TheNewspaper.com: Driving Politics
Home >Camera Enforcement > Camera Accuracy > UK: Truck Driver Disproves Speed Camera Ticket 
Print It Email It Tweet It

UK: Truck Driver Disproves Speed Camera Ticket
UK truck driver uses on-board computer device to prove speed camera inaccuracy.

Speed camera
Ian Clayton, a 34-year-old truck driver from Overseal, UK proved last week that a speed camera was wrong. The camera located in Henhurst Hill in Burton accused Clayton of driving 40 MPH in a 30 MPH zone on September 20, 2004.

Clayton's truck, however, was equipped with a tacograph -- a device that constantly records the truck's speed. The tacograph showed the driver was doing only 26 MPH at the time.

After six months spent fighting the ticket, Clayton presented his tacograph evidence to the court and the Crown Prosecution Service dismissed the charges.


Article Excerpt:
"There's no stress in this job — until you get wrongly flashed by a speed camera. This has cost someone, somewhere a lot of money and it's a waste of the taxpayers' money. I knew I was right all along." [Clayton said]
Source: Trucker clears his name in six-month legal fight (Burton Mail (UK), 3/18/2005)

Regional News:
Other news about England



Permanent Link for this item
Return to Front Page

Related News
Thousands Of Speed Camera Ticket Refunds Issued To Innocent Drivers

Toronto, Canada Sends Photo Radar Tickets To Innocent Drivers

Louisiana: Inspector General Finds Motorists Falsely Accused By Speed Camera

German Constitutional Court Questions Speed Camera Reliability

Australia: Government Report Slams Erroneous Speed Camera Punishments




View Main Topics:

Get Email Updates
Subscribe with Google
Subscribe via RSS or E-Mail

Back To Front Page


Front Page | Get Updates | Site Map | About Us | Search | RSS Feed
TheNewspaper.com: Driving politics
TheNewspaper.com