It is because it doesn't happen. No one is going to try and do you for 1mph over the speed limit because they know full well that they could not prove beyond all reasonable doubt you were speeding. That is why 10% + 2mph guidelines are used because whether you argue there is a small margin for error or not, you will still have been speeding.
36 in a 30 - take the hit?
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It is because it doesn't happen. No one is going to try and do you for 1mph over the speed limit because they know full well that they could not prove beyond all reasonable doubt you were speeding. That is why 10% + 2mph guidelines are used because whether you argue there is a small margin for error or not, you will still have been speeding.
Maybe in an '82 Escort.
Exactly. My car read 1mph over apparently, at 70. Pretty sure it's almost bang on at these slow speeds too.
My car doesn't really overread at slow speeds but at indicated 70 I'm actually doing about 66 if I sit at indicated 75ish I know I'm doing ~71
I have no idea where it is as I have moved house since then. If you don't want to believe me then that's fine, but I know how fast I was going and what the letter said. I would look for it but I really can't be bothered to waste my time.
I was going to post the same as you, almost word for word. Genuinely interested to see one.
I don't believe the 32 in 30 either. Every force I know of does 10% +2 as their threshold so 35 in a 30, 46 in a 40, 57 in a 50, 68 in a 60, and 79 in a 70.
See CPS guidence to the ACPO here: http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/road_traffic_offences_guidance_on_fixed_penalty_notices/
So yes, they do have the power to prosecute for 31 in a 30 but I've never actually seen this happen in 22 years of driving. Sure, plenty of people say they have been done for 31 in a 30 but I've never seen evidence for this.
I guess people say it because then they can say "I got done for 31 in a 30, it's so unfair", whereas 35 in a 30 is a fair cop and because speedometers read high, they would have obviously been speeding.
See CPS guidence to the ACPO here: http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/road_traffic_offences_guidance_on_fixed_penalty_notices/
So yes, they do have the power to prosecute for 31 in a 30 but I've never actually seen this happen in 22 years of driving. Sure, plenty of people say they have been done for 31 in a 30 but I've never seen evidence for this.
I guess people say it because then they can say "I got done for 31 in a 30, it's so unfair", whereas 35 in a 30 is a fair cop and because speedometers read high, they would have obviously been speeding.
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/road_traffic_offences_guidance_on_fixed_penalty_notices/#fixed
You'll see it's 10% + 2 still.
Well I seem to remember there's a guy on Pistonheads who was willing to give several hundred pounds to anyone who could produce an NIP like yours, so that's a bit of an incentive to look!
So far, nobody has taken him up on his offer.
Anecdotal evidence being the main reason for that.
Does he specifically state in the UK?
I got ticketed for 102 km/h in a 100 km/h zone in Melbourne. Cost me about $140 or so too!
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I have just checked again with my missus who I thought got busted at 33mph after reading comments about the minimums, and she has corrected me by saying it was 35 she was caught at.
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Bit the bullet and sent it off today, thanks for the advice all.
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