Caught in a bus lane again

[tgabber]

Arrghhhh!

The thing that originally brought me to these forums has happened again. Once more I've committed the henious crime of riding my motorbike in a bus lane and from the look of the piccys it might even be the very same camera.

However after my success in challenging my speed camera ticket (the offence timed out this week without a prosecution) I'm not just going to pay up meekly this time but intend to challenge the system at every turn.

It may well end up costing me more in the end, but I'm totally fed up with this, especially given that some bus lanes in London now permit bikes anyway.
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[Bendy]

Happy Birthday

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[The#Doctor#]

You definately should i got fined for going in a bus lane although i was only in it for a second when filtering through the middle of traffic, which really pissed me off!! Post to let us know how you get on,

btw how did you go about getting a off a speeding ticket

[lilredmachine]

He said he challenged it until the time limit on it expired.
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[MattEMulsion]

Well done for getting off the speeding charge. If you don't mind me asking how long did it take for them to send you the original pictures? I ask because it was only late november that we were discussing this particular speeding charge.
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[veeeffarr]

Next time you get flashed by a camera, ask for a calibration certificate for the camera... Will get binned straight away.

[McJamweasel]

Sorry to go off on a tangent slightly, but is the general gist of the PACE letter "yes, it was me but because you didnt caution me you cant use this confession to prosecute me"?
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Don't want to sound like I'm having a go, because I'm not, but if you've been caught riding in that bus lane before, at the same place, by the same camera, why did you do it again? I ride in bus lanes, but only where I know there are no cameras.

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[The#Doctor#]

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[MattEMulsion]

I think you will find that if the camera has the appropriate calibration certificate you will find that do not have to produce it until you go before the court.

So if you request to see it and they don't have one then they will not proceed with the prosecution. But if they do have one and you still continue to play russian roulette questioning whether the camera was properly calibrated you will end up before the judge. And when you look an idiot in court because they have played everything by the book, whilst you tried to get off the charge, you will end up with more points and a larger fine from the judge instead of accepting the 3 points and £60 fine you would have if you had accepted the speeding charge in the first place.

I'm not saying don't try to get away with it and if you are 100% confident they are wrong then you should dispute it right to the end, but if they have got you bang to rights don't be an idiot, draw a line somewhere and accept the minimum punishment.
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[White Noise]

Binge have you got any legal documents to back that up?
would like to see it in the cold letters of the law
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[tokarev]

This may be a tiny bit off the topic, but what are those vans in london that have the congestion charge sign on them and also have a camera sticking out the top?? Are they to enforce congesion charging or do they also catch you for speeding.

They seem to be parked where you don't notice them untill the last second

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