No Speed Limits on Scottish Motorways?

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Sat 26 Apr 2008 09:38
No Speed Limits on Scottish Motorways? - Falkirk Bairn
Challenge by "Robbie the Pict against"
1) Speed Limits on Scotttish Motorways
2) Legality of Speed Cameras & Guns in Scotland

Please see attached "non clickable) link to "The Herald"

theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.2227552.0.Speed_traps_in_the
_dock_as_judges_to_rule_on_legality_of_cameras.php


It may sound pie in the Sky but Robbie the Pict challenged the Skye Bridge Tolls as being illegal on points of law and although technically "he did not win" the Scottish Govt withdrew the tolls and paid off the Bank of America that funded the original build cost.

It is not just the refunds of fines that might cost BIG MONEY but the financial losses could be claimed by people who lost their licence / job due to speeding convictions that were not valid.

So it may be that Scotland has no Petrol & Diesel due to the Refinery strike as we speak but NO Legally enforceable Motorway Speed Limits or Cameras / Laser Guns (until legislation is changed).
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Sat 26 Apr 2008 14:49
No Speed Limits on Scottish Motorways? - Grahamy
Go Robbie!
There have been too many questions over the accuracy of these speed guns.
If only one person lost their licence due to their inaccuracy, it is one too many. I believe this has been contested on a number of occasions and the equipment proven to be incorrect.
It is about time a stand was made.
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Sat 26 Apr 2008 17:05
No Speed Limits on Scottish Motorways? - Sofa Spud
This man presumably only speaks for the Pictish elements of the Scots ancestry and not those who consider themselves to be Celtic Gaels or Vikings. If motorway speed limits in scotland are not legal, then presumably all other traffic regulations would be the same.
So in essence there would be no rules of the road on Scotland's highways.

He'll be wanting Scotland to drive on the right next!

Edited by Sofa Spud on 26/04/2008 at 17:09

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Sat 26 Apr 2008 17:15
No Speed Limits on Scottish Motorways? - Sofa Spud
Meanwhile, Cornish nationalists have established that Cornwall has never officially been incorporated into England by any Act of Union or decree. Does that mean we can do 90 mph across Bodmin Moor?
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Sun 27 Apr 2008 09:02
No Speed Limits on Scottish Motorways? - Dwight Van Driver
Police equipment and technology Speed cameras The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Section 20, states that safety cameras used to enforce compliance with speed limits must be 'type approved' by the Secretary of State before evidence from them can be used in court.

Type approval process - the type approval process provides a public assurance of the equipment?s accuracy and reliability.

The process for acquiring Home Office Type Approval has two parts:

an ACPO TET (Association of Chief Police Officers Traffic Enforcement Technology Sub-Committee) part followed by

a Home Office part
.
What the Type Approval consists of can be seen at:
www.tinyurl.com./45dcpl {link corrected}

At the end of the process a formal agreement is made between the manufacturer and the Home Office and a type Approval Order issued. Details of are on the Home Office Police website.

www.tinyurl.com/68yqbs

He states that the LT 20 - 20 is not listed - it is along with 3 type Gatso's. I would suspect that there will others that have not been updated (21)?

From this and the implications a success would mean I cannot see him succeeding.

dvd

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 27/04/2008 at 20:47

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