Confused but excited.
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 10:47 PM |
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All the traffic cops that I have spoken to, here and in England have said the same thing. The 10% + does not apply in a 30 limit. What they do is; up
to 32mph in a 30 limit, is up to the officer's discretion. 33mph or above in a 30 limit is a mandatory prosecution.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/10/12 at 12:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
quote:
Originally posted by PSpirine
Slightly related - out of curiosity, when you get a camera speeding (or congestion charge) ticket, do they automatically send you a photo of your car?
If not, is there any downside to requesting one?
I don't know if you get a photo automatically for those offences, but I know for a fact you do with council run bus-lane cameras.. 
Love the picture was it expensive
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/10/12 at 08:07 AM |
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From the CPS website:
Speed Enforcement
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has issued speed enforcement policy guidance, which suggests that enforcement will normally occur when
a driver exceeds the speed limit by a particular margin. This is normally 10 per cent over the speed limit plus 2 mph. It also sets guidelines for
when it would not be appropriate to issue a fixed penalty notice but to issue a summons instead (see below). Note that these are guidelines and that a
police officer has discretion to act outside of them providing he acts fairly, consistently and proportionately.
Speed limit: 20 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 24 mph
Summons: 35 mph
Speed limit: 30 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 35 mph
Summons: 50 mph
Speed limit: 40 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 46 mph
Summons: 66 mph
Speed limit: 50 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 57 mph
Summons: 76 mph
Speed limit: 60 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 68 mph
Summons: 86 mph
Speed limit: 70 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 79 mph
Summons: 96 mph
Again these are guidelines, as clearly stated in the caveat at the beginning.
OnN a side note ive successfully argued my way out of a fixed camera that claimed to catch me at 37, but when I measured the distance the two photos
showed me at with a 0.7 interval that I was infact traveling at 34, it was dropped, without going to court.
[Edited on 26-10-12 by loggyboy]
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