Your word vs word of a police officer?
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From: K
I suspect your brief watched too much of it (it was a corny US courtroom drama on a saturday night)
unless it was him and he had come out of retirement
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In my experience a regular person will lose against the word of a policeman in court, (not personal experience but the experiences of a couple of people that I know personally).
However, I also know a highly trained traffic policeman, (a good, reasonable one), who recently saw a very dangerous driver get let off, despite his testimony and strong evidence of the actions of the driver. I wasn't in the court room and have no idea what the judge was thinking, but it sounded like a total travesty of a case to me.
However, I also know a highly trained traffic policeman, (a good, reasonable one), who recently saw a very dangerous driver get let off, despite his testimony and strong evidence of the actions of the driver. I wasn't in the court room and have no idea what the judge was thinking, but it sounded like a total travesty of a case to me.
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Unless your mate can afford to employ someone like Nick Freeman, then I suggest he forgets contesting it. I reckon he will lose and get a higher fine if he does.
Accept it.........he can then spend the extra £100 (at least) he will have saved on a good night out and a curry
Accept it.........he can then spend the extra £100 (at least) he will have saved on a good night out and a curry
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Now thats it been a few days, what is your mate going to do ? Accept the points or challenge it ?
I like the suggestion from someone up above to go to court and just make up a story, as you know your going to loose anyway, but what the heck. :-) Say the office pulled you over, pulled out his **** and asked you to do a breatheriser test on it :-) Ok, you will be fined, but still be on his record.
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I like the suggestion from someone up above to go to court and just make up a story, as you know your going to loose anyway, but what the heck. :-) Say the office pulled you over, pulled out his **** and asked you to do a breatheriser test on it :-) Ok, you will be fined, but still be on his record.
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Thanks Les - I think that might actualyl be helpful (not the cnt bit....!). Think Mags know that some coppers can be heavy handed and may be likely to say "well whose word do you think they take - your or mine...." - and this could be helpful - it was only after that that the copper asked what my mate did for a living - he looks like an asian incredible hulk and is occassionally a bit scruffy - and it was only after telling the copper his profession that he got really arsey about insurance, was the car his, was it DEFINTELY his, was it modified, was it insured to drive to work - was it a bespoke buiness policy etc etc etc - sounded like he was trygin to find somethign to get him with (although fair enough to check the car and driver out once you've gone ot teh trouble of pulling someone over I supose).
Think it's worth having a go - anyone know what the likely court costs are if it goes to the Magstrate's Court and he loses?
Think it's worth having a go - anyone know what the likely court costs are if it goes to the Magstrate's Court and he loses?
Les
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