Avoiding Speeding Fines

Here's one technique to avoid a speeding fine that didn't work. Scroll further down for techniques that might..

When speed cameras first became ubiquitous in the early 1990s many drivers felt (and some still do) that they were an invasion of privacy and sought ways to avoid payment.

The following classic urban myth appeared in the S. F. Chronicle and was later verified as totally true by the police department involved.

 

Steve Barkley of Pacific Grove, California was in the Silicon Valley town of Campbell when he was caught speeding by a new camera.

The Campbell Police Department sent him a copy of the photo taken by the camera and a $45 ticket. Mr Barkley felt that if a photo was good enough for the police then it was good enough for him too. He responded with a photograph of $45.00 hoping that would be the end of the matter.

James A. Cost, the Campbell Chief of Police responded by upping the ante and sending Mr Barkley a photo of a set of handcuffs!

So what can you do to beat speeding tickets?

If you want to avoid motor offences, then the four ways that most people deal with this are as follows:

  1. In-car warning gadgets that tell you of upcoming cameras or police scanners. However, most countries now ban the use of police detectors, camera detectors and such devices.
  2. Sprays for number plates which reflect the high intensity flash of speed cameras. There is mixed information about the effectiveness of this option.
  3. Maps which contain speeding camera locations. Legal in most countries. 1.5 million UK drivers each year are caught by the 5,000 cameras. the British AA recently started selling maps with all 5000 speed camera locations clearly marked.
  4. Upon receiving a speeding ticket some people turn to organizations that keep track of successful appeal techniques to remove or reduce the fine.
  5. BEST OPTION: Stop speeding and the speed cameras stop being an issue. It isn't worth the stress, so SLOW DOWN.

Speeding fines are expensive and totally avoidable.