Ive heard just to ignore everything they send you and hope it "times out".
2006-10-02 01:19:14 · 17 answers · asked by jez2453 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
a speed camera cant pick up anything above 171mph, just speed
2006-10-02 01:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by hellraiza15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you ignore it, it'll be passed to debt collection agencies, enforced by a magistrates warrant and nice bailiff people will come to your house, demand money or remove goods to the value of the ticket - which increases weekly if you fail to pay on time, and additional court costs. They also have new powers to remove your car and crush it on non-payment. I'd just pay up...
[Addition] - The Mr Loophole thing posted below would very probably work. Unfortunately if you can't afford a speeding ticket, then a city lawyer at about £500 per hour, is probably too expensive...
[Addition 2] - Refusing to say who was driving the car is a current test case going through the courts being supported by various organisations, and claiming that you having to divulge that information is a breach of your privacy and human rights. I'd still pay though.
2006-10-02 08:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by nert 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello...the six week thing is correct, plus...
If it is a 'mobile' speed camera, then if you do get notification of the offence, then in writing apply to your local constabulary, or the police main headquarters for your county, and request 'all' the information on the police unit used at the time, the officers details who were operating that equipment, and 'most' important of all...ask for copies of the 'calibration' or 're-calibration' sheets that are 'current' for that piece of equipment.
If they write back and try to delay issuing your request, then write back and tell them that you will issue a section 7 under the Data Protection Act 1998 and under/covering EU Directive 95/46 EC to obtain the necessary paperwork....the very most it will cost you is £10.
But i do believe you may hear nothing more on the matter.
Think you will find that your offence may get lost in the miriad of police paperwork, or evidence misplaced.
2006-10-02 08:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by chrisbell3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i don't know how to get out of a fine but i can get you out of the points on your license. heres how. mail in a check to pay the fine, but make it out for a small amount over the due amount, about four dollars should work. when the dmv receives your payment, they will punch it into the system and see that you overpaid. they will then in return, mail you a check for the difference. when you get the check, just throw it away. the dmv's system is set up to assign points once all financial obligations are met. as long as you throw away the check, they haven't all been met. and since you paid the fine, you will never have any problems as far as a warrant or anything.
2006-10-02 15:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by Lew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got this from a fairly reputable source but wouldnt like to have to rely on it anyway. when they send you the postal details etc you will be asked to sign the form at some point. basically you are admitting liability and accepting the penalty, because this is basically a warrant of arrest they cannot reissue the paperwork and as such if you do not sign the document they cannot rearrest you. hence you dont get any points or a fine. like i said before though wouldnt like to try it myself.
2006-10-02 17:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by gees_a_pint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fine has to reach you within six weeks of the offence.
Other than that you can hire "Mr Loophole" a solicitor who specialises in camera fines, Both Beckham and Alex Ferguson have used him and got them off.
2006-10-02 08:29:10 · answer #6 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your mechanic to do slight damage to speedometer which can be easy repaired afterwards. By the law you CAN drive with this type of fault. Sense of speed varies to each person accordingly. The rest depends on your imagination!
2006-10-02 08:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Arturs K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah ive heard after 6 weeks if you hear nothing they cant do you, also keep contesting it until it goes to court. and then ask for the photo that proves it was you apprently they cant give you that picture for some reason and then they lose the case due to lack of evidence. i think thats what i got in a email a couple of months ago!
2006-10-02 08:32:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well tell them that you had ur bike up for sale and that a fellow called to take it for a test before he was going to buy it and when he came back he did not say anything to you about speeding and all that tell them it was not you on the bike !
2006-10-02 08:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by slik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just read all of your answers. The obvious one has been ignored, DON'T SPEED!
2006-10-02 16:14:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋