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[Real McCoy]

Nah fight it mate...Plead not guilty the plod will have to go to court, get your breif to throw a pen across the court room and then ask said plod how fast it was travelling

That should do the trick

[Glyn]

think of all the times you got away with over a ton in a 30?? WTF

[Carbon749]

Originally posted by Real McCoy
Nah fight it mate...Plead not guilty the plod will have to go to court, get your breif to throw a pen across the court room and then ask said plod how fast it was travelling

That should do the trick

I fought my speeding ticket, I was done on "vasscar" but there were major mistakes made in the process of reporting me, distance I was clocked over, paper works etc etc.

All this was taken in to account and I recieved 6 points for doing 128mph instead of a ban ... so it was a positive result as far as I was concerned.

BUT, afterwards the solicitors said that I was never going to get off scott free as it would have meant the court siding with me and confirming that the police officer in question had made mistakes in clocking me and the process carried out. That was never going to happen because at the end of the day I was speeding, that could not be disputed. Everything else was just "stuff" that did not detract from the fact that I was speeding.

All that said, I would contact a solicitor and seek their advice. You are enitled to a 30min free consultation with any solicitor. At the end of the 30 mins you should know if it's worth fighting or not.

[philthy]

Originally posted by Glyn
think of all the times you got away with over a ton in a 30?? WTF

Well...in my callow youth I figured that if you were going to run a red light then the faster you went the safer you were, as you spent less time in the 'danger zone'.

Only kidding Glyn. However it never ceases to amaze me at the speeds some riders think are 'safe' on A & B roads,mainly at the weekends.

[Edited on 20-4-2006 by philthy]

[Rob748]

Any solicitor will be charging well in excess of £60 at court regardless of a 'free 30 min consultation'. As I said just depends how badly you don't want those 3 points. The points only last for 3 years in any case. C'mon how many points have you got?

[ian johnson]

i currently have 3 points shown on licence but they were from march 2003 so should not count.

[Michael J]

Having spent 15 months living in Gwynedd (I've now moved back to Cambs), I was staggered by the number of "Arrive Alive" mobile camera vans the N Wales police operate. They're everywhere and sneaky too, sometimes staying for 15 minutes before moving on to another patch. Bala is a favourite haunt for them, especially at the top of the hill (for those who know the area). I got done in my car for doing 33mph in a 30 limit. I thought I was doing 30 but there you go! You can give it a go but be prepared to lose big style! My advice would be take your £60 + 3pts. Just my two penneth!

[badmanners]

If he is a traffic cop, you dont stand a chance

normal bobby? tell him to poke it!

[Wave]

about 2 years ago i was clocked by 2 traffic coppers doing 78 in a 30 in the early hours comming home from work.
they said they was going to report me for the offence.
true to thier word 6 months later i got a court date, i knew i was going to get banned, it was a pretty silly thing to do and i accepted it, but then 3 days later i get another letter saying its been cancelled due to the fact i didnt sign anything at the roadside.
very very very very very very very lucky escape.

[Edited on 24-4-2006 by Wave]

[TORTUGA]

I got stopped doing 42 in a 30 one day in a MPV. The copper said the usual and I was polite and all that. It was a lapse of concentration on my part as the road had just changed from a 40 to a 30 and I had not slowed down quick enough. He asked if I had a clean licence to which I said I did and then said you will be popular when you get home. I said not as pupular as I will be with my Govenor to which I pointed to my array of ariels on the roof together with the big numbers and red spot painted on it(Unmarked prison vehicle) He then glanced inside to see the phones and trackers and handcuffes and put his top back on his pen, sighed and said have a nice day gentleman.

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