Recently stopped by the police for speeding and was hoping that someone may have some advice on Police Pilot that may help me. I have heard of stories of not being accurate, human error etc
In short I came off an island and accelerated along a dual carriage way and was pulled over 1 mile later. Copper claimed that he'd timed me over 0.6 of a mile at speeds up to 125mph and that my average was 102mph. His fixed marks were a "Road Scar" and a "change in road surface". Now I know I was speeding and will admit to 90 ... but I don't think I went from 30 odd to 125 and back down to 60mph and still managed a 102mph average all in 0.6 mile.
He did not caution me, inform me that he would summons me or sit me in the car to discuss this. He gave me a producer and made 4 mistakes filling it in.
I've now received a summons and the copper has lied through his teeth on it and signed it as a true statement.
I'm in court at the start of May and hoped that someone may have some advice that may help me with this case. I know that the police pilot relies on human input and have heard of errors being made .... does anyone have any hard evidence of this ?
I looked in to all the issues of giving NIP (Notice of Intent to Prosecute). Officially it took them around 6 weeks to send me the summons which I know is too long, but, the police officer has said in his statement that he issued me a verbal NIP at the time. This is a complete lie but it's his word against mine.
The policeman in question is based at Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
May be worthwhile identifying and measuring the "road scar" and change in surface that he measured you against, just for your own records of course. Best of luck with the rest of it. Then do your own maths on acceleration etcetera. Mate of mine was accused pulling out, of accelerating to over 70 and then stopping for two policemen on foot, all within a couple of hundred yards. Needles to say.....the copper changed his statement to a mile measured distance.
Coppers don't caution everytime they're supposed to, as for the NIP, I wouldn't like to comment.
Yeah, technically the NIP isnt necessary if the summons is to be issued within 14 days, but, as you say, its probably gonna be your word against his in court, and who's the magistrate more likely to believe? Speeding biker or law-abiding copper? :P
27-Mar-2005, 22:07 
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