To prosecute a case of speeding corroboration is required. Generally for the operator to say I saw (or heard) le Citreon travelling at a fast speed. Corroborated by the reading on the meter.

I would say the chances of you convincing the bench that officers did not have the first part of the offence are miniscule.

Bear in mind any fine at Court accompanied by CPS prosecution costs may well exceed any Conditional Offer.

Thats life.....................

dvd

I assume that your keyboard is similar to mine and that you meant C4 so I've edited accordingly. No worries - I make more typos than most.

Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry that we haven't been more positive but I think the posters above have been right to 'tell it as it is'. You could query it to start with, but don't take the challenge too far or, as DVD says, it can get expensive and still fail.

I notice in the FAQ Speeding Ticket Defences Check List that it states that the operator must form a prior opinion of speed in excess of the spped limit.

I was caught at the start of a downward hill going towards the camera. The photograph with the recorded speed is right at the top of the hill and therefore the operator could not have formed a prior opinion of excess speed as I would not have been in his/her line of sight until he/she activated the laser.

Do I have a right to fight on this defence, with this camera, and in this situation.

It is not strictly true that the operator must form a prior opinion, what the law requires is that his opinion of the speed must be corroborated. As he measured your speed with an LTI 20-20 his opinion was corroborated. While you always have a right to put forward a defence, the question is actually does it have any chance of success, and in this instance if you put forward a defence only of no prior opinion, the answer is no. Bear in mind that a conviction in court of 41 in a 30 puts you in the bracket of 4 to 6 points, 4 being the most likely, and the guideline for the CPS to request costs is £620, and a fixed penalty or course (if this was not in Scotland and you have not done one in the last 3 years) is the way to go.

Edited by Logician on 04/03/2015 at 16:53