right last year i got done in average speed cameras at milton a34, the markers it said i was speeding in doing 49mph was a 50 limit not a 40 limit,the 40 limit was down the road and 100m, so did a video of the markers and a letter to say the markers they have me speeding in is a 50mph limit not a40.
to be told the markers dont count they just need to road number, talk about changing the rules, anyway i was on a losing battle as they they change the rules everytime i told them something, so i paid up £100 and points
anyway ive just had a refund from hmcourts for £100
That’s why it always pays to query something if there is any doubt.
Some years ago I got a NOIP through the door for speeding on the A66.
I thought oh ■■■■, I can do without this.
Then I thought back, I am not familiar with the A66 between the M6 and Workington, hadn’t been up there for years.
Then I checked back through my diary, that particular date I had been to Chelmsford, and checking my copy tacho disc which I also kept, I was on a break at the same time as the alleged offence!
I was able to get a copy of the day sheet from the Register at the Chelmsford depot showing my arrival and departure, sent this off with a copy of my tacho card to the CC at Workington police.
It took a month to get a grudging reply saying that with the evidence supplied they would not proceed with the speeding charge, but if further evidence became available they may take further proceedings!
It transpired that a speed camera was taking photos of the rear of trucks, and that particular day, one of our fleet was along that road with my trailer number plate on!
Of course, when the police asked for the driver of the vehicle with that registration number on that day, they had to give my name.
Of course mu TO would know which of our drivers was on that route that day, but as the old bill never pushed it further, my firm was not going to offer anything.
Now if the old bill had looked more carefully at the photo, they would have seen the trailer number, now that was more conclusive than the unit number plate!
I’ve had this before (and no I wasn’t driving )
The speed camera was 24 hours out,
The letter informing us NFA to be taken Cheshire Constabulary rarely make mistakes was dated 3 MONTHS before the ‘alleged incident’ even took place
I still keep it for posterity to wave it under their nose on the next occasion
Getting your fine money back was probably mission impossible, getting them to revert the 3 points would be like getting blood out a stone. Their computers probably don’t have a function that even does that.
About ten years ago, they moved the 30mph limit going into Bangor North Wales a few hundred yards further out of town, and then promptly had an Arrive Alive camera van seemingly parked there permanently. Lots of people including me twice got done. There were no signs warning of the change just the speed sign moved. Somebody looked into it, and found out they hadn’t actually changed the law just moved the sign and took them to court therefore everyone had their money returned and the points wiped off the licence. To my knowledge there has not been a camera van there since.
It might be a good idea to try and get something in writing just in case you you get very unlucky and end up in the magistrates court in the future under totting up.
you will have a letter in a few days saying the case as been sent to court… did you send your license off for the points? received it back? letter will prob also say a previous letter was sent approx 10 days ago with a statement from police officer…
bestbooties:
That’s why it always pays to query something if there is any doubt.
Some years ago I got a NOIP through the door for speeding on the A66.
I thought oh [zb], I can do without this.
Then I thought back, I am not familiar with the A66 between the M6 and Workington, hadn’t been up there for years.
Then I checked back through my diary, that particular date I had been to Chelmsford, and checking my copy tacho disc which I also kept, I was on a break at the same time as the alleged offence!
I was able to get a copy of the day sheet from the Register at the Chelmsford depot showing my arrival and departure, sent this off with a copy of my tacho card to the CC at Workington police.
It took a month to get a grudging reply saying that with the evidence supplied they would not proceed with the speeding charge, but if further evidence became available they may take further proceedings!
It transpired that a speed camera was taking photos of the rear of trucks, and that particular day, one of our fleet was along that road with my trailer number plate on!
Of course, when the police asked for the driver of the vehicle with that registration number on that day, they had to give my name.
Of course mu TO would know which of our drivers was on that route that day, but as the old bill never pushed it further, my firm was not going to offer anything.
Now if the old bill had looked more carefully at the photo, they would have seen the trailer number, now that was more conclusive than the unit number plate!
Your firm gave your details with out actually checking if you was even working that day . Good job it wasn’t something more serious .
Own Account Driver:
It might be a good idea to try and get something in writing just in case you you get very unlucky and end up in the magistrates court in the future under totting up.
ive got the print out from when i paid in on the pc
dle1uk:
you will have a letter in a few days saying the case as been sent to court… did you send your license off for the points? received it back? letter will prob also say a previous letter was sent approx 10 days ago with a statement from police officer…
been a will, and they are well out of the 6 months , i never sent my licence in for the points
bestbooties:
It took a month to get a grudging reply saying that with the evidence supplied they would not proceed with the speeding charge, but if further evidence became available they may take further proceedings!
I think what they are driving at is that if it became apparent that you/your firm was attempting to pull a fast one by deliberately sending vehicles out with the wrong number plates on the trailers, in order to avoid speed camera fines, they’d consider locking folk up for perverting the course of justice.
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, i never sent my licence in for the points