i have just read on yahoo news of this taxi driver getting fined £60 and 3 points on his license (nothing odd about this i hear you say)BUT the recorded speed was 420mph in a 30 zone.........he has contested it but they are still giving him the points even though there is no proof he was speeding in the first place......what would your reactions be if this happened to you?
2007-01-04 03:04:27 · 24 answers · asked by sweetychix 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
He will have to put up his fare price
2007-01-04 03:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
he will have the right to contest this in court by pleading not guilty.
It will be up to the CPS to prove that
a his Taxi is capable of 420 mph
b that the camera was working correctly at the time
NB the white dashes in the road are actually there so that a physical double check can be made between the 2 pictures the camera takes then using distance x time the speed can be calculated. It has also been proved that if you are travelling in excess of 155mph you will have left the area being photographed and so will not show in the second photograph and as both are required as evidence it is unlikely that he will be convicted unless the driver has admitted speeding formally !
2007-01-04 03:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by The Fat Controller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the claim being made against the taxi driver is for speeding at 420mph in a 30mph zone, then this is a simple error and by deducting the final zero we arrive at a speed of 42mph - guilty. The camera never lies.
If this happened to me, then I would simply pay the fine. There is no way out.
The taxi driver could demand a copy of the photograph taken by the speed cam as he drove past it. If none can be found, then he walks free from court.
2007-01-06 19:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason given was human error and the taxi driver is appealing! If he only got a £60 fine and 3 points for THAT speed instaed of a Life ban he was lucky!! I can only assume the speed was 42 mph and then the penalty is correct!! I just hope he does't get away with it I am fed up with having cab driver's up my cars a*se when driving in 30 mph zones!!!!!
2007-01-04 04:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by kbw 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it's pretty obviously a typo in the letter. Presumably he was actually doing 42.0 mph in the 30-zone. If it was a camera, the evidence might still be there to check, but if it was a speedgun probably not. Either way he'll probably get away with it to reduce further publicity.
If it was me, I'd challenge it too if I knew I wasn't speeding. If I was speeding though, I'd accept the penalty, and he should too.
2007-01-04 03:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by Felida 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FIGHT it.
It would seem obvious though that it is a typing/data entry error. ie it would probably meant to read 42mph. I am sure that if he challenges it it will be either dropped or the paperwork correctly completed.
It would SEEM to me that he was speeding - at 42mph in a 30mph zone. Thus putting other road users, pedestrians and children etc. at risk by driving at excessive speed!
2007-01-06 09:07:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sally J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cannot legally enforce the penatly, it is not valid under English Driving Laws article 567.9 A)
They must have the correct recorded speed you were travelling and proof of this.
2007-01-04 03:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by abluebobcat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he should just give in gracefully and pay the penalty it is quite obvious that it is a printing error and should read 42.0mph, be realistic nothing on the road can do 420mph so it is obviously a typo error. Hands up, fair cop! He was speeding.
2007-01-04 03:11:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there must have been proof that he was speeding otherwise the ticket wouldn't have been generated. He may not have been doing 420mph, but that is more likely due to printing error.
If it happened to me, I'd sell the story to Yahoo and make some money from it! OH! That's already been done!
2007-01-04 05:57:40 · answer #9 · answered by THE BULB 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ok - I doubt his cab could go that fast - BUT why would they give him a speeding ticket if he wasn't speeding at least some?
2007-01-04 04:13:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of those taxi drivers do travel far too quickly!! lol
2007-01-04 03:09:51 · answer #11 · answered by alan99lewis 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋