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From: Peter on 20 Jul 2006 05:30

I've been reading information on several Web sites from someone who claims
to eliminate speeding tickets. One such site is beatspeedingticket.co.uk,
although the same individual has other sites, showing the name Dan Strauss.

Does anyone here have experience of the process mentioned, which he claims
is based on template letters? Is it a con?

I'm trying to decide what to do at the moment because I was recently sent a
notice of intended prosecution for an offence which I know I didn't commit
but which I know isn't worth the expense of legal representation, given that
accepting the offence will cost only 60.

I have a clean driving record and always stick to the speed limit. I have
requested photographic evidence and they've sent me one picture, showing my
vehicle with a recorded speed of 39mph. I don't have enough experience to
interpret the picture, but I know there is an error somewhere.

I've heard that Magistrates tend to side with the police and I wouldn't know
how best to argue my case in court.

Thanks



From: vw-lover on 20 Jul 2006 06:02

"Peter" <fjsfsjfsd(a)1123jnvnvnvnvn.com> wrote in message
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>
> I've been reading information on several Web sites from someone who claims
> to eliminate speeding tickets. One such site is beatspeedingticket.co.uk,
> although the same individual has other sites, showing the name Dan
> Strauss.
>
> Does anyone here have experience of the process mentioned, which he claims
> is based on template letters? Is it a con?
>
> I'm trying to decide what to do at the moment because I was recently sent
> a
> notice of intended prosecution for an offence which I know I didn't commit
> but which I know isn't worth the expense of legal representation, given
> that
> accepting the offence will cost only 60.
>
> I have a clean driving record and always stick to the speed limit. I have
> requested photographic evidence and they've sent me one picture, showing
> my
> vehicle with a recorded speed of 39mph. I don't have enough experience to
> interpret the picture, but I know there is an error somewhere.
>
> I've heard that Magistrates tend to side with the police and I wouldn't
> know
> how best to argue my case in court.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

Is the picture from the front or rear of the vehicle? Does the picture
CLEARLY show the driver? If the picture is from the rear or the picture is
not clear who the driver is, write backing saying you are not sure who was
driving your car that day. You and your wife/friend made several trips
around that time, with each of you driving. If they cannot 100% identify
the driver, they cannot assign points to that individual. You will still
have to pay the 60 but will you will not get the points.


From: -=D@n=- on 20 Jul 2006 06:04
Peter wrote:
> I've been reading information on several Web sites from someone who
> claims to eliminate speeding tickets. One such site is
> beatspeedingticket.co.uk, although the same individual has other
> sites, showing the name Dan Strauss.
>
> Does anyone here have experience of the process mentioned, which he
> claims is based on template letters? Is it a con?
>
> I'm trying to decide what to do at the moment because I was recently
> sent a notice of intended prosecution for an offence which I know I
> didn't commit but which I know isn't worth the expense of legal
> representation, given that accepting the offence will cost only 60.
>
> I have a clean driving record and always stick to the speed limit. I
> have requested photographic evidence and they've sent me one picture,
> showing my vehicle with a recorded speed of 39mph. I don't have
> enough experience to interpret the picture, but I know there is an
> error somewhere.
>
> I've heard that Magistrates tend to side with the police and I
> wouldn't know how best to argue my case in court.
>
> Thanks

Peter

I'm in the same situation as you, I have my NIP here on my desk ready to do
something with. Unlike you though, I'm pretty sure I *was* speeding at the
time. Saying that, I'm going to have a read on www.pepipoo.com to see what I
can do. I suggest you do the same.

--
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one
else can see.


From: Peter on 20 Jul 2006 06:17
> Is the picture from the front or rear of the vehicle? Does the picture
> CLEARLY show the driver?

Thanks very much for the reply. The picture's from the front at a very long
distance and you can't see who's driving, because the sun is reflecting off
the windscreen.

My wife doesn't drive, so I don't think it would be wise for me to say that
it was her driving :-)

What actually happened was that because I had just moved house, the
correspondence went to my old address and was forwarded to me. I then
filled in the correct address and sent it back to them as indicated.

However, they've interpreted this as an admission that I was driving, even
though I didn't tick the relevant box. Simply returning the form with my
new address has signalled my admission.

I don't know if this affects the outcome, but I didn't tick the box.


From: Peter on 20 Jul 2006 06:20
> I'm in the same situation as you, I have my NIP here on my desk ready to
do
> something with. Unlike you though, I'm pretty sure I *was* speeding at the
> time. Saying that, I'm going to have a read on www.pepipoo.com to see what
I
> can do. I suggest you do the same.

I've been looking at the site already, thanks. I don't know if the idea
they suggest is defunct now, as I couldn't find any recent postings on the
forum. Perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough.


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