I have today received a driving ban........from driving on Swansea port!!!!!! Basically the security guys were using a hand held speed gun and i refused to stop when they flagged me down. (No idea of what type of speed gun etc - but it looked like an old fasioned type that only displays the speed on the device but does not record the data anywhere).
My question is this.....
in their letter to me they say that the port roads are subject to the Road Traffic Act 1988 and as a result it is an "offence if a person drives a motor vehicle on a road recklessley, or without due care and attention or without reasdonable consideration for other persons using the road".
Now if the roads are subject to the RTA, Do they have any right (as they are not constables) to stop a motor vehicle in this way and am i right in thinking that the speed detection device they are using should be correctly calibrated before each use?
Surely if the port roads are bound by the RTA then aren't they classed as public Highways and all aspects of the speed enforcement can only be carried out by a constable?
Thanks for any help/advice.