Caught speeding a hire vehicle with 2 drivers

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So I've just been told that a vehicle that I was in got caught speeding (73 in a 60). Problems being that it was a hired vehicle (which I didn't hire) and there was 2 of us in it, of which we don't know who was driving.

We split the journey, half each both ways. We got flashed on the first half on the return journey, but it was 3 weeks ago and we can't remember who was driving.

There is no photo of the driver, only the rear plate.

How do we proceed? Obviously I don't wanna just throw my hands up and take the heat, and I would assume the other guy doesn't either. It was (in my opinion) a long time ago and an inane detail to just remember.

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No I can't remember. Is that unreasonable? I can't remember what I had for dinner 3 weeks ago either.

I've nominated to go the "I legitimately cannot remember" route. The company has yet to come back to me. I don't know what the other guy has said.

The road was the A19 on the 7th April. I'm normally good as gold in hire vehicles for this very reason.

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Gawd knows. Creates a paradox and the universe collapses on itself? Only as a best case scenario, of course.

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Less fussed about the fine (I'd split it with the guy just for a quiet life), more fussed about the points. Already got 3, don't want another 3.

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AbzST64 said:

So if the other guy says it was you you'll be fine with that?? Id just say it was him and see what happens tbh.

But also find it strange you really can't remember a split 50/50 journey and what leg you drove...!

Anyway someone will have to take the fine/points or whatever so better to say now than go to court!

Not sure why you're struggling with this. It was 3 weeks ago. It's an inane detail to remember. It was in total maybe a 4hr journey. We weren't driving to flaming Italy.

Also I'm relatively friendly with the other guy so I'm unwilling to throw him under the bus, and I would hope he feels the same.

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I'm not trying to wriggle out of anything. If I can't remember (which I can't. And yes it is an inane detail, and to suggest that "it's no linger inane is it?" is a bit foolish considering hindsight is 20/20) then I don't see how they can move forward.

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So. After going through my text messages there is a very distinct 3hr gap (6hr journey) between 10am and 1pm, which would imply that I was indeed the driver for the first leg. I have held my hands up and told the other guy and he's chuffed.

End of that then!

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lucido grigio said:

A thread on PH is always the first thing to do ,not actually thinking it through properly.

Hey, gave you lot something to argue about for a few hours.