Speed Camera Fine

[Hughes 66]

My friend has had a letter saying he was caught by a camera van doing 37 in a 30 limit.Ok he saw the van too late.The vavn was parked straddling a designated cycle section of the road. Does this make the fine not legal or should the driver/ camera operator have a fine for his offence.

[redcrx]

so he was speeding? if so he should pay the fine and take the points.

why waste time bothering about where the van was?

[rov1200]

I suppose speed cops break the law every time they exceed the speed limit to catch an offender. They are only brought to book if an accident occurs when they are doing this. I assume the same applies to straddling a cycle section if a cyclist is involved in an accident because of it.

[New Judge]

The answer to your question is no.

In addition, since your friend is clearly interested in the finer points of the law, he or she may care to note that speed limits apply in places other than where there are speed cameras. Your description ("he saw the van too late") seems to suggest otherwise.

[mattie]

I got caught by a mobile speed unit like this, doing exactly the same speed in a 30 limit.

I would just accept the 3 points/�60 fine and forget about it, just don't do it again.

[buildersmate]

Ditto, when the van was parked in a bus-stop.

[oldhamfan]

ditto with it parked on a grass verge!

[jg96]

Ditto in a pub car park

[madman06]

why do police break the law and get away with it,speeding is wrong we all know but weve all done it,ive seen them parked in bus lanes in barnsley south yorkshire, the man who parked behind him got a ticket for using the bus lane,he pulled up to take a pic of the man in a van in bus lane,the ticket got squashed,but the man in a van still parks there,end of day why do the british people and let foreign people get away with it,its about time we got rid of kosavans and polish on our roads,im sick to death of working to pay for them, the british motorist is an easy target for money,lets put a stop to it stick together and stick to 20 mph near schools

[gravthechav]

If it wasnt for the immagrants, this country would be in shambles. They are the ones holding it together