"What must the officer do, and what should you do
When you are being reported for speeding, the Police Officer must tell you:
"That you will be reported for consideration of the question of prosecuting
you for
exceeding the speed limit." It must either be given verbally or in writing
at the time,
or in writing within fourteen days or a summons be issued within fourteen
days.
Following this Notice of Intended Prosecution, he should then caution you by
saying, "You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if
you do
not mention when questioned, something you later rely on in Court. Anything
you
do say may be given in evidence."
Under Section 1 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act, 1988, section 1, it
states, " A
person shall not be convicted of an offence to which this section applies,
(speeding, dangerous driving, careless driving, failing to conform to
traffic lights,
failing to conform to stop signs, continuous white lines in the middle of
the road
and other mandatory road signs) unless the Notice of Intended Prosecution
was
given.
When being booked for speeding or any other offence, if possible switch on a
tape..."
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Hirsty's - 22 Feb 2005 08:05 GMT
Informative; but how about driving according to the law and not killing the
innocent ??
Lets not get spoilt now, in parts of Africa you deal instantly with Mr.
Kalashnikov, so lets appreciate what we have here !!
"When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt laws are broken"
Benjamin Disraeli
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SteveG <\ - 22 Feb 2005 10:21 GMT
Although I haven't checked the detail, much of the procedure specified
in Schedule 1 of the RTOA 1988 was ammended by Schedule 1 of the Road
Traffic Act 1991.
Personally I find it much simpler to drive within the law then you don't
need to worry about whether the Police use the correct process and/or
wording.
Regards
Steve G
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