Appeal of a speeding ticket - is this valid grounds?

C.Taylor_2

I was recently travelling along the A55 in Flintshire and was flashed by a speeding camera.

This camera was in a zone that had been restricted to 50 due to roadworks, it was late at night and there obviously was no one around.

Prior to entering this 50 zone my dashboard lights had started flickering, sat nav was playing up and my head lights had started to dim. Due to these roadworks there was no hard shoulder, so I entered the 50 zone and continued somewhere between 60 - 70.

The camera flashed me, I got off at the next junction - found somewhere to pull over and my battery was flat, hence why the lights had been struggling etc. I had to have a 24 hour call out vehicle to jump start my car.

I havnt had anything through the post about the flash yet, but is this reasonable grounds to appeal? I've only been driving a few months and didn't have a clue what was going on, slowing down somewhere I couldnt pull over was the least of my priorities so I did go through the speed camera at over the limit, does this have any grounds to appeal the fine and points when it comes through?

I can prove that a broke down just a few miles from the camera and required recovery. I've only recently bought the car and before I drove it had only done 3000 miles in a year, hence why the battery had gone flat - I had just drove to London and back.

What you reckon? Surely this had some sort of effect on my speed, its the penalty points I really don't want..

Gordon_Hose

I wouldn't have thought so. You were in a 50 zone doing 60-70!

ttlowton

No point worring about this untill you get a NIP through the post, there may not have been a film in the camera, the NIP has to arrive with the recorded keeper within 14 day's, when did you get flashed? was it in the road work's at Broughton.

From what you have said you have no grounds to appeal the fine and points if anything comes of this.

T.

BillTrac

You admit you were doing 60-70 in a 50. Don't even waste your time appealing

3000 miles a year means nothing to do with your battery. To be honest a short run will recharge our battery, and that is absolutely nothing to do with your satnav unless it's built in. And then how do you know you were doing 60-70. Crikey I would have made sure I wasn't travelling at that speed in a 50...:(

Not been driving long and you drive at nearly 20mph OVER the posted limit. I don't fancy your chances of keeping your license for very long, even if you manage to escape from this one. If you didn't have a clue I would stick to buses and taxis if I were you

Hammyman

And you also admit to driving a car with a defective speedo which is points territory. And 20MPH over a 50 limit? I think most people could manage to judge 50MPH or somewhere close enough not to get flashed.

As for the battery, if it was flat after a drive to London and back, you've got more problems than a faulty battery. 20 minutes up the road should've seen enough charge in it.

Gordon_Hose

Hammyman wrote: »

And you also admit to driving a car with a defective speedo which is points territory.

Sorry, where does the OP say that?

If anything it was working fine, considering he knew he was 10-20mph over the limit :rotfl:

Locknut

It was late at night your lights started to dim and you thought the best course of action was to go faster!!!! HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

skiddlydiddly

C.Taylor wrote: »

I was recently travelling along the A55 in Flintshire and was flashed by a speeding camera.

This camera was in a zone that had been restricted to 50 due to roadworks, it was late at night and there obviously was no one around.

Prior to entering this 50 zone my dashboard lights had started flickering, sat nav was playing up and my head lights had started to dim. Due to these roadworks there was no hard shoulder, so I entered the 50 zone and continued somewhere between 60 - 70.

The camera flashed me, I got off at the next junction - found somewhere to pull over and my battery was flat, hence why the lights had been struggling etc. I had to have a 24 hour call out vehicle to jump start my car.

I havnt had anything through the post about the flash yet, but is this reasonable grounds to appeal? I've only been driving a few months and didn't have a clue what was going on, slowing down somewhere I couldnt pull over was the least of my priorities so I did go through the speed camera at over the limit, does this have any grounds to appeal the fine and points when it comes through?

I can prove that a broke down just a few miles from the camera and required recovery. I've only recently bought the car and before I drove it had only done 3000 miles in a year, hence why the battery had gone flat - I had just drove to London and back.

What you reckon? Surely this had some sort of effect on my speed, its the penalty points I really don't want..

So your solution to having worse visibility due to poor lights is to go faster?I don't think that is going to wash really.
You could argue that you went faster to get out of the roadworks more quickly and stop somewhere safer but they are never going to accept that.

mchale

c'mon guys don't feed the trolls :rotfl: :rotfl:

bubblegum26

I would imagine had you of broken down in the restricted area you would have been entitled to free recovery....can't see you getting off

bengalknights

if your lucky the flickering lights on your car might mean that the camera couldnt pick up your plate number as maybe the light might have died otherwise maybe use the alex ferguson excuse and blame your bladder lol