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Speeding, camera and a letter - thread moved from Em Services forum

  • 19-11-2010 5:26pm
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    nacho66
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    Hi

    Moderator's said it's better to move the discussion from Emergency Services to Legal Discussion forum (pity he didn't simply moved the thread)

    Just wanted to answer to Corcioch

    Again... I started the discussion as I was interested what's the legislation and process of getting/paying the ticket based on camera shot. I was also interested in your views. I described how it works in Poland which I based my opinion on, that the system in Ireland is not strict enough
    What case law, statute, act etc are you referring to there??
    That rules that the picture is "disqualified"??

    First of all, perhaps word 'disqualified' is a confusing in this case. Because it is the first time I was caught by camera here in Ireland and naturally not aware of the process, I can only compare this to Poland, where I have paid tickets based on photographs. What I meant by 'disqualified' was that in Poland there were many cases in which court relieved drivers from paying the fine due to more than one vehicle visible on the picture, because simply you cannot prove which car was actually measured by the radar (aka laser - it's common in Poland to call any type of such speed measuring machine 'a radar'). Even the assuring 'technical' word from the laser manufacturer was not enough. So, nowadays, photographs with more than one vehicle on it are simply not send out as it's sure thing it can be rejected by the driver

    I understand the law and regulations can be different in different countries. In Poland all regulations have to be very strict as people don't trust the authorities and will want to be proven guilt in every aspect before giving up and actually paying. I guess the attitude comes from the history

    But anyway, I'd prefer the system in Ireland was more strict. I'm not whining, crying or cursing - simply think it could be better. However I really still cannot get my head around this hilarious regulation that says that sent letter equals received letter. How can you prove that post is enough is beyond me. Being absent from home on the time of delivery (aside from mail going lost, which happens from time to time) is a clear and uncontested proof that post is actually not enough. Period


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