Another Cock Up ... Dorset Scamera Style ..
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Not sure if this has been posted before so ..
From the ABD website:
Another Cock Up
In yet another speed camera related fiasco caused by police incompetence, every speed camera prosecution in Dorset since 1991 may have been illegal. A solicitor whom the pratnership tried to prosecute found that the form they were using did not comply with legal requirements, and his case was thrown out by a judge. The case may have ramifications for every other driver illegally prosecuted by Dorset Police, who could be facing a massive compensation bill.
If you have been so prosecuted, we advise you to contact a solicitor. See the SafeSpeed press release for details of the solicitors dealing with the original case.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SafeSpeedPR/message/53
PR205: Speed camera folly in Dorset
News For Immediate Release
News emerges today about a serious error with Dorset Police / camera partnership paperwork that may lead to the fines issued to thousands of motorists being refunded.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign (www.safespeed.org.uk) commented as follows: "We have entered an arms race of
petty regulations. As the authorities enforce speed limits with unnecessary and unhelpful degrees of technical precision the public is demanding that they
also observe petty regulations to the letter. Neither side is up to the challenge - we can't stick to speed limits with technical precision and they can't get their technicalities right either."
"The entire system of speed limit enforcement has become incompetent. We're not enforcing the right limits for the right reasons against the right people,
and the roads are being made more dangerous. They can't even get their legal paperwork right. I urge all members of the public to subject paperwork and
requests from camera partnerships to intense scrutiny - errors are frequent and it is everyone's right to ensure that a case against them is properly made
according to law. In most cases it's far better NOT to pay the fixed penalty, and to examine the evidence in detail before deciding on a plea. The public needs to be aware that camera partnerships cannot 'cost recover' money paid in court fines - they can only 'cost recover' from fixed penalties paid. So if
you reject the fixed penalty and go to court - even if you plead guilty - the partnerships don't get cash for yet more infernal cameras."
"I've been asking: 'who will stop the runaway gravy train?' but it's starting to look as if it's going to run off the rails all by itself."
Original Story:
http://www.thisisdorset.net/dorset/archive/2005/06/17/BOURN_NEWS_NEWS18ZM.html
From the ABD website:
Another Cock Up
In yet another speed camera related fiasco caused by police incompetence, every speed camera prosecution in Dorset since 1991 may have been illegal. A solicitor whom the pratnership tried to prosecute found that the form they were using did not comply with legal requirements, and his case was thrown out by a judge. The case may have ramifications for every other driver illegally prosecuted by Dorset Police, who could be facing a massive compensation bill.
If you have been so prosecuted, we advise you to contact a solicitor. See the SafeSpeed press release for details of the solicitors dealing with the original case.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SafeSpeedPR/message/53
PR205: Speed camera folly in Dorset
News For Immediate Release
News emerges today about a serious error with Dorset Police / camera partnership paperwork that may lead to the fines issued to thousands of motorists being refunded.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign (www.safespeed.org.uk) commented as follows: "We have entered an arms race of
petty regulations. As the authorities enforce speed limits with unnecessary and unhelpful degrees of technical precision the public is demanding that they
also observe petty regulations to the letter. Neither side is up to the challenge - we can't stick to speed limits with technical precision and they can't get their technicalities right either."
"The entire system of speed limit enforcement has become incompetent. We're not enforcing the right limits for the right reasons against the right people,
and the roads are being made more dangerous. They can't even get their legal paperwork right. I urge all members of the public to subject paperwork and
requests from camera partnerships to intense scrutiny - errors are frequent and it is everyone's right to ensure that a case against them is properly made
according to law. In most cases it's far better NOT to pay the fixed penalty, and to examine the evidence in detail before deciding on a plea. The public needs to be aware that camera partnerships cannot 'cost recover' money paid in court fines - they can only 'cost recover' from fixed penalties paid. So if
you reject the fixed penalty and go to court - even if you plead guilty - the partnerships don't get cash for yet more infernal cameras."
"I've been asking: 'who will stop the runaway gravy train?' but it's starting to look as if it's going to run off the rails all by itself."
Original Story:
http://www.thisisdorset.net/dorset/archive/2005/06/17/BOURN_NEWS_NEWS18ZM.html
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