caught speeding 63mph in 40 :(

[where did my id go?]

http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/

The police MUST send you a notice of intended prosecution within 14 days. If they do not, the case is a nonstarter.

Not true. They must send the Registered Keeper a NIP within 14 days. For lease cars that will generally be the lease company.

The RK then has to nominate the driver - ie the lease company says He did it and you'll get the NIP later

[BoredBloke]

For what it is worth Chef, I think I know the stretch you are talking about - if I'm right it looks like a motorway and so people drive like they would on one. I think it might well have been designed to catch people. Obviously the boys in blue have important forms which need to be filled in and so don't want to go looking for people. Instead why not set speed limits which are so stupidly slow that people speed at a pre defined point. Also it is hard not to speed when you have some goon riding the bumper to try to speed you up

[Spacecadet]

For what it is worth Chef, I think I know the stretch you are talking about - if I'm right it looks like a motorway and so people drive like they would on one. I think it might well have been designed to catch people. Obviously the boys in blue have important forms which need to be filled in and so don't want to go looking for people. Instead why not set speed limits which are so stupidly slow that people speed at a pre defined point. Also it is hard not to speed when you have some goon riding the bumper to try to speed you up

no, where the camera is is definitely urban

[where did my id go?]

Here's another tip:

You are *MUCH* more likely to get 'let off' if you are pulled over for speeding by a NORMAL Police officer (black hat, black uniform) than by a TRAFFIC officer (white hat, green overcoat).

It's a traffic officer's JOB to catch you, where as it can be an inconvenience for a normal Police officer to actually go through with prosecuting you. Also, it is highly unlikely that a normal officer (as apposed to a Traffic officer) will be able to make a case against you if you are armed with the information in this course.

If a Traffic officer has evidence against you (note: not necessarily ENOUGH evidence for a conviction), then they will attempt to fine / prosecute you. The situation with an ordinary Police officer is less clear cut. Often, if you are particularly courteous and try to strike up a friendly banter with a Normal officer, they will give you a 'slap on the wrist' and send you on your way.

It is extremely important to remember to distinguish between the two types so that you are able to plan your attack. If you are pulled by a Traffic officer, then do not concede anything otherwise this evidence will be recorded and damning.

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Top Tip # 2
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AN EVEN LESSER KNOWN FACT

All speed pacing police cars have to have their Speedo's measured and certified. Typically, ONLY traffic police cars are calibrated, and the Speedo will have increments of 1 mph. If you are stopped by a NON-traffic officer, and told that he/she followed you, and you were speeding, simply ask as a matter of course when his Speedo was last calibrated. *It is likely he will let you go* when you ask this question since normal police (Beat) cars do not have certified Speedo's; theirs is the same as yours and mine!

So what did you think of the first 2 tips? Your feedback would be much appreciated.

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I thought the PACE defence had been kicked out by the EU? Although I've not been following this.

Of course the way to avoid being done by any police patrol is...


outrun them! Whats the point of being a contractor and running a porsche etc if you're going to be hampered by mere laws.

[Churchill]

I thought the PACE defence had been kicked out by the EU? Although I've not been following this.

Of course the way to avoid being done by any police patrol is...


outrun them! Whats the point of being a contractor and running a porsche etc if you're going to be hampered by mere laws.

Nothing can outrun a police radio...

[Peoplesoft bloke]

........ Also it is hard not to speed when you have some goon riding the bumper to try to speed you up

On the contrary, that is one thing guaranteed to make me slow down, sometimes to considerably less than the posted limit.

[Churchill]

On the contrary, that is one thing guaranteed to make me slow down, sometimes to considerably less than the posted limit.

Me too.

[BoredBloke]

That is what I do also - but it is easy to see why people speed up to get out of the way of these idiots.

[NotAllThere]

Unfortunately most drivers that break the law have this attitude.

Yes, but they're incorrect in their belief.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

That is what I do also - but it is easy to see why people speed up to get out of the way of these idiots.

I'm not trying to be obtuse, but I can't see why anyone would do that.