Hi All,
I've just received a NIP this morning. Alleged offence is speeding, 79 mph recorded by automatic camera device on a dual carriageway (speed limit 70 mph). It seems to be an average speed check on a 3.2-mile stretch of the A1 in Lincolnshire. The irony is that I'd just finished my first Speed Awareness Course this morning when I found the letter in my post!
I've emailed the police force asking for any photos that would help me to identify the driver as other people use the car. Let's see what they come back with.
I also tried to check the camera calibration certificates, but they appear to be missing from their webpage (
https://www.lincs.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/road/l/camera-information/). None are listed for the A1 and cameras S005 and S006 are missing. Looking at the maps of cameras in Lincolnshire (
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1oEHbCaCOT07Fkh35R-ESIyU2FJRle-w&ll=52.81139833371472%2C-0.44694131710394824&z=12), it seems that S005 may have been the camera used. The location on the NIP is listed as "A1 - Colsterworth to, Great Ponton", which seems to match S005.
I've emailed the police force to ask for the calibration certificates for S005 or whichever camera was used. Do they have to provide me / the driver with these? If they don't provide me with any, when their policy appears to be to provide them to the public via that webpage, could that work in favour of the driver in some way?
Lastly, the photos they've provided don't have any times, speeds, locations etc, which seems strange to me:
Is the lack of information on the photos something that could use to the driver's benefit? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
