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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: how I got an NIP cancelled without going to court. Read on!! |
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 21:44
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I too got several letters form the cops saying pay up and saying that the technical details did not matter, but I got the technical details form the Traffic Signs Manuals, and fought my case and got my money back. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: how I got an NIP cancelled without going to court. Read on!! |
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 21:29
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| http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/tsmanual/tsmchapter3.pdf Section 14 page 105 - page 129. Of the above link give the details of how speed signs should be set out. Page 112 gives you the details of leaving a National Speed Limit road onto a road with a lower speed limit. In the case that was cited... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Going soft on "joyriders" in Lancashire |
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 14:33
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| A small victory for the motorist and a blow for more sealth taxes. Is the Motorist being expected to cough up for all of the governments borrowing for the Banking and Credit bail out? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/3723651/Manchester-rejects-congestion-charge-in-blow-to-plans-for-road-... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Going soft on "joyriders" in Lancashire |
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:59
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| The story below typifies the dichotomy that is affecting this increasingly asinine country. And this is what I ment about the majority of the taxpaying and law abiding drivers in this country are seen as the easy target. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/3709827/Commuters-who-drive-to-work-face-wo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Going soft on "joyriders" in Lancashire |
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 23:50
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| That story typifies the dichotomy that is affecting this increasingly asinine country. The majority of the taxpaying and law abiding drivers in this country are seen as the easy target, but the criminal element are seen a difficult therefore not worth pursuing. Easier to shaft a taxpaying law abidin... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Bus Lane help |
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 17:53
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Just to keep you all up to date the Bus Lane Fixed Penalty has been scrubbed. Cops got in touch and hey presto no fine.  |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Bus Lane help |
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 20:29
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| The Department of Transport publications Traffic Signs manual Chapters 3 and 5 give details of how a Bus Lane should be signed and marked out If you have a query get you’re measuring tape out and see if the alleged Bus Lane you were in is up to the DoT spec. http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tss/tsman... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Bus Lane help |
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 21:20
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Bus Lane help |
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 21:54
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| Thanks guys I found the information you both posted of great help. At this stage my local MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) is chairman of the Department Regional Development (DRD) who has the responsibility for roads here in Northern Ireland. I will be requesting a letter form my MLA to the ... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Bus Lane help |
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 17:16
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| Hi all I was issued with a fixed penalty for being in a bus lane. I have the detail regarding the road markings and signage for a bus lane and this bus lane does not meet the required criteria form the start to finish. My question is if I take it to court were is it written down that if the bus lane... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Anal PSNI |
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 21:43
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| Just to give you the latest up date on my dispute with the PSNI, I have been given my £30 back and had the fixed penalty revoked by the Courts Service NI. After I requested a review of the evidence that I had sent to the PSNI, so with an Ulsterman’s determination I won in the end. Pity it took them ... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Anal PSNI |
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 21:15
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Happy New Year and welcome to the UK!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:15
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| Happy New Year and welcome to the UK!!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=505467&in_page_id=1774 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=505428&in_page_id=1770 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Cash Cow |
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 09:09
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Police 'persecute the middle classes' |
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 21:54
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| http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/12/view12b.xml http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=LHETKG0LK3115QFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/12/15/npolice115.xml&posted=true&_requestid=601371 Miss Berry form the police federation has stated in to-days Tel... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Anal PSNI |
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 21:39
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| Be low is a letter I sent to my MP as a reply to a letter he received on my behalf form the PSNI. This issue is concerning a fixed penalty notice issued to me for driving in a bus lane. Please read it and give me your thoughts This was the last in a chain of letters sent to the PSNI on this matter. ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: try this site for asking questions of the plod |
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 20:59
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Late NIP blame the Post Office |
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 22:30
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| If your NIP arrives late blame the Post Office and a new speed limit of 56mph for post office lorries!!!! How ironic if speeding fines were delayed because of a speed restriction!!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...09/npost109.xml http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7132259.st... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Says it all really! |
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 13:40
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| I have been watching a few programmes on TV this week, not unusual there you may say but the programmes were, Hoodie Hell on Bravo TV on Sky and BBC1 Cars, Cops and Bailiffs. Before we go any farther I have no time for the illegal motorist who evades the law and I certainly have no time for hoodies.... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: 30-everywhere drivers - it's official |
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 22:55
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| I drive a Peugeot 407 it has speed control and cruse control. I use the speed control in cities and towns or locations were the speed limit is below 40. I find that driving around cities and towns is a constant battle to watch out for the traffic Taliban. There are too many gardens, walls, vehicles ... |
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