I got caught once by a speed camera doing 65 in a 50 zone. The camera was in an unmarked van parked on the motorway lay-by (conveniently just after some temporary road works). A few days later the postman delivers a fine in the mail, so I ignored it as it wasn’t sent by recorded delivery (so no proof of receipt). Now, by law in the UK, the police have 21 days to inform you of the offence and three weeks later I get another letter from the cops informing me that I have an unpaid fine. So I write to them and tell them that I never received it and that I have no recollection of being on that road. They then send me photographic evidence of my car being caught at 65 mph in a 50 zone and that I am obliged, by law, to declare who was driving. I write back and inform them that it was so long ago I have no memory of who might have been the designated driver, let alone even being on that road, and that because more than 21 days have passed they have failed to inform me of the offence. They write back with some nonsense about having proof that the letter was sent, but I argue that this isn’t proof or receipt and that I’d be guessing if I declared who I think might have been driving that day. Result being that I never heard from them again.
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beerclue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Well, tell that to my local traffic authorities. My wife basically has a subscription with them, we get home a monthly invoice for 30€ because she was driving 55-60 km/h in a 50 zone… Complete with a picture of her face and the car’s license plate :)
mortimer@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
“I am innocent” says every moron driving dangerously.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Maybe she should stop speeding?
Or learn where the cameras are?
angrystego@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The point was that at some places speed limits ARE enforced.
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
The point is that his wife should not be a potential killer.
beerclue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
55 in a 50? Killer?
beerclue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
If it only was that easy. I don’t know if 5km/h over the limit is “speeding”, she just doesn’t pay attention, and we’ve been having this discussion for years… I am trying to convince/teach her how to use the speed limiter, but she always forgets to enable that. And the cameras are not static around here. There are a couple static ones, but the vast majority are mobile. They look like small black boxes on wheels, like a power distribution point. Until you see the flash light :)
Naich@lemmings.world 5 weeks ago
Should she be driving if she’s that bad at it?
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
She must take the bus, your wife is dumb IF she ever exists.
beerclue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Okay buddy, simmer down.