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mikefoster

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Chaps,

Whilst driving north on the A9 to a business meeting a week last thurs, the plan being and then onwards to attend the R2 Gain an Hour Weekend event, some fine upstanding citizen reported me to the police !

Who then just south of Inverness set a speed trap at the bottom of a long hill(well they would wouldnt they). It being so and the speed building, so their clever laser device recorded me at 101 mph !

Anyone know of a good specialist solicitor preferbly at reasonable rates in Scotland maybe inverness area who might try to reduce my ban period please ?

R2 event superb, Bealach na ba in the snow !

Thanks in anticipation,

All the best,


Mike F
Riviera Blue 993
07920 477566
 
What did the 'Fine upstanding citizen' report you for?
That might not go in your favour, unfortunately.

I'm sure someone will know of a Solicitor.

Alan.
 


So a sort of Citizens arrest?[&:]

How could they prove the instrument recording your speed was working correctly and was properly calibrated?[;)]


 
I'm amazed a police force are able to take a report from a concerned citizen and then set up a speed trap in time to catch you.

If you believe the newspapers they always seem too busy to immediately attend serious crime such as assault and rape. I didn't know Porsche drivers were considered such a high risk to society.
 
Not a risk to Society, but an 'Easy Target!'

I have always wondered how they could prove it was your speed showing on the Radar gun.

Alan.
 
Sorry to read about your situation ..do as i did Google and it come s up with a few companies that deal with RT offenses .
 
Having driven up and down the A9 on a regular basis for a few years now,I'm not surprised by the upstanding citizen calling the police.Most people driving that road on a regular basis would tell you never to speed.Never drive much above 70 as the wonderful Highland Police Force love speed traps.Also if you overtake someone on a part of the road where it is perfectly safe do do so in a 993 you may find that that said upstanding member of the public may misunderstand your actions as being reckless and call the Police as the manoeuvre would have been impossible in his corsa, motorhome , hyundia et
 
There's a member of R1 who achieved a reasonable result recently having been caught at warp speed on his Busa - oops, bit of a clue there! Anyway he did better than I did when my case came up, in spite of being 33 over the 60 mph limit , thanks to his brief. I was only 30 over and on a motorway, albeit restricted! I could nudge him to PM you if you like.

You could try this one: http://www.theroadtrafficlawyer.com. Michael Lyon was very helpful to me over the phone. He wouldn't take my case as I'd already required the police to disclose the calibration evidence (which I would not recommend others to do before talking to a lawyer). He is "known" to the Strathclyde Traffic Dept as someone who shreds their prosecution cases, I believe.

Good luck!
 
I think the moral here is, be sensible on the A9. I drive the road a lot and the area described in the original post where the OP was nailed is frequented a lot by the boys in blue with speed traps. I would be very surprised if the trap was instigated by a member of the public.

Lets face it is one of the most dangerous roads in the country, lots of people are killed or maimed on it.[8|]

Before I get lambasted, I'm not a killjoy I just know too many people who's lives have changed for the worst by events on that road.
 
You were caught grossly exceeding the speed limit regardless of the upstanding citizen's contact with the police. It's prats like you that give responsible Porsche drivers a bad name and have the police on the lookout when we have drives on our GaH weekends. Do the crime? Serve your time mate. No sympathy
 

ORIGINAL: Po930

You were caught grossly exceeding the speed limit regardless of the upstanding citizen's contact with the police. It's prats like you that give responsible Porsche drivers a bad name and have the police on the lookout when we have drives on our GaH weekends. Do the crime? Serve your time mate. No sympathy
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Seems a tad harse don't you think? [8|]

I've always thought that the performance capability of the car (and indeed the driver) should be taken into account when sentencing speeding offences. Both my 993 and my wife's Fiat 500 are capable of travelling at 100mph but I know which I would rather be in at that speed, especially when it came time to stop sharply. I'm not suggesting that as an excuse for speeding, more just a fact.

 

ORIGINAL: Po930

You were caught grossly exceeding the speed limit regardless of the upstanding citizen's contact with the police. It's prats like you that give responsible Porsche drivers a bad name and have the police on the lookout when we have drives on our GaH weekends. Do the crime? Serve your time mate. No sympathy
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Welcome to Scotland!

 

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock


ORIGINAL: Po930

You were caught grossly exceeding the speed limit regardless of the upstanding citizen's contact with the police. It's prats like you that give responsible Porsche drivers a bad name and have the police on the lookout when we have drives on our GaH weekends. Do the crime? Serve your time mate. No sympathy
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Welcome to Scotland!
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So I could take it from your post as meaning you are not in favour of a Whip-Round?[;)]
 
no need for personal insults such as "prats like you" on the Porsche Club forum.

Speeding in a Porsche, whatever next? Hanging's too good for them I tell you [8|]
 

ORIGINAL: Po930

You were caught grossly exceeding the speed limit regardless of the upstanding citizen's contact with the police. It's prats like you that give responsible Porsche drivers a bad name and have the police on the lookout when we have drives on our GaH weekends. Do the crime? Serve your time mate. No sympathy
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There's only one prat on this thread, and its not the original poster.
 

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

no need for personal insults such as "prats like you" on the Porsche Club forum.
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Agreed - we all suffer brain fade occasionally. I bet Po930 has broken the limit at least once - even inadvertently!

The A9 is not a road to push the envelope in my experience. I think I know just where the OP was pinged, from commuting weekly to an interim job in Inverness a while ago, and it's a classic place for a temporary trap. In fact I can think of lots of places where the police sit at the bottom of a long hill, preferably with a false crest half way down, and catch people who've gathered speed all the way without really intending to. The speed may not be dangerous but it's illegal, so perhaps a small investment in a satnav with the speed camera database is worthwhile. I know my Garmin has saved me on more than one occasion. Long runs are the worst.
 
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