speeding

[natboult]

Do you need to be driving towards a mobile camera van to get caught. I came across one the other day but it's view was obstructed by a huge lorry. I did not see the camera van until I had passed it. The view was in my rear view mirror and all the hatches were closed.

Am I safe this time?

[natboult]

Hey I was only just over the speed limit and not driving erratically.

[up4it]

Ignore TITjam - he is a known idiot on here who does nothing other than post insulting comments, some people should really get a life!!!

Anyway simple answer is that if you do not receive anything through the post within 15 days then you have got away with it. The police need to post the NIP within 14 days of the offense.

To put your mind at rest you probably have got away with it providing the lorry was blocking their view of you

The police mainly set up speed traps to catch motorists coming towards them (hatches open or closed is irrelevant) however it is still legal to catch motorist from the rear but unusual.

I would have thought they had it set up to catch you from the front but due to the lorry blocking the line of sight to you they would not have got a reading and instead of quickly turning round to get you they would just concentrate on the next motorist coming down the road

[natboult]

I kinda figured that person was a bit of a ****. lol
I feel a bit better now, although there are no guarantees in life. I guess the only real way to know is too wait and see what comes in the post over the next couple of weeks.

Really was a sneaky ****** though. Right gehind a hedge as well as being at the end of a big lorry.

Fingers crossed hey!

[New Judge]

Just to add a little to the info usefully provided by up4it:

The fixed penalty office has to post a NIP so that in normal circumstances it will arrive at the registered keeper's address within 14 days of the offence (day 1 being the day of the offence).

However, if it does not arrive within this time a prosecution is not out of the question, but it will be up to the FPO to show the court that they took all reasonable steps to ensure the notice arrived in time. A prosecution is not automatically ruled out if, say, the notice was delayed in the post.

The absolute limit for prosecuting speeding offences is six months.

[Rowieloon]

But the real question is - were you speeding?

[natboult]

Enough to be concerned!

[natboult]

You really do need to get a life.