Speed Camera - Have I Been Caught?
Posted by: Lee Brindley on 31 July 2006
Hey
Got a speed camera notice through the post. Remember the incident well - 2 lane road, Marina Drive in Brighton.
I was in X5 driving quite slowly in outside lane looking to park in a space on oncoming side (on sea front) - other car zooms past at speed, in inside lane as im dawdling looking to park.
Speed camera flashes and I get the letter!
No way i was doing over 30 - clearly he was. I asked for photographic evidence - they sent me the pic that shows me in the chevroned/lined section right infront of the speed camera, with car on left of me just after the lines.
Am I right in saying that the car has to pass the lines , then the picture is taken, as it is the lines that measure the ACTUAL SPEED, which would make sense as the car in left hand lane was just ahead of them.
I was doing nowhere near 30 MPH, and was right in the middle of the lines anyway!
Anyone know how these things work and what my course of action should be?
Regards
Lee
Got a speed camera notice through the post. Remember the incident well - 2 lane road, Marina Drive in Brighton.
I was in X5 driving quite slowly in outside lane looking to park in a space on oncoming side (on sea front) - other car zooms past at speed, in inside lane as im dawdling looking to park.
Speed camera flashes and I get the letter!
No way i was doing over 30 - clearly he was. I asked for photographic evidence - they sent me the pic that shows me in the chevroned/lined section right infront of the speed camera, with car on left of me just after the lines.
Am I right in saying that the car has to pass the lines , then the picture is taken, as it is the lines that measure the ACTUAL SPEED, which would make sense as the car in left hand lane was just ahead of them.
I was doing nowhere near 30 MPH, and was right in the middle of the lines anyway!
Anyone know how these things work and what my course of action should be?
Regards
Lee