Ouch! |
Ouch! |
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 14:17
Post
#1
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 7 May 2016 Member No.: 84,203 |
|
|
|
Advertisement |
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 14:17
Post
#
|
Advertise here! |
|
|
|
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 14:23
Post
#2
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 6,178 Joined: 1 Jan 2013 From: Glasgow Member No.: 59,097 |
To save you the bother :-
A driver who tried to claim photographic evidence from a safety camera had been altered has been found guilty of speeding and ordered to pay almost £1,500. A Northamptonshire Police mobile camera unit captured Hopeton Radcliffe Samuels’ car travelling at 36mph in a 30mph zone on Welford Road, Creaton, on May 9, 2017. Samuels, 59, confirmed he had been driving but denied speeding, and claimed the photographic evidence had been manipulated. Northamptonshire Police asked Road Safety Support (RSS), a specialist road safety service provider, to examine the case. An expert report was produced which used two methods to confirm the speed recorded by the mobile camera was correct. A trial at Northampton Magistrates Court on September 5 heard evidence relating to the correct set-up and use of the mobile camera by the operator, as well as confirmation that the image had not been manipulated. The author of the RSS report, Steve Langdon, also gave evidence in relation to his expert findings. Samuels, of Booth Lane North, Northampton, was convicted by magistrates and ordered to pay costs of £1,200 within two months. He was also fined £242 with a £30 victim surcharge, and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points. |
|
|
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 14:39
Post
#3
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
I'm intrigued on what basis did he think it was 'manipulated'.
Shooting fish in a barrel comes into mind... This post has been edited by Jlc: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 - 07:29 -------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
|
|
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 17:37
Post
#4
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 56,200 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
Pick your fights......
-------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
S172's Rookies 1-0 Kent Council PCN's Rookies 1-0 Warwick Rookies 1-0 Birmingham PPC PCN's Rookies 10-0 PPC's |
|
|
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 22:12
Post
#5
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 3,140 Joined: 19 Jun 2004 From: Surrey Member No.: 1,326 |
Threw away a 'perfectly good' SAC for that.
|
|
|
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 - 22:22
Post
#6
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 2,356 Joined: 30 Jun 2008 From: Landan Member No.: 20,731 |
|
|
|
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 - 07:43
Post
#7
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 882 Joined: 7 Nov 2004 Member No.: 1,847 |
I'm intrigued on what basis did he think it was 'manipulated'. Shooting fish in a barrel comes into mind... They simply wind the clock up a bit, then all this "independent evidence" which will be based on video timecodes and the ground measurements (made with the 99cm metre rule kept specifically for the purpose ) will confirm that the measurement is correct. Like a certain car company's products, when the device knows that it is being checked for calibration, it reverts to real time, then drops back to the short measure in the field. This post has been edited by facade: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 - 07:43 |
|
|
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 - 09:42
Post
#8
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 3,283 Joined: 5 Jan 2012 Member No.: 52,178 |
Save that link for those threads where the OP wants to dispute the accuracy of the laser/camera/whatever, and draw their attention to the cost of the inevitable failure.
|
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: Friday, 29th March 2024 - 16:04 |