Notice of Intended Prosecution, But I wasn't speeding? |
Notice of Intended Prosecution, But I wasn't speeding? |
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 - 19:28
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Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 1 Dec 2012 Member No.: 58,646 |
Hello
I have today received a notice of intended prosecution from North Wales Police All it say is my speed was 68mph at A483 Dual carriageway Junction 7 Rossett, Wrexham. This is obviouslt a mobile camera as a fixed probably wouldn't flash under 70mph on a dual carriageway I was driving my Renault Traffic van which I had fully converted to a campervan and sent the V5 document off to reclass it as a Motor Caravan. My V5 clearly states Motor Caravan on it. As far as I am aware this reclassification now allows me to drive at 70mph on dual carriageways rather than the 60mph limit from when it was a commerical panel van. Am I correct in my Motor Caravan assumption of 70mph? The V5 says Motor Caravan and N1 This link suggests I am https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits Thanks. This post has been edited by cruz: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 - 19:43 |
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Sun, 29 Jul 2018 - 18:51
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,397 Joined: 12 Jun 2008 From: West Sussex Member No.: 20,304 |
The VSA response is pointless anyway, they have already admitted their own classification system doesn't, for some bizarre reason, allow you to reclassify a vehicle even though repurposing especially larger vehicles is relatively common. As SP says bearing in mind the range is very broad, it is just a matter of fact whether it is a motorhome. Someone might just have a mattress in the back of a panel van which, although covering all the loading space, is unlikely to make it a motorhome. Conversely, I used to know a carpenter who had kitted out a panel van to an amazing standard, but with no windows, he just used to open the sliding door. That, to me, has been "repurposed", as in permanent modifications rather than just the chattels of a home in a van. But, without a judge ruling on it, the safest way is to get it approved either via a professional installer or presenting it for inspection - that way the police seemingly roll over. Quote from DVLA <h2 id="motor-caravan-minimum-features">Motor caravan minimum features</h2> In order for a converted vehicle to qualify as a motor caravan it must have certain minimum features:
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Sun, 29 Jul 2018 - 20:06
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Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 1 Dec 2012 Member No.: 58,646 |
matress
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Sun, 29 Jul 2018 - 21:47
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,306 Joined: 4 Mar 2017 Member No.: 90,659 |
Quote from DVLA The DVLA have many interpretations of statute, most of them wrong. If it isn't written in legislation or been decided on by a court of record then a case would be decided on it's own merits. I doubt in these crazy days of bottled potable water that a water tank would be a requirement. |
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Sun, 29 Jul 2018 - 21:59
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,397 Joined: 12 Jun 2008 From: West Sussex Member No.: 20,304 |
But sometimes much easier to fit in with their "interpretation" than to fight them.
Depends upon how much time you have on your hands and, possibly, the depth of your pockets. |
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