Speeding ticket in the post?

Most forces use the official guidelines of 10% + 2mph so that is 79 actual speed on the motorway. The speedo would be reading around 82mph, I usually just set my ACC for 75mph.
 
B1scu1T said:
Well for one, if the officer has zero evidence, then whats to stop them genuinely making a mistake and writing your plate down wrong? There has to be some protection for human error, so although I wouldn't lie, I also wouldn't presume that the officers opinion is also gospel.
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Then it's up to you to refute it in court? A court will always take the statement of an officer with greater weight than any member of the public.

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Liquidfox said:
Then it's up to you to refute it in court? A court will always take the statement of an officer with greater weight than any member of the public.

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I'm not denying that they can send out a NIP (although I initially didn't think they actually did), what I'm challenging is the idea that it would be a foregone conclusion that, without photographic evidence, the officer:
A. Created a suitable report to identify the driver and the offense
B. Had all instrumentation properly calibrated and to configured to the spec stated by the home office
C. Used the instrumentation correctly so as to avoid false read outs (that are common with this kind of device)

If you don't feel you should challenge a speeding ticket, regardless of whether agree with it or not, then don't. If I for one second had a thought there may be a mistake, I would challenge to the point where it was obvious I was either wrong, or obviously going to lose.

He even said the devices commonly now come with cameras anyway, and i'm getting tired of repeating myself... so yeah.... lets move on?
 
B1scu1T said:
But is it actually a radar, or is it a handheld camera/laser combo?
If I got a NIP through the post and it was a single police officer who recorded my speed on a radar gun, then took a note of my number plate, I would contest that all day long.
More often than not what they use is the same system that's in the back of the vans, it's not much bigger than a DSLR
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Suppose i cant say for sure but any car they catch they wave into the junction and into a nearby layby.
 
Building Candy said:
Genuine question, am I the only person that does about 74 (indicated) on the motorway because thats the speed limit?
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Nope, apart from the occasional burst of acceleration to get past someone/overtake I normally set the CC to 74/75mph, I'll often try play the game of getting the actual GPS speed to dead on 70mph on Waze :D And in my own car (which isn't known for it's high mpg!) I'll often set the CC at 60-65mph and relax to some music. You can be sat at traffic lights for longer than the time saving going an extra 15mph gets you.
 
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