Speeding Charge (Scotland) - What To Do Next?
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I was pulled over by an unmarked (I presume) traffic car the other day and the officer showed me a speed gun device with an LCD screen that said 93 on it, told me I'd been doing 93mph in a 70mph limit and that I would receive 3 points and a £100 fine.
He asked for my details, wrote them all down, PNC-checked car and insurance etc., then explained what I had to do with my licence and payment etc. and asked if I had any comments...
I didn't really have much time to think, and just "Do I have any option in all this?" and he said "no", so I took the ticket and that was that.
Afterwards, I'm starting to think, I've heard of people getting off on technicalities where the speed recording equipment hadn't been calibrated properly that day, or some other sort of thing.
My question now is, is it worth trying to contact somebody and asking for calibration records for the equipment used before I accept the charge and pay the fine etc.? If so, who would I ask for this?
He asked for my details, wrote them all down, PNC-checked car and insurance etc., then explained what I had to do with my licence and payment etc. and asked if I had any comments...
I didn't really have much time to think, and just "Do I have any option in all this?" and he said "no", so I took the ticket and that was that.
Afterwards, I'm starting to think, I've heard of people getting off on technicalities where the speed recording equipment hadn't been calibrated properly that day, or some other sort of thing.
My question now is, is it worth trying to contact somebody and asking for calibration records for the equipment used before I accept the charge and pay the fine etc.? If so, who would I ask for this?
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