Advice needed re possible speeding ticket

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

I was travelling to and from Chester on motorway on 2nd June. There was a variable speed limit of 60mph. I was probably doing 70mph on the way there and on the way back. Nothing has arrived in the post re fine.
I then realised when I moved house 4 years ago despite notifying DVLA of my new address, I totally forgot to have my new address changed on my log book. Any potential paperwork will have gone to my old address.

The people who bought my house did forward onto me the proof I sold the car sent by DVLA to my old address. I have asked them if they have had any other letter for me in the past 2 weeks, they have said no.

I am now in a situation where I could end up in court for not responding to any letter sent to me by Cheshire Police even if they were sent to the wrong address.

Should I phone Cheshire Police to ask if I was caught speeding and risk admitting to them that I may have been speeding, or just not do anything?

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I was travelling to and from Chester on motorway on 2nd June. There was a variable speed limit of 60mph. I was probably doing 70mph on the way there and on the way back. Nothing has arrived in the post re fine.
I then realised when I moved house 4 years ago despite notifying DVLA of my new address, I totally forgot to have my new address changed on my log book. Any potential paperwork will have gone to my old address.

The people who bought my house did forward onto me the proof I sold the car sent by DVLA to my old address. I have asked them if they have had any other letter for me in the past 2 weeks, they have said no.

I am now in a situation where I could end up in court for not responding to any letter sent to me by Cheshire Police even if they were sent to the wrong address.

Should I phone Cheshire Police to ask if I was caught speeding and risk admitting to them that I may have been speeding, or just not do anything?

Is your driving licence and insurance etc up to date. If so they will find you.

And I do 70 down there all the time....

 

[journolud]

Yes

 

[Gray]

Got done for the first time in my life a few weeks ago 48mph on a 40mph road. Some devious police vehicle parked in a lay by.

I have been driving for nearly 60 years and will not be doing a speed awareness course as I would just lose my temper. It is nothing to do with road safety just the police getting their statistics improved and a money making racket.

Fuck them,

 

[aguero93:20]

I was travelling to and from Chester on motorway on 2nd June. There was a variable speed limit of 60mph. I was probably doing 70mph on the way there and on the way back. Nothing has arrived in the post re fine.
I then realised when I moved house 4 years ago despite notifying DVLA of my new address, I totally forgot to have my new address changed on my log book. Any potential paperwork will have gone to my old address.

The people who bought my house did forward onto me the proof I sold the car sent by DVLA to my old address. I have asked them if they have had any other letter for me in the past 2 weeks, they have said no.

I am now in a situation where I could end up in court for not responding to any letter sent to me by Cheshire Police even if they were sent to the wrong address.

Should I phone Cheshire Police to ask if I was caught speeding and risk admitting to them that I may have been speeding, or just not do anything?

Park the car in a field, torch it and report it stolen. They can't touch you then.

 

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

Is your driving licence and insurance etc up to date. If so they will find you.

And I do 70 down there all the time....

Yes they are all up to date. Just didn't realise I had to fill in change of address on the V5 form as well for the car. Problem I have is if you don't respond within 28 days it escalate to become a court matter.

 

[jimharri]

Park the car in a field, torch it and report it stolen. They can't touch you then.

Over 10 minutes? This place is slipping.

 

[jimharri]

Yes they are all up to date. Just didn't realise I had to fill in change of address on the V5 form as well for the car. Problem I have is if you don't respond within 28 days it escalate to become a court matter.

Better bring your toothbrush then!

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Yes they are all up to date. Just didn't realise I had to fill in change of address on the V5 form as well for the car. Problem I have is if you don't respond within 28 days it escalate to become a court matter.

Even if it went to court (a case you wouldn’t know about given the post issue) by the time you got chased by the fines people you could go back to court and do a stat dec that you didn’t get the paperwork and that’d put you back to square one

I’d call the rozzers though

 

[aguero93:20]

Over 10 minutes? This place is slipping.

I was eating my dinner.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Park the car in a field, torch it and report it stolen. They can't touch you then.

To be on the safe side, they should put all the windows of their house in too and torch that! Maybe hire someone to smash their back doors in!

 

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

Even if it went to court (a case you wouldn’t know about given the post issue) by the time you got chased by the fines people you could go back to court and do a stat dec that you didn’t get the paperwork and that’d put you back to square one

I’d call the rozzers though

If I did that would I not be essentially admitting to them that I had been speeding, would they not then be obliged to look into it?

 

[hampshireblue]

Got done for the first time in my life a few weeks ago 48mph on a 40mph road. Some devious police vehicle parked in a lay by.

I have been driving for nearly 60 years and will not be doing a speed awareness course as I would just lose my temper. It is nothing to do with road safety just the police getting their statistics improved and a money making racket.

Fuck them,

So it's everyones fault apart from you who was the the one actually commiting the offence. Is your surname Johnson by any chance?

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

If I did that would I not be essentially admitting to them that I had been speeding, would they not then be obliged to look into it?

The camera either flashed you or it didn’t I guess. You could just say I’m pretty sure I didn’t get flashed but am just checking?

 

[Gray]

So it's everyones fault apart from you who was the the one actually commiting the offence. Is your surname Johnson by any chance?

Don't be daft I admitted being over the limit, just pointing out my safety record and never previously having received a summons. I defy anbody to tell me they keep strictly to speed limits.

Regards: Sterling Moss

 

[Franny 1234]

There was a guy who used needing a poo poo to get out of his speeding fine and points. But he's a right c-nt. CTID

 

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

The camera either flashed you or it didn’t I guess. You could just say I’m pretty sure I didn’t get flashed but am just checking?

I looked into that. Variable speed limits have camera's that don't flash on motorways unfortunately so can't use that as a defence.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I wouldn't do anything, the cameras were probably turned off, only there as a deterant to the obediant and the guillable. They'll find you if they want you, in the meanwhile have a cup of cocoa at bedtime, you'll sleep easier.


P.S. If they do get you, do the course, it's brilliant but do take a packet of bourbons.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Big Brother has long time, safe and conscientious, driver worried as fuck over possible minor infraction!

It’s all working splendidly!!!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Failure to update your V5 can be subject to a £1000 fine.

Feeling lucky punk?