time limit to be taken to court

kennybird · 20-10-2008, 13:57

hi all can anyone tell me if there is a time limit to be taken to court as i was stopped in april the 6th allegedly for speeding and dangerous driving on my motorcycle the police in an unmarked police car when they stopped me i got no ticket and they said they had me on camera but never showed me it when i asked to see it reason i increased my speed i thought the silver skoda they were driving was going to knock me off my bike as they sped up behind me and was inches away from my back tyre they said i was doing 88 mph in a 60 and that i overtoke a bus on a corner when in fact they overtook the bus on the corner because i overtook the bus on a straight bit of road before the corner can anyone tell me if what they done was legal and can they take me to court 191 day later and i still havent heard anything

**Russ** · 20-10-2008, 13:59

Moved to Lifestyle.

fireman328 · 20-10-2008, 14:08

I would imagine that they have decided not to pusue the matter for many reasons, could be that the radar device was defective or decided they would be better employed drinking tea in the canteen.

**Chris** · 20-10-2008, 14:12

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Originally Posted by kennybird

hi all can anyone tell me if there is a time limit to be taken to court as i was stopped in april the 6th allegedly for speeding and dangerous driving on my motorcycle the police in an unmarked police car when they stopped me i got no ticket and they said they had me on camera but never showed me it when i asked to see it reason i increased my speed i thought the silver skoda they were driving was going to knock me off my bike as they sped up behind me and was inches away from my back tyre they said i was doing 88 mph in a 60 and that i overtoke a bus on a corner when in fact they overtook the bus on the corner because i overtook the bus on a straight bit of road before the corner can anyone tell me if what they done was legal and can they take me to court 191 day later and i still havent heard anything

It's likely they have no evidence, and never did. If they were going to pursue you you would probably have had a ticket there and then. You got pulled over and a verbal dressing down because it was all they were able to do to you.

In any case, I believe there is a limit on the use of speeding evidence ... certainly there is in respect of camera evidence. Perhaps someone else here knows what it is?

kennybird · 20-10-2008, 14:17

when i was stopped they charged me at the roadside they never had me in the back of their car and never had to produce any documents they did everything through their radio

**Derek** · 20-10-2008, 14:19

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Originally Posted by kennybird

can anyone tell me if what they done was legal

Yes, it was legal.

There are limits on most Road Traffic issues and if you haven't gotten any notification by now you probably won't. Unless of course you've actively avoided the matter by moving, refusing to respond to letters etc.

Halcyon · 20-10-2008, 14:19

Are you sure they were actually police officers ?!

kennybird · 20-10-2008, 14:23

yes they were police officers the ones with the white hats and no i,ve not moved or avoided any letters and when on their radio it came back that the bike was registered to me and that it was taxed and motd and that i was a full license holder

**Graham M** · 20-10-2008, 14:24

They were just checking the bike wasn't stolen at that it was licensed then?

demented · 20-10-2008, 14:42

Sounds very suspicious to me if you weren't given any papers. Sounds like a few undercover cops having a play around to me.

I don't think there is a time limit for dangerous driving. Things can be a long time. When my ex had an accident a motorcyclist was prosecuted for having no insurance and careless driving (I think) and it was many months before it went to court. With speeding summons or points tend to dealt with pretty speedily.

**Kymmy** · 20-10-2008, 15:09

Did they caution you that you will be reported for said offence??? If so then that caution replaces any NIP that has to be issued within 14 days. From time of caution/NIP I believe that it's 6 months that they have to issue a summons..

It gets talked about a lot on the bike forums I admin on

**Graham M** · 20-10-2008, 15:45

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

It gets talked about a lot on the bike forums I admin on

I wonder why

**Kymmy** · 20-10-2008, 16:28

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Originally Posted by Graham M

I wonder why

Actually it's not too bad on the forum as they're both Large Trails bike forums

Super Tenere Owners club
and
Africa Twin Owners forum

Big trailies don't tend to be used for speed unlike the power rangers (sports bike owners so called because of thier brightly covered one piece leathers

)

fireman328 · 20-10-2008, 16:55

I believe there are statutes of limitations after a set time but I dont the time.

haydnwalker · 20-10-2008, 17:14

Don't you normally get a hand-written NIP from a road-side stop if they were going to prosecute - I do understand though that getting to court can take various amounts of time depending on the courts availability etc.

I might be completely wrong though - but I would have asked for it in writing anyway to prove it.