Protector "Protector" made by 'ONTRACK'
Cost £39.95,
In the Kit you get 1 x Protector,
1 x Instructions.
According to the sales sheet this
is how it works.......
Photo radar operates at known angles
to the direction of traffic flow. Using a passive, state-of-the-art
light-bending lens, the camera is unable to identify your vehicle.
A 5-minute installation is all that is required. The number plate
is still completely readable from straight on.
So did it work...... ?
Well after taping it to our test
car, and finding a quiet road with a Gatso on it, we set up the
test by using a camera placed next to the lens area of the Gatso
and drove past. We did the drive past at 10 - 20 - 30 mph, and
at no time could the plate be read. (We even played with the
pictures with PhotoShop and could not get any part of the plate
to show). So it look like it worked.
However our results were not
the same for a Saab, the plate was just readable, but it was
only just. (We have not shown this picture because it just gives
out the VRN number). We came to the conclusion the higher the
plate from the tarmac the better the Protector works.
But better positioning may cure the
problem
The Protector can be seen over the
plate from behind, it tends to give a double vision type of effect,
this could be almost eliminated by having a plate with the numbers
on the top of the Perspex, then you could not really tell the
protector was covering the plate.
Again however because of the way it worked, anyone to the side
of the car can not read it either, it produces a mirror effect
as seen in the pictures, that includes that Police car that may
over take you.
However a local Policeman said "It
works well, in fact it is the best I have seen, but if I see it
on a car I am going to stop them.
We decided with the use of a Halfords
number plate surround, you could easily fit it and remove it,
without the use of tape or screws.
Can we recommend it, Well..... YES.
However we recommend you test the position first before you go
relying on it.
You will need to dig round the
net to find a retailer.
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