A move in the right direction?

[Dwight VanDriver]

Whilst appreciating the reasoning behind the Conditional Offer for speeding I have felt some disquiet that virtually no evidence is supplied at the outset to confirm an offence has been committed. If this is requested, then from this site alone, there does not seem to be a set criteria on disclosure with each SCP seemingly making their own rules.

Have not seen this mentioned before on this Forum, or in fact elsewhere, but have just read a report of Wiltshire and Swindon SCP's approach.

Where a speed offence is detected then the photo, calibration certificate of the device used and site location can be viewed free of charge on the Web at a dedicated secure site. Access to the site is by a number of identifiers to authenticate the user and which are present in the paperwork accompanying the NOIP.

Is this a step in the right direction?

http://tinyurl.com/7vyfb

dvd

>> Edited by Dwight VanDriver on Wednesday 19th October 20:39

[BliarOut]

Or is it a way to circumvent the disclosure rules on the video?

Devils advocate mode firmly engaged

[kenp]

said:

My NIP arrived more than 14 days after the offence. Shouldn't I have been advised within that timescale? The notice must be sent to the Registered Keeper within fourteen days. If your notice arrived after this, it means that you have already been named as the driver/keeper/hirer.

This is also a very misleading/false statement on their site.

[philthy]

: Hmmmm
"Are my human rights infringed if I respond to this paperwork? The Human Rights Act does not affect you when returning this paperwork. Primary legislation dictates that you are obliged to provide the information requested if you are able to. Failure to respond to request for details of the driver may result in prosecution. The European Court Human Rights has ruled that there is no infringement of human rights in requesting who was the driver of a motor vehicle at the time of an alleged offence. Responding to such a request does not amount to an admission to an alleged offence of driving at excess speed."

Has it really? I was under the impression that the article 6 defence is due to go before them sometime in the next couple of years?

Amazing that they can predict the way the court will go?

Phil