Speed camera loophole

Nearly all speed camera prosecutions are based on inadmissable evidence and can therefore be thrown out, according to an exclusive report in MCN – out on March 1.

It’s because defendants aren’t given evidence on time. By not providing a photo or video evidence at least seven days before a trial, camera partnerships breach the 1967 Criminal Justice Act.

MCN News Editor Tony Carter said: “We contacted each of the three biggest camera partnerships and they all said evidence isn’t automatically submitted.

“The problem for most people accused of speeding is they won’t realise that this fact of law – which our investigation has uncovered – can render the evidence inadmissable in court. People need to be aware of their rights.”

For the full and exclusive story see MCN out on Wednesday March 1.

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Last month MCN revealed how photos issued by new RedSpeed cameras are inadmissable as evidence in court because the Gatso-style photos don’t show the time interval. Without it you can’t calculate speed.

Even if the authorities produce the time interval in court, if they hadn’t submitted it earlier, the evidence is rendered inadmissable.

RedSpeed cameras are in use in Cumbria, Avon & Somerset, Norfolk and London.