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Can I ask for photographic evidence of speeding?

Can I ask for photographic evidence of speeding?

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Can I obtain the photo? Yes. If this is not supplied with the Notice of Intended Prosecution, it should be made available on request. However, the Police will emphasise that the photograph does not need to identify the driver, merely the vehicle.

Q. How do you know if a speed camera caught you?

There’s no way to check if you’ve been caught speeding, you will have to wait and see if you receive notice from the local police force in the post, which you should receive within 14 days.

Q. What happens if you get flashed by a speed camera?

If you were caught speeding by a speed camera, within 14 days you will receive a notice of intended prosecution (NIP) and a Section 172 Notice. They may simply warn you to stop speeding. They may issue you a fixed penalty notice immediately or through the post. The police may also order you to go to Court.

Q. Can you get a speeding ticket without evidence?

If there is no photographic evidence available the officer may still have evidence. This is because it is likely that the speeding offence was captured on a hand-held speed gun. If you were caught speeding and your case is taken to court a statement will usually be served.

Q. How do you beat a speeding ticket photo?

Plead by mail or online, if possible.

  1. You must plead not guilty if you want to dispute the traffic camera ticket, and you can’t pay the fine listed. In some jurisdictions, paying the fine is considered an admission of guilt.
  2. Check your citation and make sure you plead not guilty before the deadline.

Q. Can the police prove I was speeding?

When a policeman states that he thinks you were speeding this is merely his opinion that you were speeding. In order to be convicted a police officer must also provide evidence which corroborates his opinion that you were speeding. Speeding is the only offence under English Law which requires evidence of corroboration.

Q. Do police still use hand held speed cameras?

A number of Police forces are currently trialling the LTI 20/20 TruCam II Speed Enforcement Laser with Video, a new handheld speed guns that can identify a vehicle make, model and read a number plate from distances of up to 750 metres in daylight and at night. Officers now, do not even have to stop you to issue a fine.

Q. Do police cars get speeding tickets?

Yes. Police cars going through red lights while on a call get photographed or recorded just like any other vehicle. After someone is caught by a camera they don’t automatically receive a citation.

Q. What happens if you get caught speeding more than once in a day?

The general rule is that where 2 speeding offences are deemed to have been committed ‘over the course of the same journey, e.g. within a few minutes of each other, the Court can impose only one set of points for the two or more offences. …

Q. Do police cars have a speed limit?

No they can exceed the speed limit without activating public warning equipment. There is no requirment under the Road Traffic Regulation Act to turn on the pwe. Forces may have local regulations / guidlines regarding speed limits in certain areas and under certain circumstances but they would be force specific.

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