done for speeding

FLENG

so i was riding down the road behind a police car and he pulled over let me pass then followed me for a bit then pulled me over

he claimed i was doing 39 in a 30, i told him i was doing 33 but he was having none of it and said he got that speed off his v cass or something?

what is this v cass thing has it recorded my speed with my reg or will it his word against mine?

im not sure to contest the speed because i know i wasnt speeding.

cheers ben

peter_the_piper

Go to pepipoo.com for advice on this .Register and post in their speeding section and they will guide you from there.

esmerobbo

That will be "Vascar" or Visual Average Speed Computer And Recorder.

As P_T_P says Pepipoo is best for that one!

muckybutt

If you havent already :

Register on Pepipoo

Fill out the NIP wizard http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?autocom=nipwizard

Then post everything on the speeding ticket forum http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=5

bazzyb

FLENG wrote: »

he claimed i was doing 39 in a 30, i told him i was doing 33

FLENG wrote: »

i know i wasnt speeding.

You initially said you were doing 33 in a 30, and then said you were doing 30 or under... which is it?

andy13

You incriminated yourself by saying you were driving at 33 mph in a 30 mph limit.

bargepole

andy13 wrote: »

You incriminated yourself by saying you were driving at 33 mph in a 30 mph limit.

+1

If you're going to deny you were speeding, and defend the allegation in court, then making an admission of guilt is not a smart move.

Excess speed is an absolute offence, so 33 or 39 you will still get done. It's a bit like telling a policeman you didn't murder two people, you only did one of them.

FLENG

thanks for the replies
33 clock speed
true speed 30

cant see how that has anything to do with a double murder tho

pendulum

FLENG wrote: »

cant see how that has anything to do with a double murder tho

It's called an analogy.

The copper will testify that he judged you at significantly over the limit and that his calibrated equipment confirmed his suspicion. The court will believe him.

Bear in mind that you say he pulled over to let you past. Whilst you may have slowed down to "33mph" (or 30mph as you later backtracked), he may have already taken your higher speed reading by that point.

Your only chance will be finding some kind of technicality such as an expired calibration certificate or somesuch.

maninthestreet

FLENG wrote: »

thanks for the replies
33 clock speed
true speed 30

So you overtook a police car at an indicated speed greater than the speed limit, and you wonder why you got a speeding ticket?

Plushchris

FLENG wrote: »

thanks for the replies
33 clock speed
true speed 30

How do you know that?