speeding tickets.

Conor_3

moonrakerz wrote: »

Oh really ?

Sadly, yes.

Need_More_Money_2

nealallen wrote: »

'IF' he was checking your speed he most likely was doing on his speedo, the law is. The speed limit plus 10%. i.e. 40 mph would mean his speedo would have to say 44mph before he would stop you.

It's not the law, by law you can be prosecuted for anything over the speed limit. However the guidance given to the police is to only act at the speed limit + 10% + 2mph. So in a 30mph zone it would be 35mph. However, a police officer can use judgement and issue tickets below that. Speed cameras cannot make judgements and are therefore set at the 10%+2mph level. (see here)
As others have said, speedos are usually not calibrated and usually show speeds greater than the speed you are actually doing.

derrick

Conor wrote: »

They don't need to. The law only requires 2 witnesses to say you were speeding and they don't need to be Police Officers.

Not true! Otherwise every one would be getting done, just try reporting a speeding driver to the police and see how far you get! they will not be interested, unless the police see them!

I would like to see 2 civilians try to have a prosecution against a police driver,I know who would win, been there tried it, lost.!