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I have a ticket from some god forsaken place in wales for 35 MPH

2006-09-09 06:25:16 · 18 answers · asked by delboy 1 in Cars & Transportation Other - Cars & Transportation

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ok Delboy...it works like this.
Under ACPO - (Assistanc Chief of Police Officer) Guidelines it is advised to issue advice and warning to anyone travelling up to 14 mph in excess of the speed limit.
If there is a problem in the area or there have been reports of speeding in a certain place this can be reduced, up to the detecting officer.
If you wewe caught on a speed camera they are not run by the police and have less tolerance.
If you were detected at 33 mph, the speedo in your car could have been reading up to 40mph, so you clearly weren't looking at it!
The question is how fair is it?
If you take it to court the only grounds to contest will be on the calibration of the speed detedtion equipment. This will involve getting the records of calibration and the forensic people to come to court. If you loose, the costs will fall to you.....and it will be expensive.
Depending on the the punishment it might be better to take it on the chin....
best of luck!

2006-09-09 07:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I don't know how they do it in Wales, but here...you don't exactly get a tolerance, but anything under 5mph over the limit is a 'no points' violation. You still have a moving violation on your traffic record, but no points accrue. If I were you, I would go to court and fight it. If you can't get a fair hearing because you're in a small town, you (well, HERE anyway) can have the case transfered to a higher court (if you're in a city court, you can have it transferred to a county level court). Here, if the officer doesn't show up for the hearing, you automatically win the case. After you jack them around enough and transfer it here and there, the officer will most likely stop bothering and won't show up.

2006-09-09 06:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 0 0

........General rule of thumb is 10% + 2MPH. However this is not a hard and fast rule. To be on the safe side 10%. If you are really concerned about the reliability of you speedometer you could have it checked by a specialist. Look in the Yellow pages. Or if a mate has a Sat Nav system, most of the show you the speed you are travelling, try checking it on this. Good luck

2006-09-09 06:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by KWB 3 · 0 0

Generally 10% - or 33 mph for a 30 mph limit.
If you're talking about north wales (Chief constable, Richard brunstrom (sp?) - aka, head of the traffic taliban) area, you were screwed before you set out. The police there hate car drivers

2006-09-09 06:38:07 · answer #4 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 0 0

I was once done for doing 33 in 30mph area, so clearly not much of a tolerance!

I was told by 'a reliable source' that they don't so much mind if you exceed the motorway limit by a bit, but in built-up areas (especially near schools etc.) 30 means 30, and not '30-and-a-bit', so I guess it's best not to exceed it!

2006-09-09 06:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by had enough of idiots - signing off... 7 · 0 0

Here in the states, there is an unwritten fifteen percent rule. You can drive up to fifteen percent over the speed limit here because the radar is only accurate to that level. In other words, a sharp lawyer can you get you off if you are under the fifteen percent.

If seems that you just barely went over that limit.

2006-09-09 06:30:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Was it a motorcycle cop? Those guys are vicious 'cause their sole duty is to write tickets. And if it's in some secluded place like you say, he was probably not getting a lot of activity and had to make his quota. It's happened to the best of us. I'd suggest investing in a radar detector. Those things are wonderous and totally pay for themselves in the tickets you don't receive. Check it out and see if they're legal in your area. Good luck!

2006-09-09 06:29:22 · answer #7 · answered by Professional face-melter® 2 · 0 0

if the speed limit says 30 and you are doing 35 then you are over the speed liimt if you hit somebody at 30 they might survive but at 35 they might not especially if it a child

2006-09-09 06:34:07 · answer #8 · answered by Edward B 4 · 0 0

i am not sure you can get away with that one ...
a few years ago, the tolerance was about 4% of the speeding limit - in case there was a problem with your speedo'.

nowadays you will be lucky if the tolerance is more than 1%.
especially with all those money grabing gatso's.

good luck anyway.

2006-09-09 07:13:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Allegedly in the UK there is a 10% margin, so if you had been doing 33 you may have got away with it...but the margin is supposed to be for speedo error....and who is to say that your speedo is fully correct. If you drive at 33 and your speedo is already out...then you could be doing 36....and you would find yourself in trouble...

2006-09-09 06:33:52 · answer #10 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0 0

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