So today I noticed that I missed my speed awareness course deadline by 3days!! So I rang the police ticketing office at least 40 times to get no answer!! Finally rang 101 (non emergency number) and explained my situation and asked if a extension would be possible as I’m only 3 days out, anyway 10 minutes later she comes back to the phone and tells me that I don’t have to worry about points or the course as they are going to be cancelling my speeding offence and that’s the end of it. I’m super happy but also super suspicious as Iv never ever heard of this happening to anyone else.. it’s been 164 days since the speeding offence and it just seems very wierd! Anyone been in this same situation as I’m sitting here scratching my head atm!
Speeding offence cancelled.
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Very odd, but I confirmed it with her I said so il be expecting points in the post? She says no that’s it, no points or fines it’s the end of the matter!
I would probably want that in writing from them to be honest.
Soldato
This most definitely to avoid a suit with arrows on it.
Soldato
Probably best in motors.
This isn't entirely unheard of such as when a camera has been found to be faulty or a speed gun calibration found to be out after someone has challenged their ticket. The evidence for other tickets is tainted and therefore they'll cancel them rather than go through the hassle of fighting every single one separately.
How were you actually caught ? I'm assuming you know and admit you were speeding as you didn't challenge it at the time, so put it down to a lucky escape.
This isn't entirely unheard of such as when a camera has been found to be faulty or a speed gun calibration found to be out after someone has challenged their ticket. The evidence for other tickets is tainted and therefore they'll cancel them rather than go through the hassle of fighting every single one separately.
How were you actually caught ? I'm assuming you know and admit you were speeding as you didn't challenge it at the time, so put it down to a lucky escape.
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Yeah I was speeding mate doing 71 in my van (didn’t even know about the van rules) so i didn’t bother fighting it! Was caught via speed gun on a bridge!!
Yeah I agree, I took down the time of phone call screen shotted it etc.. there calls are all recorded so it’s my second back up if they try change there mind.
My wife got a speeding ticket in the post a few months ago, 78 in a 70. She sent of the letter for the speed awareness course the same evening, but the very next day she got another letter from Sussex police in the post saying that her speeding offence had been cancelled: "Upon reviewing the circumstances surrounding this matter, it has been identified that a clerical error has occurred in the issue of this notice."
Strange that it was the very next day, but she didn't complain!
Strange that it was the very next day, but she didn't complain!
Soldato
If the offence was 164 days ago why did you leave it till 3 days after your deadline to get your awareness course booked?
There's nothing like the whooshing sound of a deadline that's going by!
Been in a bad money situation and have had some unfortunate events happen in the family.
Was it an officer or a camera?
If it was an unmarked car stopping yoh they usualy seem to be relying on you admiting it as there's no evidence especially that late, so as it's now court they won't bother
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Was a speed camera van&they also refunded me £50 of the £100 fee for the course
Ah.....seems like they have been around already