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This thread has certainly thrown up some interesting and worrying stuff. Too late for the OP I know but maybe the moral of the story is to make sure that you have some unique marker (e.g. an unusual decal) next to the number plate so as to minimise the risk should someone decide to clone your registration number?
Last edited by Barry Dragon; 10-05-17 at 08:35.
Strange that a driver with an impeccable record wasn't offered a speed awareness course too for such small margins over the limit
But the date it was posted is the key. I knew a musician that used to write for bigger artist and he sent his music to himself recorded delivery so any disputes to the ownership of the music he had the date it was posted and a recording/sheet music inside the envelope.
Felt i was missing out on the biggest thread so wanted to contribute something
I can't see it matters what registration plates you have. Anyone can do that, have 2 sets of number plates. It takes 2 minutes to change them. Or even a couple of stickers on the plate. That won't get the poor bloke off the 'charge'.
Well I have just returned home to find the photograph of the second offence waiting for me.
This time the picture is of the back of my car, same as before showing my registration number but the car pictured does not have a tow bar & mine was purchased with a tow bar fitted.
I have just contacted the dealer who is willing to confirm that my car was supplied with a tow bar fitted so I will be sending off a letter to the relevant Police force with a picture of the rear of my car showing the tow bar, no details filled in on the fine paperwork & a covering letter explaining that the car they have photographed is not mine.
Just had a horrible thought...
Check the serial number inside the engine compartment to make sure it's not YOUR car that is the clone.
TBH I am not opening a 3rd email account just because the safety camera unit are making things awkward.
Since my last post I have spoken to 101 who have involved the police.
I have been told to expect contact from the police within 24 hours.
I have been told by 101 to write to the safety camera unit again informing them that the police are now involved & to put the prosecution on hold whilst the police investigate.
They have given me a reference number to quote to the safety camera unit & have told me on no account to send back the notice of intended prosecution.
Looks like several more visits to the local post office to send off recorded delivery letters.
I am still expecting problems based on everything I have read online, such as being told that I could easily have removed the tow bar, that the cameras are not designed to pick out anything other than the digits/letters on the number plate etc.
At the end of the day though I have a number of different things, albeit individually small, that mount up to fair argument IMHO that the car being photographed is not mine.
The crunch will come if the safety camera units refuse to accept my reasons for the car not being mine & proceed with prosecuting me in court.
Interesting developments.Keep fighting this.
How much did the camera pick out in your case? If there was a distinctive decal just to one side of the reg plate would it have picked it out? Just asking, because your dilemma has prompted me to try the decal idea.
It is absurd that anyone would try to argue that you may have removed the tow bar before the alleged speeding took place and then put it back on afterwards! It's not exactly a 5 minute job and why would you do that?