Appeal of a speeding ticket - is this valid grounds?

forgotmyname

Who dreams up these excuses? Can i buy a book loaded with them?

If followed by a police car with flashing blue lights can you say you were going faster
to avoid them overtaking dangerously?

Might be a bit hard on an empty motorway though.

DCFC79

forgotmyname wrote: »

Who dreams up these excuses? Can i buy a book loaded with them?

If followed by a police car with flashing blue lights can you say you were going faster
to avoid them overtaking dangerously?

Might be a bit hard on an empty motorway though.

yeh i think theres a book available titled the ten best exscuses on how to get out of paying for stuff

Hammyman

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Sorry, where does the OP say that?

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

Here:

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.

So...either the speedo wasn't working which is why he didn't know what speed he was doing, or he was lying about not knowing what speed he was doing.

Hammyman

bengalknights wrote: »

if your lucky the flickering lights on your car might mean that the camera couldnt pick up your plate number

Yeah...because the flash on the speed camera wouldn't illuminate the back of the vehicle like it was daytime, would it?

For the love of god....

Gordon_Hose

Hammyman wrote: »

Here:


So...either the speedo wasn't working which is why he didn't know what speed he was doing, or he was lying about not knowing what speed he was doing.

Well, depending on the car, most speedometer's are cable driven from the gearbox, so an electrical fault wouldn't affect it.

Redman30

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Well, depending on the car, most speedometer's are cable driven from the gearbox, so an electrical fault wouldn't affect it.

The lights on the dash would stop you seeing the thing though wouldn't they?

Locknut wrote: »

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

They're a new driver, the electrics failed at night whilst moving at speed. A little bit of clouded thinking is to be expected, give them a break.

(And be glad you weren't on that road that night ) Seriously OP, if the camera had film, you've been caught. If it didn't you've learned a decent lesson, just hope the camera was empty eh.

Inactive

Redman30 wrote: »

l just hope the camera was empty eh.

Nope, I think the OP deserves a ticket, perhaps he/she will use a bit of common sense in the future.;)

bengalknights

Hammyman wrote: »

Yeah...because the flash on the speed camera wouldn't illuminate the back of the vehicle like it was daytime, would it?

For the love of god....

truvelos dont flash...they use infrared and require some light in the dark

BillTrac

bengalknights wrote: »

truvelos dont flash...they use infrared and require some light in the dark

Infra red is light for darkness!!

Otherwise I have been using infra red lights when designing CCTV systems wrongly...

Lum

So you were doing 70, in roadworks, at night, with failing headlights?

I'm not sure I'd want to stand up in front of the CPS and a magistrate and admit to that, chances are they would tack on additional charges for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition or due care and attention or something like that.

In this case I'd just stump up the 60 quid and also get my alternator and battery looked at.