I fought the law and....
11 January 2006, 04:28 PM
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I fought the law and....
I WON !!!
Received a NIP for 49 in a 40. Sent the PACE statement, requested the photos, blah, blah. Went to court in October and the evidence was not with the prosecution.
Went again today for a Pre Trial Review and to cut a long story short, case dismissed die to no evidence. Basically in the summons bundle there is a statement that says they can prove the NIP was sent to me (they have to do this by law). They refer to the NIP that was sent. The NIP they refer to was the one sent to the leasing company, not me. So case dismissed due to no evidence.
HURRAH. Beers for me tonight....
Dave
Received a NIP for 49 in a 40. Sent the PACE statement, requested the photos, blah, blah. Went to court in October and the evidence was not with the prosecution.
Went again today for a Pre Trial Review and to cut a long story short, case dismissed die to no evidence. Basically in the summons bundle there is a statement that says they can prove the NIP was sent to me (they have to do this by law). They refer to the NIP that was sent. The NIP they refer to was the one sent to the leasing company, not me. So case dismissed due to no evidence.
HURRAH. Beers for me tonight....
Dave
11 January 2006, 04:35 PM
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Well done! In view of recent postings concerning errors it is so important that everyone demands the photos and that they check them out. The following from yesterdays Western Morning News gives some idea of how important it is to make sure they aren't just stitching you up:
But a series of incidents have cast doubt on the accuracy of speed cameras. Portland deputy mayor Kris Haskins got a ticket for driving at 51mph, but after checking the pictures, he was able to prove he was doing just 13mph. Officials said a "projected reflection"
triggered the speed camera.
Motorist Paul *** was "clocked" doing 90mph in Plymouth by a police speed gun, but he had his cruise control set at 70mph at the time, and a court threw out the case, saying there were discrepancies in the speed gun evidence.
Just last month, motorcyclist Bryn Carlyon was recorded doing an apparent 46mph in a 30mph zone, but used photographs to prove his speed was just 18mph. The safety camera partnership in Cardiff said a bus travelling in the opposite direction could have triggered the false reading.
But a series of incidents have cast doubt on the accuracy of speed cameras. Portland deputy mayor Kris Haskins got a ticket for driving at 51mph, but after checking the pictures, he was able to prove he was doing just 13mph. Officials said a "projected reflection"
triggered the speed camera.
Motorist Paul *** was "clocked" doing 90mph in Plymouth by a police speed gun, but he had his cruise control set at 70mph at the time, and a court threw out the case, saying there were discrepancies in the speed gun evidence.
Just last month, motorcyclist Bryn Carlyon was recorded doing an apparent 46mph in a 30mph zone, but used photographs to prove his speed was just 18mph. The safety camera partnership in Cardiff said a bus travelling in the opposite direction could have triggered the false reading.
12 January 2006, 02:17 PM
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Good one. As I have said, I don't believe that the radar and laser cameras are sufficiently reliable in their accuracy to be able to be used to convict someone of speeding.
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Originally Posted by druddle
I WON !!!
Received a NIP for 49 in a 40. Sent the PACE statement, requested the photos, blah, blah. Went to court in October and the evidence was not with the prosecution.
HURRAH. Beers for me tonight....
Dave
Received a NIP for 49 in a 40. Sent the PACE statement, requested the photos, blah, blah. Went to court in October and the evidence was not with the prosecution.
HURRAH. Beers for me tonight....
Dave
btw what's a PACE statment?
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