Camera Van Tolerance West Yorkshire

[johnzo]

I am sure there must be 99 threads of this nature ... in a 30mph limit camera van, I actually had cruise set at 34mph (yep, don't ask me why that, no logic) and a sat-nav shows that as 32-33. Can anyone advise what the chances are? Sometimes I see +10% +2mph, then again I also see "I was done for 31mph". can anyone tell me what's usual please? John

[CaterBram]

no clear answer, the following are the CPS guidance but individual officers have the discretion to ticket for any speeding offence....

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/road_traffic_of...

Speed Enforcement
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has issued speed enforcement policy guidance, which suggests that enforcement will normally occur when a driver exceeds the speed limit by a particular margin. This is normally 10 per cent over the speed limit plus 2 mph. It also sets guidelines for when it would not be appropriate to issue a fixed penalty notice but to issue a summons instead (see below). Note that these are guidelines and that a police officer has discretion to act outside of them providing he acts fairly, consistently and proportionately.

Speed limit: 20 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 24 mph
Summons: 35 mph

Speed limit: 30 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 35 mph
Summons: 50 mph

Speed limit: 40 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 46 mph
Summons: 66 mph

Speed limit: 50 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 57 mph
Summons: 76 mph

Speed limit: 60 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 68 mph
Summons: 86 mph

Speed limit: 70 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 79 mph
Summons: 96 mph

[herewego]

With prosecutions guidance starting at 35, 34 max seems perfectly logical to me. The use of cruise control in a built up area I'm not so sure.