Like Jim McDonald,

[dotty.]

I might be off to the Big House today! In court at 2.30 for being zapped doing 36 in a 30, Sunday morning 9.20 am on my way to my first Sunday shift at the new store last Octiber. Duel Carriageway, totally deserted, it had been a 50 limit for miles but I had been doing 40 or under all the way. the turning I needed (as per google maps) had vanished, turns out it had been closed off to be made one way! I intend to state my case .

[hc4361]

So when did you hold up a bank with a sawn off shotgun?

[dotty.]

well I did trap my thumb in the safe at work yesterday, (loads better this morning though), I should have paid more attention to Hannibal Heyes lol

[Sqad]

>>>>> In court at 2.30 for being zapped doing 36 in a 30,>>>>>>>

I<<<<<< intend to state my case >>>>>>>

What case?

[WELSHYORKIE]

For a moment there dotty, I thought sqad was going to tell you to take ibuprofen 300mg for the pain!!!

[dotty.]

That the duel carriage way was deserted, that if i was doing 36 as the camera zapped me i would have been doing less than 30 a few yards further on as i was trying to turn left, that I had been doing 40 mph for the previous 5 miles of the duel carriageway in a 50 limit, that in 35 years of driving i have never gone over a speed limit let alone been zapped by a camera, I think my case is quite good.

[dotty.]

me too! lol

[jackthehat]

Were the signs signalling the speed reduction obvious ?
Could you reasonably have been expected to know the limit by the distance between lamp-posts ?

[JimmyCooper]

Dotty good luck but you have no chance whatsover. In fact you will be worse off as you will be lumbered with costs and probably a bigger fine

[Sqad]

dotty...good luck

Welshy....400mgms please.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Apologies sqad. I would have said take 2 paracetemol and go to bed!!

[gina32]

you were speeding and got caught, , like sqad said, what case

[JimmyCooper]

Judge: What was the speed limit?
You: 30
Judge: How fast were you going?
You: 36
Judge: so you were 6mph above the speed limit?
You: yes but I had been driving under the speed limit for miles before and was going to slow down just after I was zapped....


LOL

[dotty.]

Why a fine at all? I have read all the paperwork and there is nothing that suggests just because I am going to attend to put my case that there would be a bigger fine. That would be churlish on the part of the magistrates. I shall present the mitigation which is what the application says i can do.

[dotty.]

There is also the 35 year exemplory driving record which has ti be taken into consideration as far as the court information goes

[WELSHYORKIE]

Good luck, dotty, I think you may need it.

[dotty.]

I undertand the cut and dried attitude of ABers regards my mitigating arguments, but I an quite eloquent and will do my best to put over the information the court has asked for. I'm not being deluded about it but I can only do my best.

[hc4361]

As you refused the fixed penalty you will get a bigger fine plus court costs. It isn't them being churlish, its to encourage speeders to take the fixed penalty and save court time.
Your exemplary driving record counts for nothing in this case.
By the way, it's dual carriageway, not duel.
The fact the road was deserted is neither here nor there. You are not being done for dangerous or careless driving.

[dotty.]

It's an overhead duel carriageway with no footpatha either side and as far as i can see on google maps no lampposts