Got a ticket for doing 35mph in a 30mph in the post yesterday,but they seem to have got my name wrong on the document...well not wrong but they have got the order of names wrong........ie middle name 1st followed by maiden name,and then 1st name......will this help me get of paying fine/points etc?

Bloody hope so...

 

Unlikely

 

Take it like a man!! It happens to the best of us!!

A friend of mine got a ticket the other day for 34mph in a 30!

Ben

 

thats so sad Like 5mph really makes a difference.. I have a feeling my car with all round discs will stop fastest at 50 that jo people carrier doing 30

 

Before i start, i do not condone speeding in built up areas.


With out wanting to cause an argument, but its people taking exactly that attitude that is going to see the police carry on getting away with more and more money making cameras.


without knowing the facts, there have been a few speed limits changed in the last coulple of years. There has been a reduction of a speed limit down to a 20, and because its between already 2X 30 mph speed lilits, there is no notice of it. Looking at the road, you would think it was a 40 mph limit at least, no houses schools, theres only a path on one side of it. Now there are regular speed traps on it, nailing people who go just above the 30 limit. That STINKS on a major scale.

But if you were in a residential area, i would have to say take it and learn from it...


John

 

was it a camera?

 

Dreaded detector van!!!!!!

I thought seeming as its a legal document it would have to be precise/contain no mistakes,as ive had parking tickets before with mistakes on them,and they have been withdrawn once you point out that there are faults..

 

Not a snowballs chance in hell of getting off on these grounds - you've been got I'm afraid.

Gastro

 

What does your V5 say?

 

Have only had car for 3 weeks,purchased recently of a scoobynetter so v5 has not arrived yet...maybe i filled the form out wrong....

BOLLOX

 

Depends if it was actually you driving the car or if it was another car like yours with cloned number plates. If you reckon it was you, then you can challenge the accuracy of the measurement, which is far too involved to go into here. Have a look at pepipoo.com

Getting off on a typographical error is a non-starter.

 

I've just read the Drivers Survival Handbook by Martin Thwaite

some excellent advice on what to do and what not to do in there regarding speeding and parking fines

I thoroughly recommend it

 

1st class stamp or 2nd?

 

I know what you mean, but at the end of the day, speeding is speeding. I am no saint and in fact was banned 5 years ago for speeding.

We have all seen the advert about the young girl being run down by a speeding car - at 30mph she may have survived (80% chance I think). Like you say, if it was a built up area then that's not on and sometimes the road conditions and surroundings lead us to beleive the limit is greater than it may be.

What winds me up is the speed limit of an area being changed (30mph - 20mph) and there being no warning about it.

Rooferman - you never know, it might be worth a go trying to get off the charge on that technicality. Try an get some free legal advice perhaps.

Ben

 

www.peppipo.com may be able to help.

Also a long shot but depends what county you got done by as 10% + 2mph might put you in the area of 'Driver Training' which you pay for as opposed to points and a fine.

 

you do know 95% of statistics are made up on the spot !!

70% of Scoobie owners know that 55% of women have big right toes and 34% of keyboards click.

 

well worth a look at pepipoo. If you're up for a fight then this is the place to look.

T20 you have pm

 

Check that the LAWs regarding the signage of the limit have been correctly implemented by the Local Council.

You'd be surprised how often the speed limits are unenforcable because they are incorrectly posted, but you have to know what the laws are in the first place and they're complicated...

I don't condone speeding, but it's always worth making sure that everyone is playing by the rules and obeying their side of the LAW.

(FYI - I regularly do an eight mile route where two 40 mph areas - about a mile of road - could be judged to be incorrectly signed, so it's always worth checking)

 

Has the notice been computer generated...if it has it would suggest your details are wrong on the DVLA's computer

 

[QUOTE=Pootle]Check that the LAWs regarding the signage of the limit have been correctly implemented by the Local Council.
QUOTE]
Shouldn't be an issue for a 30mph, as you don't need repeater signs at this speed limit...reason being that 30mph is the default speed limit on any unsigned road, except where it's clearly a national.

 

[QUOTE=WRXPete]
What???

You cant make a statement like that mate, the rule must be a little more specific than that, im certain of it..

I think you should just seek advice on this form a source that knows, and not speculates, because thats whats going on here.

Try posting here mate, there are a few useful contacts in this forum, i have been helped here on numerous occasions.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&f=10

You may need to register to read, not sure...

John

 

There is some clause (the slip clause maybe its called) that allows for this. On my NIP my name was spelt wrong but its not a way out.

There are other ways.....Pepipoo will help and i may let on, depending on how my magistrates court hearing goes for 47 in a 40....

Dave

 

At 35 mph your speedo would have been somewhere around 38 mph so its not just an accidental slip over the limit, good luck though.

 

Sheer nonsense to get a NIP for that sort of speed!

Les

 

[QUOTE=WRXPete]You sure Pete? ...& not the other way round i.e national speed limit unless signed otherwise or there is street lighting

 

At 30mph my speedo is spot on, though at 70 on my clocks, im doing a GPS 66mph, not that accurate, but at least its in my favour...

 

O.k got a letter through this morning from the Fixed penalty notice clerk..

It has been decided not to continue with the above notice of intended prosecution due to an administrative records error.On this occasion no further action will be taken.

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused.



So in future make sure everything is correct on tickets etc.This was overturned after two letters and a request for photographic evidence as i was unsure who was driving at the time

Case closed

 

Good news.

 

Well done, i'm not condoning speeding, but it's good to see Joe public getting one over on the scam-era partnerships.

 

Have any of you guys tried that GPS program that alerts you to speed traps. looks interesting. I was thinking of trying out phantom alert. anyone with personal experience in here?

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