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Nothing really useful to add apart from that like others have said you should contest it.
But just take a step back and look how ridiculous this is - this whole debacle of speeding upto 40 just before the sign, the rigmarole it causes .. surely there is something more constructive the police can be doing with their time ffs
How can they live with themselves !!!
But just take a step back and look how ridiculous this is - this whole debacle of speeding upto 40 just before the sign, the rigmarole it causes .. surely there is something more constructive the police can be doing with their time ffs
How can they live with themselves !!!Nothing really useful to add apart from that like others have said you should contest it.
But just take a step back and look how ridiculous this is - this whole debacle of speeding upto 40 just before the sign, the rigmarole it causes .. surely there is something more constructive the police can be doing with their time ffs
Because we live in a fluffy utopia where Grannies don't get raped, teenagers don't get stabbed, and there is no other serious crime to concentrate on
yup hes defo already in the zone. id contest this ticket
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Is the road on live maps with the high res aerial photos? I cant work out why the camera sign is the wrong way round on the police cam pic.
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After doing a bit of googling on your post I came up with the term Contra-Zoom. I've always wondered what that crazy zoom effect was called. Thanks, Gord.
As to the OP. 38, in 30, on a rural road.
Why were you not thinking of the children?! Tough break though.
Long zoom lens compress the perspective though, look how close he looks to the junction sign on the right of the speed camera picture, yet in the other photo it looks like its 100-200 yards away. He's probably just inside the 30 zone still.
i reckon in the police picture the car is well past the 40 sign, so much so that the 40 sign on the right of the road is in the left of the picture, if you know what i mean.
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So harsh. How anyone with an open mind could say this was about safety is unbelievable.
Personally I don't think you will get anywhere if you contest it. You have a good case but that's not enough. Police will say you were speeding in the 30 and that's that unfortunately
Personally I don't think you will get anywhere if you contest it. You have a good case but that's not enough. Police will say you were speeding in the 30 and that's that unfortunately
If it was me I would feel ****** off.
There's a road in S-o-T that links Leek with Cheadle (well sort of) and the speed zone changes are quite frequent with a camera behind each of them (i.e. 50 then 40 then 50 then 40 then 30 then 50 etc).
Now from my understanding when I change a speed zone I am meant to be doing that speed so if I drop into a 30 zone from a 40 zone then straight away I'm meant to be doing 30 so I have to slow down earlier. Surely this should apply to going up in zones.
Absolutely stupid in my opinion and I'd probably contest that one.
M.
There's a road in S-o-T that links Leek with Cheadle (well sort of) and the speed zone changes are quite frequent with a camera behind each of them (i.e. 50 then 40 then 50 then 40 then 30 then 50 etc).
Now from my understanding when I change a speed zone I am meant to be doing that speed so if I drop into a 30 zone from a 40 zone then straight away I'm meant to be doing 30 so I have to slow down earlier. Surely this should apply to going up in zones.
Absolutely stupid in my opinion and I'd probably contest that one.
M.
that picture isnt valid
clearly says TIMEOUT at the bottom
means invalid reading, they cant endorse you based on that evidence
EDIT: read rest of thread - i think you've got a strong case but to answer a couple of questions above me:
The speed camera sign basically means "we check speeds within half a mile of this sign" (or thats what i was told on my speed awareness course)
in my opinion you are beyond the 40mph zone on the picture you have posted, but as that picture says timeout, it's irrelevent, are you beyond the sign on the other two photographs - these are the important ones.
clearly says TIMEOUT at the bottom
means invalid reading, they cant endorse you based on that evidence
EDIT: read rest of thread - i think you've got a strong case but to answer a couple of questions above me:
The speed camera sign basically means "we check speeds within half a mile of this sign" (or thats what i was told on my speed awareness course)
in my opinion you are beyond the 40mph zone on the picture you have posted, but as that picture says timeout, it's irrelevent, are you beyond the sign on the other two photographs - these are the important ones.
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Police picture shows the car was before the hedges, which means you were before the road sign so unfortunatly you were speeding. However how pedantic, its a police officer not a camera so it should be able to show some discretion, that was unfortunate imo.