Careless driving

[Aitchi]

Hi guys, been nailed by the police tonight for careless driving, one police officer was witness to it, although another police officer arrived on scene so he could charge me! I was with my mate in my car came round a corner giving it the beans when a seen the police car parked outside a pub about 200 yards away, slammed on the anchors but it was too late he'd already seen me! Went thru all the usual crap you get with th boys in blue and came away with my section 3! I live in a rural island in Scotland and he claims that the small local co-op cctv will have picked me up on their cams and also his word will be enuf proof for a court! I have my friend as a witness and am considering speaking to a lawyer to see what can be done, can anyone give me some advice to what Informative I should be looking to get before accepting the ticket/ taking it to court?

[dubber36]

Take it on the chin and learn from it.

Many of us drive too quickly when we are young. I used to. I got pulled a couple of time for what seemed like nothing. At the time it felt like they were just trying to pin anything on me. Now that I have grown up, looking back it was their way of telling me to drive responsibly and slow down.

[Aitchi]

Yea I completely understand that but if I go into the shop and check the cctv and I'm no in it then it's me and my mates word against 1 police officer as that was all that was witness to it

[Waspy]

I would have said just show up to court and hope the copper doesn't show. But on a small island what are the chances of the guy not turning up? That tactic probably works better in the big cities.

As for his word against yours, I honestly don't know which was the court would go.

[Aitchi]

Yea there's no chance he wouldn't turn up, what I'm wondering also is that the police officer was by himself when the offence took place and he phoned another guy to come out to caution me nd stuff so then a random plain clothed guy with showing no ID jumped in the police carc, is it even legal for an off duty plain clothes officer with no forms of ID to be present for the caution?

[VW BUSH]

You said small island so don't make it difficult for yourself.

[Thom89]

Build a Wicker man, and put the Police man in it

Thom

[barrym381]

Yea I completely understand that but if I go into the shop and check the cctv and I'm no in it then it's me and my mates word against 1 police officer as that was all that was witness to it

the shop will not let you check there cctv  and why post it on the net now everyone knows you were driving too fast 

[MrBounce]

If I was playing devil's advocate, you're not doing yourself any favours with your description of the event:

"I was with my mate in my car came round a corner giving it the beans when a seen the police car parked outside a pub about 200 yards away, slammed on the anchors but it was too late he'd already seen me! Went thru all the usual crap you get with th boys in blue"

What would you expect them to do? Ignore you unless you hit a drunken idiot stumbling out of the pub? 

[Aitchi]

Taking it to court, have spoken to an ex police officer and a lawyer and have been advised that the police have nothing that will stand up in court