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Appealing 3 points?
Hey guys, how are you all doing?
I got clocked by a manned CCTV unit supposedly doing 74mph on the motorway, but vehicle tracker says I was doing no more than 72 for the journey.
I've been charged with fine and 3 points, haven't accepted yet, is it worth appealing based on the tracker? I've had conflicting advice, ironically one of my neighbors is an ex policeman and he said most manned and stationary CCTV cameras won't flash unless you're doing 5mph over to account for your 10% plus, but this can vary but that tracker information is rarely relied upon as they can be inaccurate to more than your speedo.
Is it worth appealing or accepting the fine?
Cheers
I got clocked by a manned CCTV unit supposedly doing 74mph on the motorway, but vehicle tracker says I was doing no more than 72 for the journey.
I've been charged with fine and 3 points, haven't accepted yet, is it worth appealing based on the tracker? I've had conflicting advice, ironically one of my neighbors is an ex policeman and he said most manned and stationary CCTV cameras won't flash unless you're doing 5mph over to account for your 10% plus, but this can vary but that tracker information is rarely relied upon as they can be inaccurate to more than your speedo.
Is it worth appealing or accepting the fine?
Cheers
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Manned units never flash. The tracker data almost certainly cannot be relied on, it will probably only log speeds at intervals and not instantaneous speeds. What was the speed limit?
If it was 70mph it is extremely unlikely that they would take any action against you unless they'd clocked you at at least 79mph. (Enforcement is meant to start at limit + 10% + 2mph which for a 70 limit would be 79mph).
If they are after you for speeding at 74mph it is likely that the limit was 60mph (variable speed signs?) so any evidence that you were travelling at 72mph will only prove the offence.
And in any case, tracker information from your vehicle won't be admissible as evidence as nobody knows how reliable it is - or isn't...
[Edit: Cross-posted with TadleyBaggie. @StevenB12 - if it was a 70 limit no way are you being prosecuted for speeding at 74mph... ]
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As I said paperwork I was exceeding 70 mph limit and was clocked at 74mph.
Unfortunately I had a speed awareness about 2 months shy of 3 years
What motorway was this and was is it one with a variable speed limit and therefore you were clocked doing more than you think over the speed limit?
If you genuinely know of anybody* who has been done for a slower speed than that, they would like to know over at Pepipoo as it is apparently unheard of.
*Lots of people complain that they've been done for being only 2mph over the limit, but when they've been asked to show the paperwork they turn out to have been mistaken...