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I've received a speeding fine for doing 37mph in what the police are stating is a 30mph road. I was using my sat nav at the time and it clearly stated that it is a 40mph road. Also, when I entered the town on the same road, there are two large 40mph signs. The section of the road I have been accused of speeding on has also had a junction which has a 30mph sign as you enter it, why would that be there if the road is also 30mph?

Do I have a good enough case to appeal? I was ‘caught’ by a police traffic van parked in a lay-by.
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Quote from: lcmk on July 14, 2024, 12:34:29 pm
I've received a speeding fine for doing 37mph in what the police are stating is a 30mph road. I was using my sat nav at the time and it clearly stated that it is a 40mph road. Also, when I entered the town on the same road, there are two large 40mph signs. The section of the road I have been accused of speeding on has also had a junction which has a 30mph sign as you enter it, why would that be there if the road is also 30mph?

Do I have a good enough case to appeal? I was ‘caught’ by a police traffic van parked in a lay-by.
What do you mean by a "ticket"? If it's a NIP, then you must respond naming yourself as the driver: there's nothing to appeal at this stage.

Can you post a Google Maps link to the location, please? If the signs are indeed wrong, then you have a case. What your satnav said is utterly irrelevant.
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We really need a link to Google Streetview to understand what you are saying, but it sounds as though you were on a 40mph road that crossed a 30mph road, in which case the 40mph limit would very likely drop to 30mph over the junction, and the police van was monitoring the junction because of awareness that many drivers do not observe that speed reduction.
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Quote from: lcmk on July 14, 2024, 12:34:29 pm
... The section of the road I have been accused of speeding on has also had a junction which has a 30mph sign as you enter it,...

Not clear what you mean.

Do you mean that at the junction you passed a 30mph sign on the road you were on, or do you mean that the 30mph sign was on the other road that your road was crossing?  You need to provide a link to Google maps street view of the location you were nabbed

You should never rely on sat nav to tell you what the limit is.  You need to use your eyes and be on the lookout for signs.
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