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The Government are this month rolling out a system where Motorists can enter their guilty or not guilty plea online when charged with “minor” motoring offences. It only relates to matters that go to court rather than the challenge of the NIP that we do for all DriveProtect Members to try to find any procedural … Read more

I know I’ve done a newsletter on this problem before at the start of September, but it really did hit me again over the weekend just how dangerous these overhead speed camera gantries are. I was driving up to Northampton on Saturday just after mid-day and the traffic was running just fine on the 4 … Read more

Did you see “The CCTV Traffic Wardens” on Channel 4 last night? It was filmed in Bristol. Here were the most “interesting” bits… – The UK has the most expensive car parking in the world; – Last year councils handed out £270 Million in fines to drivers; – The camera car featured in the program … Read more

Speeding fines are set to rise by 50 per cent, from £60 to £90 under proposals unveiled by government ministers last week. Interestingly, the news appeared to be ‘buried’ by the media. Rather than the obvious headlines like the one to this blog (above), the press coverage I saw (which admittedly was not comprehensive because … Read more

    Last month the Law in the UK changed in regards to people being able to claim back their costs if they are acquitted of Motoring charges. From October (last month) if you WIN your case: 1- You can now only claim back your costs at legal aid rates; 2- Only the accused can … Read more

If you or anyone you know has been caughton the cameras between JCT 29 & 30 on the M62 and paid the fine, you should be able to claim the fine back and have the points removed due to what we have discovered. A DriveProtect Member (Peter Hall) recently received TWO tickets on this stretch … Read more

A mysterious person who has presumably fallen foul of Speed Cameras at some point recently has been on the attack in Kent, armed with stickers with high tack glue to cover the lenses! What I find interesting (apart from the inherent comedy value (is that just me?)) is the fact that the Camera Partnerships spokesperson … Read more

We’ve just had this penalty charge notice sent in from a Member. She stands accused of stopping in a Box Junction. But.. Wait until you see the pictures: As you can clearly(ish) see, she has not actually stopped in the Box Junction at all! It just goes to show that you should ALWAYS challenge these … Read more

Bit of a long newsletter this week, but I think you’ll like it, and you just might sleep a little better at night by knowing this… When you get a Speeding Ticket, most people think that there is only one of three things that can happen: 1) You accept the points and fine; 2) You … Read more

I just received this email from Jim Henderson, who is a DriveProtect Member: Mr James henderson (Address removed for privacy) To whom it may concern I spend a lot of time on the road in my capacity as a courier / driver, I enjoy my work and I really like being out on the road, … Read more