Dodge a speed camera fine?

Roweyboi · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:28

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2698934/Speeding-fines-hit-by-postal-strike.html

so if ive recieved a letter telling me ive been caught speeding, but havent recieved a letter about the fine or anything....could i potentially get let off?
Im not saying I should by any means...but id rather save myself the big hike in insurance and the fine if i can help it

JAYJT29 · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:35

Hi, I may be wrong but i think the notice of intended prosecution has to be sent within 14 days and not received within 14 days.

Jay

mac1st3 · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:38

JAYJT29 said:
Hi, I may be wrong but i think the notice of intended prosecution has to be sent within 14 days and not received within 14 days.

Jay

otherwise everyone who'd been caught speeding could just deny ever recieving the letter till it all goes away =/

Russinating · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:38

JAYJT29 said:
Hi, I may be wrong but i think the notice of intended prosecution has to be sent within 14 days and not received within 14 days.

Jay

This.

There's other ways of getting out of it anyway. My dad got photo'd doing 92mph on the motorway, wrote a letter back and got let off "this time".

V4NT0M · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:40

lol Captain Gatso

meghatronic · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:26

Russinating said:
This.

There's other ways of getting out of it anyway. My dad got photo'd doing 92mph on the motorway, wrote a letter back and got let off "this time".

What did the letter say...?

And yes, easy way to dodge speed camera fines. Drive under their threshold speed.

markweatherill · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:31

meghatronic said:
And yes, easy way to dodge speed camera fines. Drive under their threshold speed.

Don't let the cat out of the bag! If too many people start driving at the speed limits, income from fines will drop and 'someone' will get the idea that motorists aren't being punished enough and want to lower speed limits to start catching more people again. We'll see proposals for 50mph limits on A-roads and 20mph 'zones' in towns, or something like that. Oh wait...

Burnsy2023 · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:33

JAYJT29 said:
Hi, I may be wrong but i think the notice of intended prosecution has to be sent within 14 days and not received within 14 days.

Jay

I'm pretty sure it's the contrary.

B@Th*nG · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:36

meghatronic said:
And yes, easy way to dodge speed camera fines. Drive under their threshold speed.

well done you!!

B@

Fr0dders · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:38

as above it has to be sent within 14 days

its the only thing you can actually "proove", ie the date on the postmark.

You could never proove when you received it or not, unless it was sent recorded delivery. Been as none of them are sent recorded, we can be sure they dont need to know when you received it, only when they were sent.

And thats before we get onto the fact that you cant expect them not to receive a fine, due to a failure on the royal mail's part to deliver in the usual 2-3 working days.

dirtydog · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:39

Burnsy2023 said:
I'm pretty sure it's the contrary.

AFAIK it has to be sent so that it would be expected to arrive within 14 days. eg. posted on day 12. But arriving on day 15 wouldn't necessarily mean you don't have to pay.

ordinaryjoe · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:15

meghatronic said:
And yes, easy way to dodge speed camera fines. Drive under their threshold speed.

Or even easier, drive under the theshold limit when in sight of a speed camera

summer · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:42

Can anyone advise me please? I have received an nip the offence was on the 17th Nov and the nip is dated 11th Dec, I have read your postings about having to be within 14 days but on another website http://farrahandcosolicitors.co.uk/noticeofintendedprosecution.aspx

it states this is not applic if
3) when the name and address of the accused, nor the name and address of the registered keeper could be ascertained

well as i had not long bought it they must have had to write to the previous owner so i guess that i can not claim 14day rule.

it is poss that it was in the garage that day as when i first bought it, it was in and out of the garage a lot that week and it happened just near to the garage although i am not really sure.

if i request a photograph will that aggravate the situation, because i think as the speed was 43 mph the best i could hope for would be a fixed penalty rather than being summond.

any advice please?

Fr0dders · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:48

we're all wrong

the high court recently ruled it has to be received in 14 days

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6898147.ece

It cant stand as its about 10 days too late

WhiteCobra · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:29

If you head over to here

http://forums.pepipoo.com/

the people will give you help on how you can get around it. Their very good

Stretch · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:57

Got to love some of the comments below the article.

At least the government won't make so much out of the innocent motorist, persecuted for driving too fast.
People should be allowed to drive exactly how they like and the Police should concentrate on catching real criminals, not law abiding motorists.

Ok

Fr0dders · 12 Dec 2009 at 21:13

valid point up untill the "drive exactly how they like" part :/

BigglesPiP · 12 Dec 2009 at 22:17

YES! Strike, do it! DO IT!

I might have passed a SCAMERA van a little quick on Wednesday, I was decelerating from 90 to 70 as I passed it, and it was on a dual carriageway looking down the other carriageway... rate my chances?