wrongfully accused

oaklandss wrote: »

Hi all
Hopefully somebody can give me advise here, on my way home from work yesterday I passed a patrol transit connect just before I pulled up to park outside my fathers business, the patrol van did a u turn and pulled up beside me, the passenger got out and asks to see my licence which I produced he then accused me of not having my seatbelt on, I hadn't even taken it off at this stage and I told him I did have it on and that I always wear my seatbelt it's the first thing i do when I get into any vehicle so after a bit of tennis (I did have it on,you didn't have it on) , he got a bit aggressive and told me "I don't appreciate being lied to,so just stop" I told him i'm not lying, his colleague who remained in the van then told I didn't have it on and they always check passing drivers by looking at the gap between the driver and the seatbelt holder( about 5 inches), so They were at a distance of approximately 4 metres looking up into a vehicle higher than there's a big transit at a driver wearing a dark grey fleece with a black bulkhead and a dark grey/black seatbelt, i asked him was he suggesting thaty i put my belt onafter i saw them, he replied no he was not suggesting anything like that, so iasked him how is thebelt still onme now then, he said I could pay the fine or contest it in court got into his vehicle and drove off, I went over to the station after that and spoke to the desk garda and explained the situation, she told me there was nothing I or she could do until irecieve the fixed charge notice, is this right??if I do decide to contest this in court what are my chances will the guards word be taken over mine,I swear to you all I was wearing my belt the whole time,