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"The UK SpeedTrap Guide"2008 - All you want to know..... |
| Defensive Equipment Tests. This Page covers equipment that I have been sent and with the help of a few friends (inc. Police) we put under test, and we will give you our views on the products, not the salesman's views. Not all manufactures of equipment want us to test their equipment, wonder why...? So all not all the equipment on the market may be tested. If you have any equipment you have bought and you want to send us your views on how well it works or doesn't for that, let us know. Send your review or comments  All Contents are ©Copyright 2005 Steve Warren. Tests may not be republished without permission. All rights reserved |
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Digitec Number plate
With the co-operation of Staffordshire police we tested the Argtec Digitec number plate. The plate costs $39 and is ordered over the internet via PayPal. The plate I was sent was a sample saying GATSO, it's designed to reflect back the light from the camera flash and cause an over exposure on the film in the area of the number plate. We tested it with my digital camera, the result was good. The plate was unreadable with the digital camera so it was down to the Gatso to prove it could do the job of seeing the number plate. The sample plate was mounted over my existing number plate with double sided tape, we then drove the vehicle past the gatso triggering the camera. The resulting negatives were then played with to see if changing the contrast or brightness, or any other way of changing the image for that, could reveal the digits on the plate. Viewing as a negative and flicking the contrast and brightness around we could reveal the number plate in all its glory. The police have instant settings for changing the views and they also revealed the digits. It took them seconds to read the plate.
One other comment, the sergeant said he could spot the plate a mile off because the numbers were reflecting too well in his headlights. He would pull me for that and most likely give me a ticket for a non-approved plate or may even try to get me on perverting the course of justice.
Can we recommend it, No. I would not trust the Digitec to save me from a ticket. Review 7th March 2003
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