I would be tempted to say that pulling away sharply from the lights and doing 35-ish with a marked car behind may be read by some officers as either taking the pee or not using your mirrors.

But bottom line if you do enough miles you’ll get pulled. everyone breaks the speed limit at some point, anyone who says they don’t is just kidding themselves.

How about you ask for the evidence? If you go in to ask them because you may have to have the cab looked at as you were aware of the situation, with plod behind you, and you were minding your Ps and Qs. So not aggressive, just asking.

It looked like you gave them 3 separate calibration events as well so they will be able to give you good solid evidence.

So you want to contact the police and ask them to reissue the ticket for a different speed but the same offence?

Maybe black cabs have HUD these days so there is no way he could have crept up to 35 from his noted 33 when he was not watching the speedo to watch the road.

I’ll try again.

How
Do
You
Know
This ??

The
speedo
clearly
indicated
less
than
35mph

So you want to contact the police and ask them to reissue the ticket for a different speed but the same offence?

No, I want the ticket rescinded. But it would show that the original ticket was issued in error, which would help my case.

Could it be that they know you from your less law-abiding days? 😉

(Part messin’/part serious comment)

Does seem weirdly harsh given the scenario described.

The
speedo
clearly
indicated
less
than
35mph

And you last had your speedo calibrated when ?

And that is my point…

mates a road copper and his unmarked focus st is tricked out like an epsisode of the gadget show, think he has 3 cameras in there, two forward facing and a rear.

Just fill in the ‘ I want my day in Court bit’ , then get specialist legal advice if you intend to take it on because you doubt the integrity of the evidence against you. Don’t cabbies have an association or other organisation that may help/ provide legal advice, may be worth a consultation before you do anything?

Well, I’ll go and produce on Wednesday and see if it goes anywhere from there. Most Police are pretty reasonable in my experience, hence my surprise on Sunday morning.

Hopefully I’ll be pointed in the direction of someone who’ll at least listen to my point, if I still get nowhere then I’ll have to take it on the chin, not going to let it go to court. Going on a policewoman’s word is just not acceptable IMO, at least they should show you proof at the speed they SAY you were doing.

And that is my point…

What is your point ?

That your speedo isn’t calibrated, so you don’t know how fast you were doing ?

So it may have been out, it certainly didn’t indicate the speed they say I was doing.

I can understand that you don’t want the points given that you’re a cabbie. Won’t you get the option of a driver awareness course though, meaning that you won’t get points on your license? Of course that presumes that you haven’t been on one in the last few years…..

Can’t see you getting anyone to listen to your argument unless you fight it/make a complaint.

If you could swear blind you were driving under 30 I could share your feelings of being hard done by.
But in your situation I would be kicking myself for being a numpty (something I do often) and stop looking to blame someone else. You had the lead foot off the lights knowing police were present and them broke the speed limit.

Stop fixating on the 2mph accept you were wrong and move on.

So it may have been out, so while it certainly didn’t indicate the speed they say I was doing, I could have been doing the speed they say I was doing, because it may have been out.

As I understand it
the officer has issued you with an NIP for exceeding the 30mph limit
you dispute this

The NIP is a way of disposing of the offence without the need to go to court. you effectively self convict

If you dispute it you have the right to go to court to contest the charge.
how are you going to contest it? you could get your cab speedo calibrated. That will cost more than the fine (or course)

to dispute the officers case would mean paying for their car to be tested as I would guess their evidence would be they formed a prior opinion you were speeding, checked against there own speedo, both agreed you were over the 30 limit

when asked in court, under oath what speed you thought you were doing and you respond, oh 33mph that’s still more than 30. You will be found guilty. Fined more than you would be if you pay it now (what is it £100 for the ticket or £80 for the course?) and you’ll pay a victim surcharge as well. You loose the right to the course if you go to court, and the court could issue more that 3 points if they wanted

pepipoo can be good for advice on stuff like this. you might want to take a look.

So it may have been out, it certainly didn’t indicate the speed they say I was doing.

It doesn’t need to.

The speed you were actually doing is what matters, not what the needle says.

If they have an onboard camera that displays GPS speed, then that’s what they will take notice of.
Or a properly calibrated speedo.
Or a satnav on the dash.

Etc.

If you’d mentioned it at the time they can get a traffic car out to test the speed of their car and yours to see what the speedo says and if they were correct in their decision. Of course you didn’t do that so now have to try another appeal.

For the record my speedo on my current and last few cars has matched my GPS perfectly.

What martyns said really – unless you’re prepared to lie in court about what speed your cab speedo said you were doing it’s all a bit academic isn’t it?

I guess I’ll have to, though given the time and location it is ridiculously harsh. But saying I was doing 35 is a lie.

Some you win, some you lose – what speed do you normally drive down that road at 0530?

How come I never see any of you holier than thou bunch when I’m out on the road. Is there a special STW troll road where you all drive at 29.9 MPH in a 30?

Meh, I’m going on a limb and saying (personal details obfuscated) pic of the producer, or it didn’t happen 😀

Knob head copper ticketed you for doing 33 mph in a 30

Cos’ she could, and cos’ she’s a knob head.

Ignore the dicks on here telling you off for doing 33 mph in a 30, they are dicks.

Cougar . The law is the law 32 got her 3 points and £100 fine, location, location, location… she took it on the chin. She was speeding.

If the Op wants injustice I got flashed doing 47 in a 50 as the camera got reset to 40 due to road works some knob nicked the 40 signs

Eloquently put.

That’ll help use the knob head thing as the foundation for your case!

I’m not sure many are preaching about speeding, just astounded he knowingly did it in front of police and is surprised he was ticketed.

Can I respectfully suggest that you might get more accurate advice on the pepipoo forums rather than a mountain biking forum.

Is there someone (as in job title) within the local force I can speak to over this? I am sure that most of the Police around here would probably agree that a ticket on Gt Homer St for doing 33mph at 05.30 is pretty harsh

But she may have been returuing from a fatal rtc, etc, and still be in an upset state, taxis do run people down,along with buses and cars.

Youll also need to inform your employer about the points, and also your personal car insurer,because it will increrase your risk and cost you and them possibly more.

GPS only measure in flat lines, they cant measure down or up hills, just the distance between a and b.

http://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/how-accurate-is-a-car-speedometer/

If anything, it’s ‘cos, not Cos’

Neither are really acceptable.

How come I never see any of you holier than thou bunch when I’m out on the road. Is there a special STW troll road where you all drive at 29.9 MPH in a 30?

I drive at 29.9mph when there is a police car going the same direction and speed. It’s not like it’s a vast inconvenience to need to drive at the speed limit when there is a police car in the next lane. How often does it happen?

Yes I speed sometimes. If I got caught I’d put my hands up, pay it, accept the points and consider it reasonable justice for my decades of speeding without being caught.

😆

Cos’ I’ve had a beer

Is your question “i was breaking the speed limit can I get away with it because the police might be wrong about by how much I was breaking the speed limit or I might be, but anyway I deliberately drove faster than the limit infront of the police can I be let off please?”
If so the answer is no.
A police officers opinion as to speed needs to be corroborated either by a speedo or another witness , or by your confession to speeding.

Nob head, I thought the correct terminology was tit head.

Although I can’t remember the last time I saw a radic in a tunic walking 7ft tall including helmet.
Do they still have helmets?

loddrik – Member

Understandable, but me, at 05.30 in the morning, on (Gt Homer St, for those that know Liverpool) a wide, deserted road with no residential properties anywhere near, certainly no pedestrians whatsoever. It’s ridiculous in the extreme.

This is very harsh to the point of being anal. Have humanity suffered an increase in some sort of brain rigidity fluid?

Earning a living is harsh enough and by applying rigid law, just because the authority can, in such a way only proof that the society is slowly creeping towards a society of job worth.

Few days ago I was debating with my Jewish Rigid Scientific Minded Facts Proven None God Believing PhD All Knowing friend about the case of the White Van driver being ticketed for driving 20mph in a completely empty M1 … He said the white van was a moving obstruction so was in the wrong … Crikey if life is that rigid no wonder everyone is stressed. I mean he got very annoyed at others cutting in front of him or the car in front of other car … FFS! Calm down … if you are going to die you will die regardless of how careful you are.

I mean it was a non-issue for me for other driver to cut in me infront of me as I am very use to this sort of driving. Yes, yes, I used to drive in the SE Asia and to be frank they are not anal at all about rules. Rules should not over dictate …

Live and let live … give the working people some breathing space will you!

30mph limit and he is prosecuted for driving at 33mph in a no man zone? You think he is dangerous? FFS! Even the communist don’t do that …

😯

edit: I was stopped by the police because I drove on the same road too many times at night in GeordieLand … I kid you not. I was driving at night because of the low traffic to get myself familiarised with the direction. They stopped me and came up with an excuse that I was not driving straight or something like that. 🙄

edit edit: Oh ya … I like cruising at low speed “gangster” style but was told I would be in the wrong if I do that. Yes, I am used to driving at night at slow speed just to enjoy the coolness of the air while I was in the far east.

I drive at 29.9mph when there is a police car going the same direction and speed.

How do you know?