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Speeding
Oct 19, 2010
Speeding offence - no degree of tolerance
Alleged Offence: speeding
Your road traffic offence question: I think I got flashed by a Gatso the other day. I am positive i was doing no more than 35mph in a 30. I had 2 passengers who can confirm I was not speeding. This camera is just round from my house so I am well aware of it's location.
I also had a space saver spare on could this effect the speed?
How long does it take to find out if you have been caught. Surely they allow for discrepencies in speedometers.
Your road traffic offence question: I think I got flashed by a Gatso the other day. I am positive i was doing no more than 35mph in a 30. I had 2 passengers who can confirm I was not speeding. This camera is just round from my house so I am well aware of it's location.
I also had a space saver spare on could this effect the speed?
How long does it take to find out if you have been caught. Surely they allow for discrepencies in speedometers.
Category: Speeding
Posted by: patterson
Speeding is speeding Im afraid and if you have been flashed they will normally prosecute or offer you a fixed penalty ticket of three penalty points and a fine.
If you accept that you were doing around 35 then you accept that you were speeding. The point being that if you contest the matter you will be convicted of speeding if you admit you were doping around 35 mph, that will be treated as a confession.
I dont mean to be blunt but speeding is a strict liability offence and the court wont allow any leighway. the only way you can defend a speeding charge is to cast a doubt on the suggestion that you were speeding at all.
You will get a NIP within 14 days if you are the registered keeper of the car in question. There are exceptions to this rule if the police have trouble tracking you down.
I dont know what a space saver spare is? If its a small tyre it wont affect the reading from the gatso - I cant say if it would affect your speedometer.
Sorry. Have you got any penalty points on your licence already? if so how many?