Hi,
I received a speeding ticket today in Scotland on my way home to the midlands from Fort William.
it was given to me at the roadside by two officers, 1 was holding the speed gun and the other was writing out the ticket.
first of all I didnt believe i was speeding, the road was a country road at 60mph which changed to a 30mph on a sharp 90deg bend, naturally you have to slow as the bend is too sharp to take at 60mph and as i came off the bend there were 2 policemen about 40 yards down.
1 had the hand held gun and the other was in the side road, the officer with the gun stopped me asked that if i was aware that it was a 30mph zone to which i replied "ok" he then said i was speeding at 42 mph to which i dissagreed straight away, and he said to pull into the side road and his colleage would tell me how i would be dealt with, after which he returned to the edge to try and catch other motorists.
his colleage said he was issuing me with a speeding ticket with the offer to accept a £60 fine and 3 penalty points i said i was not speeding and he said i could contest it in court if i wished. He took my photo card license and filled in my ticket before folding it and handing it to me, i never looked at the ticket as i was so gutted and i just put it in my wallet and drove off as i had a 400 mile drive ahead of me.
when i got home today i looked at the ticket only to find that it had not been properly filled in.
all details are correct except it has a part where the officer writes in his what i did wrong and it reads " driving at mph in a 30mph limit"
it does not say what speed they suposedly caught me at, its almost as if he did not know and left a blank space to ask his colleage after filling in the other details, but then forgot to ask.
so esentially i really dont even know what speed i was spposedly doing apart from the verbal word from the first officer. As far as i am concerned i wasn't speeding, but as far as i can see on the ticket there is no way of contesting it other than in court, the problem is that i live over 400 miles away and it would cost me far more than £60 to contest it as it would probably mean 2 days off work + hotel + solicitor.
any suggestions anyone
I received a speeding ticket today in Scotland on my way home to the midlands from Fort William.
it was given to me at the roadside by two officers, 1 was holding the speed gun and the other was writing out the ticket.
first of all I didnt believe i was speeding, the road was a country road at 60mph which changed to a 30mph on a sharp 90deg bend, naturally you have to slow as the bend is too sharp to take at 60mph and as i came off the bend there were 2 policemen about 40 yards down.
1 had the hand held gun and the other was in the side road, the officer with the gun stopped me asked that if i was aware that it was a 30mph zone to which i replied "ok" he then said i was speeding at 42 mph to which i dissagreed straight away, and he said to pull into the side road and his colleage would tell me how i would be dealt with, after which he returned to the edge to try and catch other motorists.
his colleage said he was issuing me with a speeding ticket with the offer to accept a £60 fine and 3 penalty points i said i was not speeding and he said i could contest it in court if i wished. He took my photo card license and filled in my ticket before folding it and handing it to me, i never looked at the ticket as i was so gutted and i just put it in my wallet and drove off as i had a 400 mile drive ahead of me.
when i got home today i looked at the ticket only to find that it had not been properly filled in.
all details are correct except it has a part where the officer writes in his what i did wrong and it reads " driving at mph in a 30mph limit"
it does not say what speed they suposedly caught me at, its almost as if he did not know and left a blank space to ask his colleage after filling in the other details, but then forgot to ask.
so esentially i really dont even know what speed i was spposedly doing apart from the verbal word from the first officer. As far as i am concerned i wasn't speeding, but as far as i can see on the ticket there is no way of contesting it other than in court, the problem is that i live over 400 miles away and it would cost me far more than £60 to contest it as it would probably mean 2 days off work + hotel + solicitor.
any suggestions anyone
