Speed Camera

[AppleJoe]

Just a quick question:
If you get done by a speed camera, why can you not just say it wasn't you riding it? In other words it got nicked, someone went for a hoon, got flashed, then you found it later that day (or something like that).

Or is the burden of proof on you, to prove you weren't riding it (which would be hard).

Cheers
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[Kal]

Burden of proof is on you.

Have heard of people who's car have been ringed getting done despite being at the other end of the country at the time of the offence.

The speeding laws are shit.

In the case you just mentioned then you would have had to report it to the Police prior to the speeding offence being committed for it to serve as a defence.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

They can also fine you and put you inside for trying to pervert the course of justice. If it wasn't you and you can't/won't say who it is they can also fine you.
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[Blau Zedong]

Especially with the bastardising of the laws last year, basically you do not have the right to remain silent, i.e. you are expected to know who was operating the vehicle at the time. I'd suggest simply claiming to not remember wouldn't be much of a defence these days. Sucks I know but that's how it is.
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[AppleJoe]

Oh well, just a thought . Thanks for the replies
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[Kal]

[iooi]

[Kal]

iooi do you keep a logbook of with the times of who was driving/riding your vehicles every day?

If not how can you say with any certainty after a couple of weeks, who was in control of a vehicle at any given point?
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[.Chris.]

I'd have thought the cops are pretty wise to vehicles mysteriously being reported stolen shortly after being flashed. As Big_Ham says, they will absolutely nail you if you get caught doing this.

Same goes for point swapping - if it's between husband and wife or whatever then it's unlikely to be noticed (and is much easier just to claim it was a genuine mistake), whereas if it's suspicious they sometimes check insurance records, etc, to see if it fits. I remember something in the news about this guy who was jailed for trying to claim his 90-odd year old granny was driving his BMW at high speed on a motorway at 3am.

I wonder what the punishment is for refusing to name the driver or claiming you can't remember? If it's 3 points and £60 then it could be advantageous if the speed you're accused of is very high.

An absolutely shameful law and situation imo.
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[Kal]