Please Help

Just a word of caution guys - there is the potential in the above posts I suggest for charges of "conspiracy" and "preventing the course of justice" to be brought by some malicious web-savvy copper. If you've been caught speeding and are trying to wriggle out of it, I wouldn't discuss it openly on this forum.

Just trying to help.


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[Viney]

Originally Posted by timboid

Matt
Firstly sorry dude - this is turning into a Police state but there maybe a light at the end of the tunnel this site is full of useful information for the supposed "innocent until proven guilty" all I can say is good luck!

http://www.safespeed.org.uk/unsigned.html

HTH
Tim

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Eh........117 in a 70! Whey above the legal limit. You do the crime, now do the time.

Instant Ban, 4 months minimum, heavy fine.

Mate got don in wales 70 in a 40, 6 month ban, £500 fine! Thatw as by a mini gatso as well.

vinyl is right & thanks greg for the warning
a mate of mine got stopped in may for 118 on the M20 his only crime stupidity & not checking his mirrors for the 10 miles the cops had been chasing him. He was cautioned giving him a legal notice of impending prosecution - hes still awaiting his summons to court & they have 6 months to do it - now thats just cruel in my opinion
Most of the research we have done since has suggested that you will be likely facing a 56 day ban & a fine of up to £2,000 (the max fine a magistrate can give) - all in all its still s**t

[embee]

some useful stuff here
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/crimertogeneral.htm#Speeding/Exceeding%20the%20speed%20limit%20(SP30)

[Luckypants]

Just curious, where was the camera? or was it a patrol car?

Some people have got out of convictions if the camera hasn't been recently calibrated. I don't know how often it needs doing but, if confronted, the plod have to produce a certificate to show that it was calibrated within the specified time.

It could be worth a go.

It was a mobile camera van

it will be a ban, how long depends on if you can get your boss saying that you need you licence to work. what they normally do is shorten the ban but increase the fine

I was caught doing 63 in a 30 limit in my Montego Turbo in 1994. I received a 9 month ban. (In mitigation it was after midnight on a deserted road but no excuses - I was well wrong.) My friend, Rob, was caught doing close to 120 on the A3 after a night shift on a sunday morning on his GSXR 750. He went to court and pleaded guilty and gave written evidence from his employer that stated he would lose his job if he was banned. He apologised profusely, reminded them that it was a dry, summers day with good visibility and minimal traffic. He got away without a ban and kept his job. I didn't do any of the above, lost my job and paid extortionate insurance premiums for several years. The moral of the story is obvious - don't be cocky, admit that you were wrong and plead guilty.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but 30 over the speed limit on any motorway is an instant ban-so 117 and you have some serious grovelling to do. A mate of mine who is himself a cop got done doing 106 mph on an empty M6- he was in a Golf GTI with his ill and pregnant wife in the car, still got a ban but due to the mitigation it was only 4 weeks , then he got a £600 fine (ouch!).
The best thing to do is own up, attend court in your best suit,and give the story about loss of job and the subsequent effect on your family. I would ignore all the advise about clever get out clauses etc, coz if the cops suspect your telling porkies and decided to investigate further, they will probably catch you out. Perverting the course of justice is a trip to crown court, prison or big fine and you will still lose your licence-plus any sob story has then gone out the window.
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