I was doing 1 or 2 miles an hour over the limit? I was just driving and was just a hair over 30 when I saw a mobile camera van trying to hide just up the road?
2007-11-14 01:23:01 · 28 answers · asked by Herbert Moon 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Hi Dr.
Simply, NO.
Cameras have to use ACPO's rule of 10% plus 1mph. most use that rule plus 2mph. this will take into account the tollerance of the speedo.
So if you doing 36 in a 30, ticket on its way, 34 your ok.
But note this only really works if your speedo is very accurate!. but just because the cameras flashes doesnt mean a ticket is on its way, and if your havnt heard anything with approx 14days then you have nothing to worry about as this is when the NIP (notice of intended prosecution) has to be sent to you.
hope this helps..
2007-11-19 09:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by Neurotic_Fish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you CAN be issued a speeding ticket. But, for practical reasons, you will probably not get one. The reason most law enforcement agencies have a "buffer" limit is to allow for human or mechanical error. While speed detection equipment is calibrated to a high degree, there is always some room for error. A defending attorney could easily challenge the accuracy of equipment, and the cost of checking and recalibrating would not be worth the costs to the courts.
However, unless there was some gross mechanical breakdown, if someone were caught doing 40 in that 30mph zone, it would be hard to say that the equipment could be THAT far off.
2007-11-14 18:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically you could. But if you do get a letter best thing is to face up to it. If it's a first offence and you were marginally over the limit you might be offered a place in a speed workshop instead of points.
For 1 or 2 mph you should be ok though
2007-11-17 09:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by dadseimaj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no mate you wont you can do 35 and they wont stop you but any higher than that they will pull you up the other thing is that if they where being funny about it they would of pulled you and gave you a warning and tell you to slow down .those vans there is two you know one for speeding they have a pic of a camrea on the back and theres one to see if you have insurance but when you go through these to just do the speed limit to be on the safe side the reason i now this is that i work for a company who moves cars for the law
2007-11-17 13:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite what anybody claims, nobody gets 'done' for being one or two miles over the limit.
The courts in the UK demand a 10% margin of error for speedometer inaccurraces.
Those who claim they've been done normally say 'I was only just over the limit' to hide their reckless nature.
Most speed cameras are set to be triggered way above the limit.
2007-11-14 09:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Strictly speaking yes, but there is a 10% discrepancy so they wont bother chasing you up as you could argue that your speedo was on 30
I know it sounds anal but its a 30 limit for a reason, and 30 is the upper limit not the speed you should go
2007-11-14 09:28:33 · answer #6 · answered by poli_b2001 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, of course not. That's not what they're trying to stop.
You probably weren't over the limit anyway - if your speedo said 32 you were probably doing about 29.
2007-11-14 18:39:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They usually allow 10% for the accuracy of your speedo, but some police forces , Lancashire being one, will do you for 1mph over the limit.
2007-11-20 18:41:47 · answer #8 · answered by firebobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was a mobile van & they were going to stop you they would have done so at the time or radioed ahead to get you stopped so I guess you don't have to worry this time but, COOL IT.
2007-11-21 05:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by J I H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they give u 3-4 miles over
2007-11-14 11:36:09 · answer #10 · answered by paul e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋