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Speeding and other criminal offences / 60 MPH on 50 MPH variable speed - camera right next to speed limit change
« on: January 12, 2025, 08:57:16 pm »
Hi
New member here.
I recieved a NIP from Northamptonshire police for driving on 60 MPH by a variable speed limit of 50 MPH. On the M1 between J15 & J15A (towards London).
I remember getting the flash on the motorway, however, the speed camera was RIGHT NEXT to the sign stating that the speed limit changes to 50 MPH. No previous sign stated this (i remember it)! I checked on google maps and this is indeed the only overhead gantry sign On the M1 between J15 & J15A.
I checked on national highways website; and they write:
To allow drivers to reduce their speed sensibly and safely, the police ensure a minimum time delay between any change to the variable speed limit displayed and the actual enforcement of that new speed limit.
(link: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/variable-speed-limits/#:~:text=When%20the%20speed%20limit%20changes).
So would anybody know, is this a genuine arguement - that the police did not comply with the standards, and enforcing the new lower limit right away by the overhead gantry sign of the first mention of the lowered limit? And if yes, would the police accept it as mitigation, or I'll have to go to court?
New member here.
I recieved a NIP from Northamptonshire police for driving on 60 MPH by a variable speed limit of 50 MPH. On the M1 between J15 & J15A (towards London).
I remember getting the flash on the motorway, however, the speed camera was RIGHT NEXT to the sign stating that the speed limit changes to 50 MPH. No previous sign stated this (i remember it)! I checked on google maps and this is indeed the only overhead gantry sign On the M1 between J15 & J15A.
I checked on national highways website; and they write:
To allow drivers to reduce their speed sensibly and safely, the police ensure a minimum time delay between any change to the variable speed limit displayed and the actual enforcement of that new speed limit.
(link: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/variable-speed-limits/#:~:text=When%20the%20speed%20limit%20changes).
So would anybody know, is this a genuine arguement - that the police did not comply with the standards, and enforcing the new lower limit right away by the overhead gantry sign of the first mention of the lowered limit? And if yes, would the police accept it as mitigation, or I'll have to go to court?