speeding offences
Speeding offences in the UK range from minor to major offences.
To know more about the speeding law in the UK, speak to one of our
specialist solicitors today.
Speeding offences in the UK are captured by speed cameras,
laser guns and unmarked police cars and a single conviction for a
speeding offence can lose you your licence. To know more
about the speeding law in the UK, speak to one of our specialist
solicitors today. On the face of it, the evidence against you
may seem compelling and that the obvious choice is to plead
guilty. That is not always right. In what might seem to
be watertight cases, our speeding law solicitors have made
successful challenges and seen clients acquitted of a speeding
offence for a variety of reasons.
speeding penalties
Speeding offences penalties are a maximum fine of £2,500
(otherwise it is £1,000) for an offence on the motorway; three
- six penalty points or a driving disqualification.
speeding case studies
client acquitted of alleged speeding offence in
Bedfordshire
J consulted Philip Somarakis with regard to an allegation of
speeding pending before Bedford Magistrates Court. The prosecution
had been brought by Bedfordshire Police. J was alleged to have
contravened a 30 mph speed limit on a restricted road. The alleged
offence had been detected by a fixed speed camera. The request for
driver details issued to J by the police although purporting to be
issued on behalf of the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police did
not specify the name of a sender or the capacity in which the
sender was acting. J pleaded not guilty on the basis that the
request for driver details was unlawful and defective. At trial J
was represented by Barry Culshaw of the Motoring Offences team. J
was acquitted of the alleged speeding offence the District Judge
having ruled that the request for driver details was unlawful in
that there was no evidence before the court that the person who
actually sent the notice out was duly authorised to act in this
capacity on behalf of the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire. An order
for costs was made in J's favour.
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