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Hi everyone.

I just received a NIP alleging I was driving 80 on a dual carriageway. I went to check the evidence as I remember potentially being a bit over the 70 limit for a moment and then reducing my speed.

What I noticed was that the first picture shows a long distance picture of a car which looks similar to mine but the number plate isn't legible going at 80mph with a timestamp of 12:26:05 and D=0352.7m. The second picture has my actual car (number plate is legible) in a different lane to the car in the first picture going at 64mph with a timestamp of 12:26:14 and D=0079.4m.

I assume D is distance, so I calculated that the distance between the 2 pictures is 273.3m and that there is a difference of 9 seconds so the average speed over that 9 seconds is approximately 30.37 m per second which is roughly 109.32 km per hour or 67.9283 mph.

If I assume that the first picture is indeed my car, don't these calculations prove or at least reasonably suggest that I was in fact driving at below the 70 speed limit? Is this a reasonable defence?

Many thanks for any comments or suggestions!

Without the pictures or knowing what sort of camera was involved it's impossible for us to say.  (Or at least give the location)

However, using such time over distance calculations where an instantaneous capture method was employed is generally fruitless.

Thanks, the calibration certificate says the camera is a Kustom LaserCam 4 Speed Meter and it was on the A11 around Red Lodge, Suffolk.

Quote from: JustLoveCars on Yesterday at 04:26:38 pm

Without the pictures or knowing what sort of camera was involved it's impossible for us to say.  (Or at least give the location)

However, using such time over distance calculations where an instantaneous capture method was employed is generally fruitless.

Thanks, the calibration certificate says the camera is a Kustom LaserCam 4 Speed Meter and it was on the A11 around Red Lodge, Suffolk.

...then your time over distance calculations won't provide a defence.

Your speed was measured virtually instantaneously (Around 1/3s) - that peak/measured speed is all that matters.

Do you know if that camera records video footage and can I request it as evidence?

Yes it does.  Short of rejecting all out of court offers (Course/Fixed Penalty) they are unlikely supply any such footage.  (Then you are subject to court sentencing if convicted)