Speeding Summons?

EssexExile

RS2000. wrote: »

They won't ask for photos of your car and you are under no obligation to provide them.

It varies, in Staffordshire they will ask for photos if you suggest it was not your car, but you don't have to supply them just as they don't have to supply you with their photos (until it goes to court).

Hoof_Hearted

I may be being a bit thick here, but people who drive around in cloned cars look for the exact same model and colour to avoid being picked out by ANPR cameras. They will show up as taxed and insured because the original car is taxed and insured.

If it definitely wasn't you, and nobody else drives your car, a clone is the most likely explanantion.

Happychappy

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

I may be being a bit thick here, but people who drive around in cloned cars look for the exact same model and colour to avoid being picked out by ANPR cameras. They will show up as taxed and insured because the original car is taxed and insured.

If it definitely wasn't you, and nobody else drives your car, a clone is the most likely explanantion.

Don't forget the obvious.........Act of God :rotfl:

cajef

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

I may be being a bit thick here, but people who drive around in cloned cars look for the exact same model and colour to avoid being picked out by ANPR cameras.

That explains why when my blue Honda Civic was cloned and I kept getting congestion charge and parking fines from central London when I could prove that the car was two hundred miles away the vehicle using my registration turned out to be a red Vauxhall Astra.:D

Dr._Shoe

Firstly, it's "she" I'm a woman!

Secondly, I've compared the picture and my car and there are a couple of differences. The most obvious one is that the one in the pic has a GB sticker on it and mine hasn't (it hasn't been out of the country AFAIK) and also the number plate appears to be glued on (or fixed in position with double sided tape?) whereas mine has a pair of rusty screws!

I guess I'll wait for the summons because even with this new evidence they can't halt the process apparently.

To answer a question: I didn't recieve the NIP in the 14 days because at the time a friend was down as the registered keeper but I had it on long term loan. I have since bought it. Apparently under these circumstances it doesn't make a difference anyway.

Dr._Shoe

George_Michael wrote: »

50+ metres to accelerate to 20mph?

It's an elderly people carrier and not noted for its acceleration even when new.

Dr._Shoe

robatwork wrote: »

OK looking at this from a fairly independent standpoint.

It's your plates, your model of car, your colour of car, at a speed camera you pass and that is near your work.

Chances of being a cloned plate on identical car = fantastically low.

It's you. Or someone else in your car.

So now is where it gets interesting......

It's not actually anywhere near my work, just on my way. It's about 2 miles from my house and about 7 miles from work. I wouldn't pass that way during working hours under any circumstances at all other than to go home, in which case it's impossible to be going fast enouh to trigger it. My bank, doctor and any other reason for taking time off work would be in a different direction.

I live a rural location and drive around the edge of a town to get to work. All my amenities are in the town.

woody2234

Thats it rusty screws proves your number plate has been on there a long time but make sure the clone has no rusty screws

BeenThroughItAll

woody2234 wrote: »

Thats it rusty screws proves your number plate has been on there a long time but make sure the clone has no rusty screws

Proves it? Really?

I have plenty of corroded screws in my garage...

Iceweasel

Dr._Shoe wrote: »

Secondly, I've compared the picture and my car and there are a couple of differences. The most obvious one is that the one in the pic has a GB sticker on it and mine hasn't (it hasn't been out of the country AFAIK) and also the number plate appears to be glued on (or fixed in position with double sided tape?) whereas mine has a pair of rusty screws!

I think that you are being rather naive - a GB sticker and two rusty screws count for little.

Get the picture enlarged and look for more differences that can't be changed or made in two minutes.

I wish you good luck with this - but you'll need better than that.