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#Post#: 103143--------------------------------------------------
Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: nivby Date: December 19, 2025, 3:33 am
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I was caught by a speeding camera on the two lanes highway
connecting M11 to North Circular Road A406 - was driving 58 mph
in a 50 zone.
It was 5:00 AM with clear visibility, no traffic and no person
can cross this road on foot - it is an elevated two lanes one
way elevated road.
It seems there is no danger in driving at this speed then, but
the camera is operating 24/7 regardless of traffic and time.
Can this speeding ticket be challenged in court?
Thanks in adavnace
Niv Ben-Yehuda
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: Southpaw82 Date: December 19, 2025, 3:41 am
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Not on the basis that you simply don’t agree with the limit, no.
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: nivby Date: December 19, 2025, 3:45 am
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Thanks - let me hear your advice anyway - thanks in advance.
Niv
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: FuzzyDuck Date: December 19, 2025, 3:56 am
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Our general advice would be to name yourself as the driver and
then accept the offer of a speed awareness course or fixed
penalty.
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: nivby Date: December 19, 2025, 4:03 am
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I already have 6 points so accepting this will bring me to 9 -
dangerous zone
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: BertB Date: December 19, 2025, 4:16 am
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Have you completed a speed awareness course in the last 3 years?
Edit to add.
[quote author=FuzzyDuck link=topic=9217.msg103149#msg103149
date=1766138211]
Our general advice would be to name yourself as the driver and
then accept the offer of a speed awareness course or fixed
penalty.
[/quote]
[quote author=nivby link=topic=9217.msg103152#msg103152
date=1766138606]
I already have 6 points so accepting this will bring me to 9 -
dangerous zone
[/quote]
The naming of a driver is not optional regardless of how many
points you have. Failure to do so will see you prosecuted for
failure to furnish driver details which if convicted carries 6
points which will then see you potentially banned as a 'totter'.
When was the conviction date for the other points?
#Post#: 103166--------------------------------------------------
Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: JRHartley Date: December 19, 2025, 5:18 am
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[quote author=BertB link=topic=9217.msg103155#msg103155
date=1766139410]
[quote author=nivby link=topic=9217.msg103152#msg103152
date=1766138606]
I already have 6 points so accepting this will bring me to 9 -
dangerous zone
[/quote]
When was the conviction date for the other points?
[/quote]
When the OP mentions "dangerous zone", I think he's referring to
the fact that if he ends up with 9 points, he would be in danger
of totting in future. I don't think he's referring to a DD40,
DD60 or DD80 endorsement. So surely it would be the offence
dates that matter, not the conviction dates.
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: nivby Date: December 19, 2025, 5:20 am
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I did name myself as the driver. I have no option for driving
awareness. Just to accept penalty and points or challenge in
court.
3 points will expire October next year so I will have 9 till
then. If I get another 3 points I will lose my licence for 6
months
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: Southpaw82 Date: December 19, 2025, 5:23 am
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I think that’s what is known as a “you problem”.
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Re: Speeding Ticket on Highway at 5:00 in the morning
By: FuzzyDuck Date: December 19, 2025, 5:29 am
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[quote author=nivby link=topic=9217.msg103168#msg103168
date=1766143253]
I did name myself as the driver. I have no option for driving
awareness. Just to accept penalty and points or challenge in
court.
3 points will expire October next year so I will have 9 till
then. If I get another 3 points I will lose my licence for 6
months
[/quote]
Either accept the 3 points or take it to court and plead not
guilty. However nothing you have said suggests any viable
defence.
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