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It is recommended that the tag is attached to the windscreen, however should you wish to hold your tag, do not put your finger(s) on the white side. Anything obscuring the white side of the tag, including your fingers, will impede the range. Hold the edge of the tag between your finger(s) and thumb while showing the white side of the tag towards the aerial which is the grey plastic box on the 2.3 meter post, not the keypad.
If you hold your tag, present it about ten meters from the aerial and drive slowly up to the bollard. The window of readability varies from aerial to aerial, Eriswell Road being the longest range, and Ince Road being the shortest range.
If you hold your tag, once the bollard starts retracting, put your tag away. If you hold it in your hand while you drive through, it is likely that your tag will trigger the other aerial for the opposite direction.
Holding your tag does cause problems including being a distraction while driving. The tag might work in many locations including in the glove box or on the facia near the windshield. Try various positions by using sticky tape to hold the tag temporarily in place and avoid areas where there is metalised sun shielding, such as black dots on the glass.
If you follow a vehicle to the keypad too closely, your tag will be read and will lower the bollard for the vehicle in front. The system will think the vehicle in front is you and will inhibit your tag for about 20 seconds once the vehicle in front has passed the bollard. By this time, the odds are you have passed the window of readability and you will have to key your PIN number into the keypad to get a green light. So leave about 15 meters gap until vehicle in front has cleared.
If you arrive at the keypad before the bollard is fully extended, the bollard will automatically retract again and will stay down and the traffic light will remain red until your tag has been read or your PIN inserted.
It is evident that some PINs has been acquired by non-residents and are being used for short cuts. Once the bollards have settled down and we have CCTV installed, we will address this problem.
Costs are going to plan and we have received donations from more residents and landlords than pledged. I expect to have enough funds to cover the cost of CCTV for the bollarded entrances. Since the Sir Richards bridge Entrance does not come under the bollard scheme this might have to be financed from BPRL funds rather than the bollard fund.
The bollards and CCTV will significantly benefit all residents in regard to security and safety. I will be making another request from those who have not contributed to the bollard fund to make a donation of £250. Without doubt, this system will increase the value of your property by many thousands of pounds so it is not much to ask. To date there are 34 households who have not contributed, and 11 households who contributed less than the requested £250. The sad thing is that many said that they are not contributing because everyone else is not. Just as well we all do not think like that.
Please report any problems to me or any of the committee members. If you observe damage or an accident involving the bollard, please note the registration number, make of vehicle, the time of accident and any other information you might be able to acquire without getting involved in any unpleasantness.
For more information contact me on ian.jago@dsl.pipex.com |
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