I was allegedly clocked at 41 with a laser and will admit that I could've been doing 35 (which is within legal guidelines) and I would swear on a stack of bibles that I wasn't doing more than that. Do I have an recourse apart from court action (which means I'll end up with higher fine/points) ?????
2006-10-12 12:56:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
nope, gotta go to court.
2006-10-12 13:04:20 · answer #1 · answered by spongeworthy_us 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't see why you're down for court, you should have been given a Fixed Penalty option. If it is this that you are contesting you should contact the issuing office. I used to work in this field so the bottom line is that you pay £60 and take the points or go to court, pay whatever fine is given to you, court costs (Around 35 quid) and 3-6 points on top. Short of medical emergencies or similar you will not get the charge dropped so play it safe and take the Fixed Pen option.
2006-10-12 20:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by NagNagNag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately not. Under fairly recent changes to the disclosure laws, you are not entitled to see the calibration records either unless you go to court.
If you are absolutely sure you were not doing the speed (including the fact that you are positive your speedo is correct), the best thing to do would be to seek legal advice. However very VERY few people get away with it, and the cost of a solicitor is probably more than the fine itself.
You are unlikely to get more points by going to court, but the fine could be larger as you've anticipated.Good luck!
2006-10-12 20:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by satyricon_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going to court does not mean you will wind up with a higher fine, in fact the opposite is often true, the fine is often a bit less. But if you do decide to go to court, probably they will just take your plea the first appearance and set another date for the actual hearing. You can plan on spending all day at least twice before your case is heard.
2006-10-12 20:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can plead guilty by post but if you are contesting it you have to turn up to court. The only defence is that either the detection equipment was faulty or that your speedometer was faulty. Swearing you were going slower is not a credible defence in legal terms. You might be better off paying up and making doubly sure to stick within the speed limit in future.
2006-10-12 20:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by Bridget F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I really am against speeding - I do believe some Cases are unjustified.
I would ask for evidence, such as speed camera photo, number plate registration etc.. If you truly believe you were not doing the speed registered - contest.
2006-10-12 20:07:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay up and shut up you should not have been speeding 3 points is nothing wait til lit gets to 12 start whoring you could kill a person at 35 try keeping to speed limits in future
2006-10-13 12:32:37 · answer #7 · answered by gillian l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you CAN contest it,theres different sites that can help,speeding fine in a search engine and wait for he answers.as for the laser camera they HAVE been proven to be wrong on certain occasions...ASK FOR PROOF OF CALIBRATION on the day in question,if they wern`t done that day then you have a case and the ppl in question will pay your expenses!!best of luck mate!!
2006-10-14 15:34:50 · answer #8 · answered by foggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope you have to go to Court, and just because your speedometer said you were going 35 doesn't mean you were going 35. your speedometer could be off and you probably really were going 41mph.
2006-10-12 20:02:17 · answer #9 · answered by mustang656 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope,but if you want you can take a driving class b4 your court date.It will help you out a great deal.
2006-10-12 20:03:00 · answer #10 · answered by dccuttie75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go to court it isnt as bad as you think and you most likly will get off easy or pay the same you would just paying it if you were not wearing your seat belt i wouldnt even bother
2006-10-12 20:03:06 · answer #11 · answered by Daniel O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋