Police letter says I excide speed over 30 miles in London what is nearly impossible

TOP_CAT

Alot of London roads speed limit is now 20mph .

So if the driver does 50mph which is easily done but not sensible at all then they would be 30mph over .

Jenni_D

TOP_CAT said:

Alot of London roads speed limit is now 20mph .

So if the driver does 50mph which is easily done but not sensible at all then they would be 30mph over .

But there's not a (Top) Cat in hell's chance of them being offered a SAC in such a situation though.  

TOP_CAT

I noticed posters were mentioning 30mph speed limits in the thread on london speed limits.....which begs the question do they ever drive in London....... as speed limits of 20mph are not uncommon .

Nearlyold

At least yours is just the one offence:-

Driving ban for Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner after speeding five times in 12 weeks | ITV News Central

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Sad how many people say just do the course. It's a stitch up, even if you are innocent it's best not to fight it.

Robbo66

TRUTHSEEKER said:

Hi 
I have Met police letter that they capture my speed over 30 miles above a limit. Now they trying to push me to book a course to learn the danger of speeding or I'll be charged 1000£ or more.
I know my style of driving and I don't believe I could drive in London such a speedy, is clearly some error. How to challenge this?

If you challenge it they can and do withdraw the speed awareness option. As you have been offered the speed awareness, pay the cost and do the half day, far less stressful than trying to appeal something you may not even win. 

onashoestring

The courses are available online now - you can select a course from this list from £73 https://www.ukroed.org.uk/faqs/cost-of-a-speed-awareness-course/

I checked Hartlepool Council website this morning and there were plenty of virtual course dates available- £73 saving £19 compared to the course offered by my local police authority.  .

shiraz99

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Sad how many people say just do the course. It's a stitch up, even if you are innocent it's best not to fight it.

What exactly is a "stitch up"?

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[Deleted User] said:

Sad how many people say just do the course. It's a stitch up, even if you are innocent it's best not to fight it.

How would anyone fight a ticket based on a fully calibrated speed gun / camera used by a certified professional? Hint: dashcam footage is not sufficient

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Deleted_User said:

[Deleted User] said:

Sad how many people say just do the course. It's a stitch up, even if you are innocent it's best not to fight it.

How would anyone fight a ticket based on a fully calibrated speed gun / camera used by a certified professional? Hint: dashcam footage is not sufficient

The calibration certificate could be up to a year out from when it was calibrated. GPS doesn't need calibration, so it's more reliable.

In that year anything could happen. Equipment gets chucked around, banged up.

They need to check that it's set up properly too. Check the ranging by measuring a known distance, but the known distance is usually hearsay.

The operators are often incompetent. There vans rock around as other vehicles pass by, screwing up the measurements.

The instructions for those guns day don't use them through glass. That's why they have a flap at the back of the van instead of a window. But your car has lots of glass at the front. At the range they use them the beam will hit that glass, assuming they even aimed it right.

And that's the vehicle mounted ones. The hand held ones are a joke.