Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[matt_32510]

Just reading this about speed cameras on the sussex police website about if you get flashed

Your licence will be endorsed with three penalty points and returned within a few days.

ok that's fair enough, you speeed you pay the price and pay the £60 fine that occurs

but....

You may wish to contest the allegation at court, which is your right. However, if magistrates find you guilty you may have to pay court costs of several hundred pounds plus up to the maximum penalty of £1000 and 6 penalty points.

surely thats against our rights we have the right to take the matter to court yet they punnish you more for it, for the same offence plus they get more money 0out of you, and they say the cameras are there for safety, what a load of s**t, just another way to scam people out of money.

[Geezer7348]

if you get flashed by the Camera ask them to show you the last configuration details, chances are its probably not been done for a while so they wont be able to guarentee your speed is 100% accurate....

Not that I would know

[helen]

good idea!

i drive for my job and im on the road for 7hours-ish and ive never been flashed.

(i will get done today, wait and see!). but thats a great tip.

[Geezer7348]

never been caught speeding yet, mind you the piggies couldnt catch a cold

[Lucinda]

Heh, I was walking down a busy main road in Brighton the other day and the traffic was stopped at traffic lights but an ambulance drove up the wrong side of the road (with sirens blaring) then went in front of the traffic so it was the only thing on the stretch of road and then it got flashed by the speed camera, and it made me laugh, because they just wasted film and time and effort on catching an emergency vehicle, when there's a police station and a hospital on that road so it must happen a lot.

I don't drive, so speed cameras don't really bother me, but it does seem unfair that they fine you more if it goes to court.

[Adam]

When you get caught speeding you will generally be offered a Fixed Penalty of 3 points and a £60 fine. However, if the case is taken to court they will decide what to do with you - they just have a greater range of punishments. For example, if you are traveling very fast (100+) you can be banned/disquallifed etc... If you elect to goto court then it is more than likely you will still be offered 3points + £60 fine + about £35 court fees - unless of course you were going something stupid.

[paddy]

Speed cameras are the biggest load of crap.

I can't remember details, or where it happened, but I once read on the Internet some news report about an old man on a bicycle getting flashed by a speed camera. :doubt: Good thing about this was that everyone fined from that camera since the last time it got configured received a refund of their finds, and the penalty points got taken away.

Speed cameras are a joke. :-X