MOT / speedo

[harleybobs]

HI can anyone help with this, If you where caught speeding say doing 50 in a 30 zone and your speedo said you where doing 30 and you later found out that the speedo was wrong would you still get the fine/points ? because the checking of a speedo is not a MOT requirement and its not something you could check yourself unlike other requirements of the MOT, this is a hyperthetical question but its just doin my head in and I thought someone would know the answer.

Many thanks

[meglet]

Yep, you'd get done. Otherwise everyone would try that excuse! And, hyperthetically of course, anyone who couldn't tell the difference between 50 and 30 shouldn't be allowed to drive full stop!

[Ethel]

My speedometer was not working, so I didn't realise what speed I was travelling at.
This does not affect the notice of intended prosecution and implies an additional offence of having a faulty speedometer in a vehicle being driven on the public highway

http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/CityPolice/A dvice/TrafficTravel/roadcameras.htm#p

[rojash]

My friend got away with it - he was prosecuted for having a faulty speedo which did not carry any penalty points.

[harleybobs]

Thank you for your answers.

[david1702198]

you would have to prove that the speedo was incorrectly or had a problem with its calibration.