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  1. I don't know what the limit was as there was no signage before so I don't think they have changed the limit but I will check. It is largely a rural road and a long one and there are speed limits on it ranging from 30-40-50-national speed limit. I can only assume that the speed limit in this part of it where there are some houses, was 30 and still is. Thanks for your post.
  2. You presume you know how I feel. I'm not angry and it matters not to me what you do for a living. I happen to disagree with the inconsistency surrounding the issuing of points, fines and bans under certain circumstances. Like I've said, I'm not denying my behaviour but I did not wake up one day and decide I'm going to risk my life and potentially that of others in a speeding frenzy.
  3. Thank you for both of your responses. 5 points and a fine for killing two horses? Wow. And yet I face a ban? I agree, that doesn't seem fair at all to me. A person I know was recently charged with drink driving. He got 9 points and a £1300 fine. No ban. Again, I face a ban. This just seems so unfair despite the fact I'm not denying it.
  4. Thank you for your response. I can only hope that I am not banned from driving as this will be disastrous for me.
  5. Hi BazzaS, sorry it was mch1991's post that I found unhelpful. Not yours. Thank you for your response. Today I have received the first 'request for driver information' notification but only for the office committed on 19/09 not 17/09 or 18/09 or any of the others. I guess the others will come?
  6. Thank you for your reply to my post. I'm not sure what you mean though. the signage was put up AFTER the speed trap started hence the reason I didn't know the cameras had been installed. I know its no excuse and apparently I've been told that no signage is not a good enough defence either. I face a 6 month ban which will be hell but I'll just have to suck it up. Only been driving that route since May this year. I thought it was a 40 zone. Thank you for your reply and advice. I know I face a ban. Your post is not helpful and bordering rude. I am not denying that I was speeding. It's how I feel given that I face a ban for not realising I was doing something wrong. If I had been pulled by an officer the first time, I would have altered my behaviour, not gone back and committed the same offence another 5 times. This is my frustration with this particular system where no warning was given that it was there. It is clearly designed to trap not educate and I happen to believe that education and engagement is a far better way of altering behaviour than entrapment.
  7. Hi, I am worried to death. Last Thursday 27 September 2018, I became aware that I had not one, but three Notices of Prosecution (NoP) against me for speeding in the same location. They are all SP30s from consecutive days, i.e. 17, 18 and 19 September. Naturally I was shocked and confused by this as I had not seen a camera flash or any police speed van in the area and wasn't aware I was doing anything wrong, just going about my normal everyday commute to the office in line with the regular traffic flow. I went and looked for the camera on the road in question but couldn't see one. I was really confused by this. I then received another two NoPs on Tuesday 2 October, this time for offences on 21 and 22 September. I was completely and utterly devastated by this. The following day, I received yet another for the 22 September at a different time. On this day (Saturday) I had been at work helping to run an event so I had been caught speeding both going and coming home too. This is now becoming a joke. Not only that, because I only became aware on 27 September, I am likely to receive more NoPs for 24, 25 and 26 September so I am expecting more to come. I could have the potential for 12 NoPs against me. I use a company vehicle, have zero points on my licence (which I pride myself on) and now face a total ban, and god knows how much in fines. Having now looked into this more, I now realise that a new camera system has been installed on the road in question on a trial basis, apparently it was activated on the 10 September. It is an average speed system; two cameras high up on top of lampposts which I simply didn't see. There was no warning signs, but since then signs have now been put up. There was plenty of warning in local newspapers and on the web but as I don't live in the local area, I live in a different county, I had no warning of these cameras hence the speed trap I've now been caught up in. I am absolutely devastated by this and feel victimised. I have got a solicitor involved but we have only spoken once and she's not filling me with much confidence. I cannot afford to lose my licence. I live in a pretty remote area; no way of getting to work using public transport, I need the car to do my job, I won't be able to get to my aged parents who live 30 mins down the motorway, nor my sister who has MS and lives in Liverpool and I would also have to give up my voluntary work as I wouldn't be able to get there. I have no child dependents. Obviously I have to take this ridiculous situation to court. How can one person receive so many NoPs in this way? How can this be justified? Cameras are supposed to be a deterrent not a trap aren't they? I feel I have had no fair warning to be aware and to alter my behaviour (which I am not denying by the way) but instead, I might as well have been convicted of murdering the same person six plus times. How is that fair or even sensible? It just doesn't make sense. Has anyone ever heard of the like and what advice would you give me? Any help or advice gratefully received as I'm desperately worried. Thanks.
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