South Wales motorist arrested for using electronic jammer to confuse speed traps
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A Sussex landlord built a "Faraday cage" around his pub to block mobile phone signals to encourage face-to-face conversation.
Steve Taylor has fitted silver foil to the walls and copper wire mesh to the ceiling at Hove's gin barrels.
He said he was tired of people coming in and not socializing with each other or other people in the building.
"I saw things gradually getting worse and I thought, 'I want to stop this,'" Mr Taylor told BBC Sussex.
"I want people to socialize with the people they're with, not with the people they're not with.
"I made the bold decision not to block the signal with mobile signal jammer, but to do what I could with a Faraday cage to get people talking to each other, and it worked really well, to be honest.
"I had a lot of copper mesh and I thought,I can put this on the ceiling."
"I'm looking into whether it blocks the signal, when you put the phone in it, it blocks the signal."
Mr Taylor plans to set up a mobile phone area outside, similar to the smoking area.
"Pubs have landlines when calling 999 in an emergency," he said.
"It's the same as the London Underground - no more dangerous than my pub.
"The response I got was overwhelming. People loved the fact that they could just take a photo and go out and sign in or check in," he said.
"I had a complaint from a customer and she got the signal. We moved her to another table."
Arrested for speeding trap 'jammer'Device stops camera from taking speed readingsA motorist in south Wales has become the first person in the UK to be arrested for using an electronic jammer to confuse a speed trap.
South Wales Police found the driver with a laser diffuser device in his car under a campaign called "Security Camera Collaboration".
Also known as a wifi blocker, the gadget works by alerting drivers to a laser speed detector and temporarily preventing it from taking speed readings.
The car was recorded speeding on six separate occasions around Cardiff and the South Wales valleys.
However, its travel speed cannot be read due to the signal jammer device jamming the detector.
South Wales Police Sergeant Gary Smart said: "The driver involved has been arrested for obstruction of justice and has admitted the offence."
"Partners will not tolerate the use of such diffuser devices.
He added: "Clearly, people using such devices tend to drive without due regard for speed limits and prevent police officers from carrying out their duties."
There are 33 static speed camera stations and 41 traffic signal stations in the South Wales Police area.
Another 103 mobile stations and 11 mobile units are also used to catch speeders.
Complex devices that prevent the camera from reading data quickly can be purchased from specialized websites.
They work by sending a strong laser signal to a speed detector, which causes a temporary error in the device and prevents a speed reading from being made.
"While legislation has been passed to make the use of radar diffusers illegal, there is currently no legislation on laser devices," said John Rowling of Security Camera Partners.
"Although the government is considering this important issue.
"Using this type of device is extremely dangerous as it puts the safety of other road users at risk by giving drivers a license to drive at inappropriate speeds.
He added: "I hope this arrest will serve as a clear warning to those using such devices to allow them to drive beyond the speed limit."
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