'I knew it wasn't me caught on camera'

[mal]

this happened to me back in 2000......exactly the same.... apart from the fact it was in a 30 zone and i was done for doing 48 mph, when i was only doing between 25 - 30......was thinking of taking it further but didn't fancy my fine being increased.....it was only 40 quid at the time and my first lot of points......if only i had taken it further

thieving b*****ds





'I knew it wasn't me caught on camera'


'We rarely mess up'

A driver accused of speeding has had her ticketing decision reversed as the local camera partnership admitted its mistake.
Donna Frampton was driving on a dual carriageway -- Wessex Way in Bournemouth -- and passed a speed camera she knew about, ensuring that she was driving at no more than the 50mph limit. Despite this, she got a ticket accusing her of driving at 58mph.
She called the central ticket office to complain, said it wasn't her, that there was a car in the other lane, and demanded to see the photo taken by the scamera. Two hours later, she got a call to say that the system had messed up, and that she was in the clear. The ticket should have gone to an overtaking car, according to the story in the Dorset Echo (link below).
The scamera partnership said that it had made a mistake, that an investigation would be held, and that it was normally very very accurate, honest.
Naturally, this begs the question as to whether the scamera should have been there in the first place, and how many people just pay up without checking that the photo is actually of them at all. There's a moral there for us all.

[PeterUK300]

Don't suprise me, probably would not surprise anyone... I have a friend who's a magistrate and they are so fed up with all the mistakes they are now throwing more out of court than fining....... He says always contest and ask for the evidence. This does not mean going to court.. One Camara van had not been calibrated for 2 weeks and was found to be faulty 430 tickets were thrown in the bin

[skylight]

Verty very true, i must admit seeing a car going forward and setting a camera off when someone was in the opposite lane! so that poor bugger may have been issued a ticket! ???

[Louise_Rat]

if you ask for evidence though , do they automatically send you to court , as we have had one through we are a bit dubious about , but was going to just take the fine and points as we dont want the fine to increase and to have all the hassle of court

[mal]

if i was you, i'd question it......

if i could go back to when i got caught (caught is bloody right)
i would have questioned it rather than do nothing, but i just accepted it as if i was the one speeding......

ok, my license is clear again now, but it makes you wander how many people have been done for absolutely nothing and 'when' will it happen again

[Louise_Rat]

i agree mal , prob is , we are worried about getting given a larger fine can barely afford the £60

[mal]

the same happened to me......i to was scared about being given an even larger fine......but knowing what i know now, i would have asked for the photo and then enquired about the possibility of another car setting the camera off......they can't up your fine just for that....surely