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7th August 2010, 00:50 | #1 |
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I have received a speeding ticket from Cambridgeshire Traffic Camera Unit.
Going at 36 in a 30 mile an hour zone. All nicely typed out and delivered to correct address. The offence took place on Goldhay Way in Peterborough at 10.11 on the 27/07/2010. Fair cop you might say, however the car in question and the driver were 140 miles away and the car was sat on the drive and the driver was sitting at this machine. When I called the number I was asked for the Ref No of the incident and the women looked it up, said in a bored voice, "Oh I can see what has happend, instead of reading the "V" as a "V" it was read as a "W". It was obviously read off wrong on the film as the W and V are well seperated on the keyboard. I received a letter the next morning with the statement, " Re-examination has confirmed that the vehicle involved was not yours. The records has been rectified and the matter is now closed." That's all right then is it. Moral of the story make sure it is you they are chasing. I had a worried weekend wondering if my car had been ringed!!! To the person who owns a Dark Blue MG190T-T 04 face lift there is a letter in the post for you from the Cambridgshire Safety Camera Unit. |
7th August 2010, 01:45 | #2 |
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Whatever the excuse.... a successful challenge
However, it should be made aware to members that car "cloning" is on the increase So if you will post pics of your cars onto the forum, please mask your number plates and your VIN's. - Just as a precaution..... I am as guilty as the next man for not following this protocol TBH the vehicle number plate recognition cameras are usually precise and can identify between a V and a W....... Maybe the authorities do not want to advertise the number of cloned vehicles on our roads...........
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Hmmmmmmmmm... Unusual for 2 identical cars to be distinguished by just one similar letter, isn't it? A number yes, but............ Dragrad has a very good point about cloning. Mind you, any car a villain sees in the street can be cloned. I can't help thinking ours are just a little more difficult to do than say an Audi or a BM.
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7th August 2010, 07:42 | #4 |
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On a similar note I had a letter saying I was photographed at six in the morning crossing Westminster Bridge in central London without paying the congestion charge. Now I was on 6-2 shift in Wolverhampton nearly 200 miles away. They would not send me photographs or even comment on them. I had to send a copy of my works clock-in card and a letter from my Gaffer. They said they would "review" my case. After 2 weeks they sent me a letter saying "they would give me the benefit of the doubt" no apology or anything even close.
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TFL's latest little trick is to send you a fine for driving in a bus lane when you pull in to let the emergency services go by, my guys all have instructions to take down the reg of any police or ambulance they pull in for. What makes me mad is they issue the ticket via cctv so can clearly see what is going on and it is the same footage they review when you object! we never get an apology for any of these just a snotty letter saying this is a one time only thing and wont happen again. richard |
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7th August 2010, 08:35 | #6 | |
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I am not defending TFL or criticising public-spirited drivers who pull over, but I believe that the public is not authorised to break the law on the road unless directed to by a police officer. Vehicles with flashing blue lights and sirens are not included. Note that properly driven police cars will switch off their siren if prevented from making progress behind stationary traffic correctly waiting at traffic lights showing red. Source: Honest John column, Daily Telegraph Simon.
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7th August 2010, 08:44 | #7 |
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Hi all. no speeding tickets here so far, but in Lancs they started to publicise where they "might" be. Doesn't really affect me as my boy racer days are long gone.....BUT... it does annoy when the mobile units deploy
just after a national speed limit reduces to a 40 mph limit. Because its my regular route to work, I'm aware of them but its a main tourist road between lancs and yorks so bet they make a few bob on that route. If it was an accident black spot, fair play, but it isn't ! Regards Mark |
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actually on the new reg system its not as dealers will be allocated an alphabetical sequence of letters the first one after the number the rest of the plate being the same so you can end of with a lot of similar cars with near identical plates
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I can't understand their attitude as I would have thought this made the matter fairly clear cut. I wonder what would happen if you had no-one to back up where you were.
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The congestion charge penalty notice carries a photograph of the front number plate, usually looking like it has been enhanced with a black magic marker. Uncannily that photograph NEVER has enough background detail to confirm exactly where you allegedly committed the offence |
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