Now most of us consider ourselves to be decent law abiding citizens. We’ve never beaten any one up, we don’t steal from other people’s homes or break into cars, but a good fair few of us now have committed driving offences and have points on our driving license to show for it.
With the growth in the number of speed cameras, it’s really not so hard to get caught for traffic offences. In any UK town you will see the yellow box at the side of the road and the white lines in the road to indicate the area the speed camera is active in. Then you have the mobile units. If you ever see the white police vans on bridges above motorways or pulled up in layby at the side of the road, you best slow down if you don’t want to get caught speeding.
People have very mixed feelings about speed cameras. Some argue that they are vital for saving lives by encouraging safer driving habits. Indeed, the death and accident toll on UK roads is still too high. Other argue that they are just a financial penalty, yet another way to squeeze hard earned cash out of the already beleaguered motorist. In fact, certainly on motorways you could make a convincing case for raising the speed limit a little, given the safety features of modern cars.
Most people who get the dreaded letter about driving offences, simply pay their fine and take the points. What a lot of people don’t realise is that when it comes to traffic offences, there are an awful lot of technicalities and strict procedure that must be observed. If not, there is scope for challenge and appeal. Knowing your way around the system is tough, so think about getting a solicitor with specialist knowledge to look at your case. After all can you really afford any more points on your license and another fine, when you could be looking at a way out.