Speed camera photo with another vehicle in it. Can I get off?

[grantnz]

We have some very good and dedicated police officers, this shit denigrates their good work! [SIZE="1

And they wonder why the public has no respect for them anymore.

[ac3_snow]

Does the photo have the date / time / speed stamp on it?

If it has a "-" (minus) in front of the speed, it refers to a vehicle travelling away from the camera.

Nice to see there is the odd piece of factual information that makes its way onto here!

[Virago]

And they wonder why the public has no respect for them anymore.

Are you authorised to speak on behalf of the public...?

[The Stranger:Me]

5 km/h over the limit?? That's right up there with drowning kittens in the orphanage's water supply!! (p/t!)

You ghastly animal, who would even think of doing such a thing? (p/t!)

[Rhys]

keep on writing they are most likely to give up

[Bassmatt]

From the "horse's mouth" ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...jectid=1843055

Horses mouth alright....
"But Auditor-General David Macdonald wants more people to be fined in line with the practice in Victoria, Australia, where 85 per cent of drivers caught by speed cameras are given tickets.

Are they still gonna claim its not about revenue gathering

[Swoop]

It seems rather strange that you had to write to them twice to get a copy of the photo.
Perhaps they were wondering if the fine should have been sent out in the first place?

Large radar return from car : smaller return from bike?

As Virago says, does the photo show a "-"?

[CookMySock]

Oh yeah, I'm going to dispute it. I've written 3 letters so far. My middle names aren't "Pedantic Prick" for nothing.

As soon as you start to negotiate with them, you inadvertently consent to get involved and for them to make some ruling about this.

Write CANCELLED on the fine and return it. Attend a hearing and tell them NO CONSENT in this jurisdiction.

[Banditbandit]

Contest it - if you can't read the number plate you can't be sure it's you and you can't accept guilt ...

Just don't tell us you've asked for legal aid ..

[C.Linnell]

Definitely contest on the grounds you can't see your plate number in the photo. It's just due diligence on your part.

I'm pretty sure you can't contest on the multiple vehicles point, because I think that applies only to two vehicles in the same direction. Opposing directions would be easy to differentiate.

Of course, you could argue that the car in the photo was reversing in his lane at 85kph...

[george formby]

I would be very keen on finding out if the car in the photo has been fined too.

[R-Soul]

Write to them and ask them to send a picture that is visible, as the current one does not prove a thing. They will have to go to the trouble of getting photo paper, printing it and sending it again.

Then send them another letter asking for another photo, but this time ask them to frame it...

And yes, the combined accruracy tolerances from both the speed detection unit, as well as the speedometer, could easily result in you subjectively having believed that you were not speeding.
Just because the cops declare eth hiolidays as revenue collection days, does not mean that the practical difficulties in doing so just dissappear. If they declared holidays as being 5km/hr less on the speed limit (i.e to 45km/hr + 10kph inaccuracy tolerance), then the would be fine, but they cannot just change tolerances.

Its all in the wording you see...

[R-Soul]

I also wonder if they have sent out notices of infringement to any other bikes that happen to have a similar license plate?

[ukusa]

Contest it - if you can't read the number plate you can't be sure it's you and you can't accept guilt ...

Just don't tell us you've asked for legal aid ..

how did they know where to post the ticket if the number plate can't be read?

[Maha]

how did they know where to post the ticket if the number plate can't be read?

Its a wonder its has taken this long for someone to pick up on that.