Nice wedding present from Northants Police
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Got a lovely surprise in the post on returning from honeymoon a couple of days ago. 
Myself, my wife and my father-in-law were in a three car convoy coming away from Silverstone (we got married at the circuit) the day after the wedding and returning home.
Each of us have just received a NIP for doing 50mph in a temporary 40mph limit on roadworks near Silverstone.
This was on a Sunday morning where there wasn't a worker in sight and very light traffic. I don't even remember seeing a camera and I'm usually pretty vigilant.
I always thought that I'd get my first speeding offense for actually speeding whilst pressing on, but to be tagged during an ordinary A-to-B journey makes it worse in a way.
The thing is, the time is given as 12:37pm, but I thought we left around 2-ish. However, probably not worth trying to wriggle out, as all three of us were snapped and we were certainly in that area on that day. Anyone care to comment?
So anyway, thanks Northamptonshire Constabulary for lining your pockets to the tune of £180 from the 3 of us and giving us such a lovely wedding present on our first day as man & wife.
Myself, my wife and my father-in-law were in a three car convoy coming away from Silverstone (we got married at the circuit) the day after the wedding and returning home.
Each of us have just received a NIP for doing 50mph in a temporary 40mph limit on roadworks near Silverstone.
This was on a Sunday morning where there wasn't a worker in sight and very light traffic. I don't even remember seeing a camera and I'm usually pretty vigilant.
I always thought that I'd get my first speeding offense for actually speeding whilst pressing on, but to be tagged during an ordinary A-to-B journey makes it worse in a way.
The thing is, the time is given as 12:37pm, but I thought we left around 2-ish. However, probably not worth trying to wriggle out, as all three of us were snapped and we were certainly in that area on that day. Anyone care to comment?
So anyway, thanks Northamptonshire Constabulary for lining your pockets to the tune of £180 from the 3 of us and giving us such a lovely wedding present on our first day as man & wife.
quote:Hardly worth the effort if all three of us were caught at the same time, surely?
Gotta be worth a try to wriggle a bit.... at least ask for the photographic evidence etc... ANnd if you can prove you were somewhere else at the time stated, it has to cast doubt on the accuracy of the camera, so you could argue on that basis... Go on, be brave!!
Yes, just the 3 points & £60, Don. Or rather, £120 as both of our tickets will come out of the joint account. 
I too am considering a detector of some sort, probably Geodesy or Origin Blue. Trouble is, at ~£400 that is quite a lot of dosh, especially when you're paying off a wedding and honeymoon.
I too am considering a detector of some sort, probably Geodesy or Origin Blue. Trouble is, at ~£400 that is quite a lot of dosh, especially when you're paying off a wedding and honeymoon.
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