblocked at Burpham ..and all 'cos i forgot to turn on my laser jammer !! Boy were the boys in blue pissed at me that day .Well they should have had aproper blue light IMO , not some wanky Max Power looking blue strobe fitted inside the indicator lens ...I didnt know !
So , since then I always wire in these devices so that they come on with the ignition , with cut out switch so you can choose to switch them off .