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50mph in a 40mph incoming to Camera, Vehicle exiting and no
secondary lines on my carriagway
DIR By: Snee1972
Date: August 24, 2026, 1:05 pm
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Hi,
I am new here so please shoot me down if I have got this wrong I
am happy to learn.
I have got a ticket from a camera in Somerset on the A38 the NIP
say 50mph in a 40mph, this is not a new speed camera and I
frequently drive past it so either a momentary lapse or a fault
on the camera, Other people locally on facebook are reporting
similar issues and wondered there genuinely could be an issue.
Teh calibration certificate for the camera shows a difference in
secondary Check Distance Specified 10.2m Distance Measured
9.83m. The Camera is a Sentio Shield, which I understand does
not require lines on the road however Avon and Somerset
guidelines seem to state they rely on sensors or road markings
for secondary checks, so wondering if this calibration
difference could be significant.
Also in the image form the VIP My car approaching the camera is
almost side by side to a vehicle driving away from the camera,
there are road markings on the side driving away but not on the
approaching side.
Just wondering id two vehicles side by side, lack of markings or
calibration differences in anyway amount to a defence?
Thanks in Advance
#Post#: 128730--------------------------------------------------
Re: 50mph in a 40mph incoming to Camera, Vehicle exiting and no
secondary lines on my carriagway
DIR By: NewJudge
Date: August 24, 2026, 2:13 pm
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Probably not.
But the bottom line is that the device is assumed to be reliable
and accurate unless the contrary can be proved. The burden to
provide that proof rests with you.
It is unlikely that you will be able to present an argument
which has a chance of success without expert help. You will have
to pay for that and if you are unsuccessful, you will have to
pay for the prosecution’s expert, who they will almost certainly
hire to counter yours.
Depends if you want to risk a bill of a least £1,000 (and
possibly much more, plus your own costs) against a certain £100
for a course or fixed penalty.
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