kz
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but imo it was a bit unfair and maybe he could contest it? we were down a road which was completely empty in front of us, the cop car was hidden completely behind some bushes, and the copper ran outta the bush and stood in the middle of the road and made us stop. now tbh, a lot of people think the whole road is a 40...
it isnt, but the first part of the road is a 30, and then it turns into a 40, we were about 20 meters from the 40 zone...
now the copper said there was nothing around to make you think anythin other than it being a 30, but imo there kinda was cause the only sign around was a 40 sign 20 meters down the road, and also theres only a few houses on the left, and just a big field on the right. he was caught doing 44, but im sure youre allowed 10% over aintcha? so if we could somehow get around saying he thought that part of the road was a 40, hed be okay right.
i dont need people telling me he shouldnt of been speeding in the first place etc, cause i know this already, i just think its a bit unfair as we were around 10 seconds from hitting a fucking 40 zone and there were no cars in front! and the way the cops were hidden seemed out of order and tbh i just think they were bored, wankers...
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Pop
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so he was 14mph over the speed limit in a 30mph zone?!...
[Edited on 25-05-2006 by Pop]
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kz
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20 meters on and he wouldnt have been!
man his car is so slow he has to speed up to get to the limit before the road runs out!
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Ajones_17
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I see where your coming from mate but i doubt it will stand up IMO.
Your only meant to be doing 40 AFTER you are in the 40 zone, plus the fact that even if you was in the 40 zone he was still speeding as he was doin 44.
[Edited on 25-05-2006 by Ajones_17]
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kz
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at the end of the day he aint even too bothered. just thought id see if anyone thought he had a chance in hell of getting out of it! cheers for any input 
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Pop
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don't think he's got any chance of it because he'd have been speeding in the 40 bit .. a tad unlucky but hey ho
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kz
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but as i say youre allowed to be 10% over the limit before points are given...
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Jules S
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quote:
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but as i say youre allowed to be 10% over the limit before points are given...
The 10% is to allow for calibration errors on the guns.
Long and short of it he was doing 44 in a 30.
A great deal of scameras are in a place where a 40 goes to a 30...
the police have targets to hit after all 
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JadeM
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Mate was telling me someone off the P1 owners club got caught doing 120 in a 30 
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Eck
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mate believe me he doesn't stand a chance I got points a couple of weeks back for the same thing  bout 10 yards from a 40 zone but you're supposed to speed up after the sign, and if the only sign about was a 40 one, it means it was a different speed limit untill that point 
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cunningham
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tell him to put a complaint in about the officer running on to the middle of the road this is clearly wrong he could have been anyone he should have stopped you in his vehicle ,was he clearly visible ie yellow jacket ect
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RKS
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are there speed camera signs around where he got caught? if there are then they are allowed to be hidden out of sight
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Ry_B
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Mate was telling me someone off the P1 owners club got caught doing 120 in a 30
I know nothing about this 
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Marc
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Mate was telling me someone off the P1 owners club got caught doing 120 in a 30
My brother got caught doing 120 in a 60 in his Scooby
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blebo
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tell him to put a complaint in about the officer running on to the middle of the road this is clearly wrong he could have been anyone he should have stopped you in his vehicle ,was he clearly visible ie yellow jacket ect
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K2 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
Mate was telling me someone off the P1 owners club got caught doing 120 in a 30
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tom_simes
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Mate was telling me someone off the P1 owners club got caught doing 120 in a 30
Is there a thread on scoobynet or something about this?
I wish to know more!
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Marc
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Brother also got caught doing 60 in a 30 - T5 that was parked up said he struggled to catch him
He got a producer for that.
He no longer owns the car btw
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Corsa_Carl
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Originally posted by kz
20 meters on and he wouldnt have been!
man his car is so slow he has to speed up to get to the limit before the road runs out!
so he was braking the law ? the 40 road was 20 meteres away, if the 40 road was 20 meters closer he wudnt have been braking the law for speedin lol
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Rebrabuk
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quote:
Originally posted by kz
but im sure youre allowed 10% over aintcha?
No.
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Originally posted by kz
so if we could somehow get around saying he thought that part of the road was a 40, hed be okay right.
Wrong.
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Originally posted by kz
just thought id see if anyone thought he had a chance in hell of getting out of it!
You haven't really provided enough details about the alleged offence to get any worth while answers. Since your friend 'aint even too bothered' i would recommend you adopt the same attitude..
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Marc
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Isn't 10% at the Police departments discretion?
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Rebrabuk
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Isn't 10% at the Police departments discretion?
Yes. 
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Carl
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Originally posted by kz
20 meters on and he wouldnt have been!
man his car is so slow he has to speed up to get to the limit before the road runs out!
so he was braking the law ? the 40 road was 20 meteres away, if the 40 road was 20 meters closer he wudnt have been braking the law for speedin lol
thing is though theres no signs saying 30, so seeing as though a 40 sign is the only one in on the road, you could of quite easily thought that sign was for the whole road!?
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John
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Why would there be a sign in the middle of a whatever limit telling you that was the limit?
Do you regularly see 30 signs while driving in town?
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kz
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no but what im saying is that if the only sign on the entire road said 40, what would you think the limit was?
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