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Hi guys,

I was sent an NIP for the average speed of 51mph in a 40 but upon looking at the evidence, the website has just provided pictures but no camera calibration certificate.

How do I go about requesting one and could this help me to provide any defence?

Hi Newjudge thanks for your response. Just to update & to help anyone ever in the same situation.

I emailed the police directly stating that I wish to raise a critical concern regarding the validity of the allegation. Due to the fact that the camera had not been validated within a year, it could not accurately measure my speed.

I quoted the annual calibration requirement stipulated in Section 2.1 of 'A Guide to Calibration Requirements for Traffic Enforcement Equipment' which states "that traffic enforcement devices undergo a complete calibration process annually, with any intervening maintenance followed by rigorous functional checks to affirm the device's accuracy" & asked if they could review the allegation, and in light of fairness & justice reconsider and ultimately dismiss the offence.

They responded back within a week and cancelled the speeding offence based on a device error.

Hi Bert, I just went fishing tbh as I had nothing to lose. Basically I had 2 different speeding offences at the time & one included a certificate & this one didn't. So I found that strange. I then requested the certificate from the police and after checking saw it was out of date.

However, I did come across other advice online saying that you actually can email the police directly if the certificate is out of date & it is up to them whether they cancel it or not based on that.

Maybe I got lucky who knows but I'm sure there are guidelines for speed equipment for a reason. If those guidelines haven't been followed then how is it fair to then charge someone when the evidence may not be 100% correct? It therefore puts the evidence into question.

If necessary I can leave a draft of what I emailed to help others in future