Right Big Boy!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
First off, I'm no expert on this, but I have had a few run-ins with plod /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif.. if you decide to contest it please be aware that the judge has the right to increase the penalty ssssoooo... if you look at it from a cost angle, £60 notes and 3 points may not be so bad as say £500 notes lawyers fees + penalty + increase (if any). However, you're not alone here in the fact that you wish to contest the fine, what I would do is go back IMMEDIATELY and take photos of the driving conditions motorways etc etc, eveything that will help your case.. believe me CJ I've been there and sympathise with you /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif, however there are those on the board that will chastise you for what you've done and I disagree with them as its all to easy to have a lapse in concentration and increase speed by 15mph, however, what you must do is look at all the evidence to discredit the case, i.e other cars in the vacinity, what speeds etc, what did the officer advise you, were you given the correct information, were you on VASCAR tape? etc it maybe more hassle than its worth, but its a long road to take and at cost too... good luck and I hope you're successful but be prepared for the worst case scenario..Oh! and if you know of a decent lawyer make sure he's with you 110% and not in it for the money, you're talking to probably the only Scotsman that got done for having a radar detector AND IT WASN'T EVEN PLUGGED IN OR WORKING!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burningmad.gifand thats before they were legal! If its any consolation I got done before Xmas @ 87mph on the M6 again on the inside lane , nae ****** around me for over a mile and it was a hidden camera that clocked me... so yes, I feel for you amigo.. damned unfair, considering you can't make a citizens arrest on PLOD for his erract driving.... seen tonnes of that and had a fight with one on the M8 and got away with it! Good Luck and keep me posted... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/fuck_you.gif