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Must be outdated. Apologies for wasting everyone's valuable time.

My inclination is just to accept the fine and points but Traffic signs manual chapter 8 part 1 pg.29 states that the signs for the start of the temporary speed limit change must be meet a certain size criteria to be enforceable. In this case it was meant to be 1200mm in diameter for a dual carriageway of 50mph.Most importantly directly following this information in the manual is a statement that 'The police can only enforce speed limits where the speed limit signs are correctly placed and conform to the requirements of the Regulations.' Is this true or are these just guidelines?The signs have since been replaced with 1200mm and moved further up the road.

Thanks for the replies. I didn't see the signs, they were just off a heavily congested roundabout. They were 75cm at the time, I have some photographic and video evidence of this.

Hi, I have a further question relating to this post. I am currently awaiting a summons. A great many people were caught speeding in this temporary 30 zone and it has been brought to my attention that the terminal signs were too small initially (for about 2 months actually). They were supposed to be 1.2m and were actually 75cm ( like many others I didn't see them). The road is dual carriageway with a 50mph limit normally. Presumably if I wanted to contest the prosecution I would need to plead not guilty and go to court? If I pleaded guilty and put this in my mitigation what would a likely outcome be? Thanks for your attention.

Thanks for your time and knowledge.

Hi,I received a NIP recently. I was clocked at 50 in a temporary 30 zone (roadworks further along, normally 50 limit).I was probably only at that speed for a few seconds whilst overtaking,was doing 35 when I spotted the police van.I'm wondering how likely a summons is? Some people say 49mph is the upper limit for a chance of a fixed penalty notice, some say 50.I've been driving for 40 years without penalty ( which I don't think makes any difference sadly)