Speeding Fine but not in area/street of residence

hjb123

Could easily be misread - you see on the TV on these many police camera action programmed that the Automatic Vehicle Registration can pick up the wrong registration of a car if there is something on the number plate that makes the letters or numbers look like another letter or number

Bossyboots

I know someone who was in this position and was adamant it was not his car. The police did take his suggestion of it being cloned very seriously as at the time it was a popular vehicle for cloning. They asked him to send any recent photographs they had of the vehicle and they also forwarded him photographic evidence.

Unfortunately, it was absolutely clear from both sets that this was the same vehicle so he put his hands up to it but he never did explain to anyone why he had claimed it could not have been where it was so we are left to assume one of his children was driving it illegally, possibly without his knowledge, but he won't discuss it any further with anyone.

Not saying that is the case here, just that the police were very helpful when he claimed it had been cloned. Of course, they could simply have been playing with him.

crossleydd42

To make your car stand out if it's photographed on cammera, you could always put the tax disc at the TOP left-hand side of the windscreen. Quite legal, but non-standard. Also, put some sort of sticker on the BACK window. Make sure it's nothing to do with Cliff Richard; that an offence in itself!!

Wig

Top near side (passenger side), that's where mine is because I didn't want to remove a sticky holder that was already in that position, if I removed it it would

a) lose its stickyness, so unable to reposition
b) leave a mark on the screen that I would have to clean off.

waster_2

Wig wrote:

Top near side (passenger side), that's where mine is because I didn't want to remove a sticky holder that was already in that position, if I removed it it would

a) lose its stickyness, so unable to reposition
b) leave a mark on the screen that I would have to clean off.

Problem is most speed cameras (not all though) take the photos from the rear. So anything on the fron windscreen would be of little assistance.

My mother in law had this problem. I wrote to the Safety Partnership (there's a larf!!) concerned on her behalf and they wrote back saying they had made a mistake!! I wrote asking them to explain what the mistake was, but they never responded. I suppose they were afraid that if they admitted in writing what type of errors they can make, it could potentially open the flood gates and lead to problems in future when they are trying to persecute (sorry - prosecute) the motorist.

Write and query their evidence. Good luck.

CrazyChemist_2

waster wrote:

Problem is most speed cameras (not all though) take the photos from the rear. So anything on the fron windscreen would be of little assistance.

My mother in law had this problem. I wrote to the Safety Partnership (there's a larf!!) concerned on her behalf and they wrote back saying they had made a mistake!! I wrote asking them to explain what the mistake was, but they never responded. I suppose they were afraid that if they admitted in writing what type of errors they can make, it could potentially open the flood gates and lead to problems in future when they are trying to persecute (sorry - prosecute) the motorist.

Write and query their evidence. Good luck.

He's sent the letter off by recorded delivery so hopefully will get a reply soon. :rolleyes: It's encouraging to know you've had this problem and it was resolved successfully :T Cheers :beer:

CrazyChemist_2

Excellent News - they (the "safety" partnership") wrote back the next day and apologised for the "error on their part". Muppets! :rolleyes:

Thanks for all the posts and ideas people, much appreciated! :T

CC :beer: