Speeding tickets...

[lukewhiting]

Yeap...think i mightve been caught out Doing about 78mph in the outside lane of a dual carriageway with another car next to me in the left lane. Hoping it missed me...but im not sure! How long does the ticket take to come through & when can i relax?

He was parked right up behind a big motorway sign so you couldnt see the van till you were passing it with the box tucked just to the side of it!

[Andy B]

it takes about 2 weeks,
at 78 you'll be close.
have you ever noticed how far out you speedo is when you have your satnav on?
as a rule of thumb it's 10%+2 which would be 79mph...

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by lukewhiting

Yeap...think i mightve been caught out Doing about 78mph in the outside lane of a dual carriageway with another car next to me in the left lane. Hoping it missed me...but im not sure! How long does the ticket take to come through & when can i relax?

He was parked right up behind a big motorway sign so you couldnt see the van till you were passing it with the box tucked just to the side of it!

Its 14 days from when you got 'caught' ...just put mine in the post .

Now you know the loction I bet you will be carefull next time

[Bigmuz7]

stricly speaking It can arrive anytime, but you must receive it within 14 days of the date of the offence, and if you dont .. you start to have grounds for questioning it .. if your clock showed 78 .. and the limit was 70 (you didnt say) you would have been doing about 73-74 unless youve fitted fancy alloys with different diameter tyres to the factory spec .. either way .. 73 or 74 is contestable, and arguable, so they may decide not to issue a ticket if they think theres a chance of a failed conviction .. dont get your hopes up yet though, there are some miserable b@st@rd speed enforcement units out there

[C2 RIBS]

Here is a good forum to check through PePiPoo: Helping the motorist to get justice

http://www.pepipoo.com/Speed_cameras.htm

AND if your wide awake and bored http://www.pepipoo.com/files/ACPO/RP...ice_Nov_04.pdf

[whisper]

If you where in a 70 I reckon you should be fine

If you were in your Tundercat you'll probably go down for it

[Crusher]

Depends if you were towing your rib at the time!! Lol!!
I would think you should be OK.... Fingers crossed....

[Ribshop]

What were you driving.?

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Ribshop

What van were you in? Most vans should be doing 60 on a dual carriage way.

I think the cops..or safety blah blah partnership were in the van!

[Bigmuz7]

^^^ yes Peter but this is another common problem .. like towing trailers where the limit is 60 .. it which case its 3 points for sure .. theres a big problem of van weights some being able to do 70 and others only 60 on a DC even if the limit is 70

[lukewhiting]

Originally Posted by Ribshop

What were you driving.?

A Citreon Saxo VTR but its all standard so not too chavvy!

[Nos4r2]

Where was it? Dual carriageway or motorway?

[lukewhiting]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Where was it? Dual carriageway or motorway?

It was the A35 Dual carriageway

[landlord]

If a ticket arrives PM me before a you do anything else.

However 78 on your speedo may equate to about 76 in real terms.

General rule of thumb as mentioned above on enforcement guidelines is speed limit plus 10% plus 2 mph. Unless its changed recently.

[matt h]

Luke. if it was 78 then your actual speed was likely to be 76. as a tester if u have one. go to 70 and see what your gps measures.
As the boys have said. 2 weeks from date of offence. if it does come within that time then ask for a calibration check on the camera and evidence that it had been done also photographic evidence... i got off Scott free as they didn't come up with the Calibration sheet!
Another one. was it fixed or mobile camera? if it mobile then were there adiquate signs with the yellow banding around advising drivers that there is a mobile speed trap ahead!
Good Luck

[lukewhiting]

Originally Posted by landlord

If a ticket arrives PM me before a you do anything else.

Will do

Originally Posted by matt h

Luke. if it was 78 then your actual speed was likely to be 76. as a tester if u have one. go to 70 and see what your gps measures.
As the boys have said. 2 weeks from date of offence. if it does come within that time then ask for a calibration check on the camera and evidence that it had been done also photographic evidence... i got off Scott free as they didn't come up with the Calibration sheet!
Another one. was it fixed or mobile camera? if it mobile then were there adiquate signs with the yellow banding around advising drivers that there is a mobile speed trap ahead!
Good Luck

It was a VW transporter police van parked behind a road sign with what looked like a camera box sat on the floor just by the bottom of the sign

[C2 RIBS]

Originally Posted by lukewhiting

Will do




It was a VW transporter police van parked behind a road sign with what looked like a camera box sat on the floor just by the bottom of the sign

That could be an ANPR system and not a speed camera, as speed vans have to have signage all over them is my understanding

[lukewhiting]

2 weeks on & no ticket!!!!

Think it was an ANPR system cause when i drove past there was no signs or warning of the amera & you couldnt see the van.
Also my girlfriend drove past later & there was a bloke with a speed gun. why would you stand on the side of a daul carriage way with a gun when theres a fixed camera right there too, so mustve been an ANPR

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by lukewhiting

2 weeks on & no ticket!!!!

Think it was an ANPR system cause when i drove past there was no signs or warning of the amera & you couldnt see the van.
Also my girlfriend drove past later & there was a bloke with a speed gun. why would you stand on the side of a daul carriage way with a gun when theres a fixed camera right there too, so mustve been an ANPR

Just to check.. are you the registered keeper of the vehicle ? and if so , do you live at the address its registered to ?

As to ANPR ..its certainly possible .. although up my way they put a notice up outside the car saying what its doing (ANPR duties) .. oh and if this is the case, is your MOT and Tax up to date then ?

[matt h]

2 weeks and yr in the clear. Well i thinks its two weeks from date of posting.it could have been a road tax checkin vehicle