was caught speeding back in 31/05/2017 by mobile camera van

[steven1622]

was caught speeding back in 31/05/2017 by mobile camera van it has now been 5 month and have not heard back from the court for my summons I've filled in the NIP etc etc confirmed I was driving the vechle..... last letter I recived was please now await your court summons date but I'm still waiting am I right in thinking that if it goes past the 6 month period they then can't prosecute me??? please help

[Monkeylegend]

Give it another couple of weeks or so and you will receive your summons, probably about 2 days before the 6 months is up. Out of interest how far over the limit were you?

[steven1622]

51 in a 30 was in an industrial estate but also can I say there isn't no speed signs indicating what the speed limit is along the road I generally thought it was a 50 but turned out it was a 30

[TameRacingDriver]

steven1622 said:

51 in a 30 was in an industrial estate but also can I say there isn't no speed signs indicating what the speed limit is along the road I generally thought it was a 50 but turned out it was a 30

I think if there's street lighting then it's classed as a 30 if there are no signs.

[Funkycoldribena]

Monkeylegend said:

Give it another couple of weeks or so and you will receive your summons, probably about 2 days before the 6 months is up. Out of interest how far over the limit were you?

This.
They love leaving it to the last minute.

[Monkeylegend]

I think you need to sit tight and keep your fingers crossed but expect to receive the summons within the next 4 weeks.

Are you a less than 2 year licence holder?

[SantaBarbara]

steven1622 said:

51 in a 30 was in an industrial estate but also can I say there isn't no speed signs indicating what the speed limit is along the road I generally thought it was a 50 but turned out it was a 30

Did you see the No Speed limit now known as the National Speed Limit sign?

[culpz]

TameRacingDriver said:

steven1622 said:

51 in a 30 was in an industrial estate but also can I say there isn't no speed signs indicating what the speed limit is along the road I generally thought it was a 50 but turned out it was a 30

I think if there's street lighting then it's classed as a 30 if there are no signs.

Yeah, i believe the Highway Codes states something along the lines of; if not sign-posted and there is standard street lighting, you would assume that the speed limit is 30 mph.

[steven1622]

no been driving 7 year no points or convictions at all not even a parking ticket.... and it was an industrial estate only had lampposts on one side of the road had a camera sign but no speed signs or nation speed limit signs etc.... I always thought the speed signs should be below the camera sign

[steven1622]

and so if it gets passed the 6month period and still not heard anything they can't prosecute me??

[SantaBarbara]

Ask the magistrate if you could be sent on a Speed Awareness Course.

[NickCQ]

steven1622 said:

51 in a 30 was in an industrial estate but also can I say there isn't no speed signs indicating what the speed limit is along the road I generally thought it was a 50 but turned out it was a 30

Why would assume 50 rather than 60 if you saw no speed limit signs and it wasn't a dual carriageway?

[MorganP104]

SantaBarbara said:

Ask the magistrate if you could be sent on a Speed Awareness Course.

This is only valid if the OP gets his day in court.

Keep up, SB Bot. I expect better from one with a Core i7 processor and lots of RAM.

[coljoh148]

I once got a TS10? Think it was for going through a temp red light which I had sat at for over 5mins, and it had been known to have been stuck on red previously in the week.

Feeling more than a little hard done by I ignored the letter and then heard absolutely fuk all.

I was later told by a cop that apparently the procurator fiscal only has the means to chase around 50% of traffic violations and so drop any that are not severe or that could be overulled by a judge.

[steven1622]

what punishment will I be looking at?? I don't know what I'm to say If I do get my court date

[Pica-Pica]

steven1622 said:

51 in a 30 was in an industrial estate but also can I say there isn't no speed signs indicating what the speed limit is along the road I generally thought it was a 50 but turned out it was a 30

You cannot say 'there isn't no speed signs'

Because of industrial traffic, these estates often have wide roads. However, I would never really expect industrial estates to be 50mph. Many can be lower than 30mph on their side roads.

On quiet days, industrial estates are often frequented by learner drivers.

Edited by Pica-Pica on Thursday 26th October 14:44

Edited by Pica-Pica on Thursday 26th October 14:47

[Rawwr]

steven1622 said:

but also can I say there isn't no speed signs

I strongly recommend you don't say this in court.

[steven1622]

what should I say?? I'm new to all this never been to a court before..... just plead guilty and ask for there forgiveness stating it was completely out of my character??

[Pica-Pica]

steven1622 said:

what should I say?? I'm new to all this never been to a court before..... just plead guilty and ask for there forgiveness stating it was completely out of my character??

Whatever you write, please use a spell and grammar checker.

[Slow]

Just say you know you were wrong, dont come up with excuses. I did this when caught at 90mph in 60, ended up going to court as Scotland sucks for speeding.

Also told the judge I wanted to be a HGV driver (18 at the time so within 2 years of passing) and that a ban would stop me doing that. He gave me a sp30 with 6 points instead, meant I had to resit but no ban on my record which has meant I have had friendly insurance premiums since, most recent renewal is £470 on my e46 330i at 23. Points are gone finally but its still on my record for a while longer.