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Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #

Posted by kelly clarke on April 9, 2009, 6:30 pm
Message modified by board administrator April 10, 2009, 10:48 am

Just wondered if any of you had been in this position, we had a customers car in for int drivability fault so done extensive road testing all of us having ago anyhow one of us got a ticket from a roadside van knowing the road it was on sent through via the customer and local authority only 5 mph over limit.
I rang and asked for aphoto as we could not be sure who was driving to which they replied it was the back of the car so could not identify driver they then told me it was the company secretary or a director who would have to take the points and fine as someone had to be responsible but it would be sorted in court, and that we should log all test drives.
I told them we do over 100 a week and that would mean all we done was paperwork and therefore not practical.
We alresady monitor our courtesy car like this but it would also mean we have to log whena customer drops off and picks up their car so we didn't get caught.

RMIF have heard of these cases but never the outcome all they can suggest is one of us pays the money and do the speed awareness course so as not to get the points.

The whole thing stinks if they cannot identify the driver by photo they should drop the case.

your thoughts and comment please
Kelly
Sorry for long post but have kept as short as i can

Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #

Posted by Tom Sinclair on April 10, 2009, 11:38 pm, in reply to "Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #"
Tom Sinclair

Hi Kelly, I can sympathise with your position, as I know that this could have happened to me and probably a few others too. However the fact is that one of your number was speeding, or a few were and one got caught. The bottom line is that you have a loosing hand, and it is best to fold early, so pay a fine and do the course, then do what you can to avoid a repetition, Cheers, Tom

Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #

Posted by Matt Elliott on April 11, 2009, 12:39 am, in reply to "Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #"

Hi Kelly, If you move this to a non public forum I'll suggest something.

It would of been a laser speedmeter with video & at the moment there are high court hearings going on regarding the legal admissabilty of such equipment.

Your right it does stink & you should not go down without a fight,if everybody fought these cash harvesters the whole system would clog up.

Matt

Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #

Posted by Phil Dunmore on April 11, 2009, 9:27 am, in reply to "Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #"
Philip Dunmore

You have probably got free legal advice attached to one of your insurance policies, give them a call.
As I understand it, the police are responsible for identification. If the wrong person should be identified that would undermine the "innocent until proven guilty" theory.
I belive the registered keeper recieves a Notice of Intended Prosecution. It is their responsibility to provide the name of the driver. If they provide the names of all possible drivers the police then have to determine who was driving......

Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #

Posted by Keith Simpson on April 11, 2009, 4:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #"

As Matt has already suggested move this thread and we can advise.

Keith

Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #

Posted by kelly clarke on April 11, 2009, 5:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Speeding Ticket - While out on road test #"
Kelly Clarke

Hi Matt and Keith
Message understood and done.

kelly

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