(19-02-2017, 10:37 AM)doofer Wrote: If this was my speeding ticket then I'd be on the blower to Citroen/Peugeot UK, the SMMT and DVLA to find out what the current situation is.
Hi doofer,
Ive been on blower to 2 police forces, Citroen, Dept. for Transport DVLA and even contacted my MP to highlight my plight.
Hampshire (home county) ticket office insist I have broken no law and advised to fight ticket, Dorset ,however , disagree.
Citroen were most unhelpful because you may only speak to them through their customer care dept. The team responsible for describing the van for the V5C are not reachable so everything goes through customer care.They are adamant it is not car-derived despite me pointing out the Governments guidelines.They would not even admit that the van and car are built from the same platform which would add weight to my argument.
Spoke to DVLA and they were incredulous that i'd received a ticket under such circumstances.They realise the car and van are essentially the same vehicle and advised me to send V5C to them with photos and full explaination to get V5C amended. I am still awaiting their decision by post.
DFT go by government guidelines but were aware that the van came first. However, when I mentioned my model van and the car were released together in 2008 they advised me to push on with the V5C amendment and wished me luck.
My MP contacted Dorset police who were unmoving!! So that's why I head to court next month.
I have never had a ticket in over a million miles of driving spanning nearly 30 years.Also I have never been in trouble with the law.I am.just a self-employed, tax paying courier who was on his way home from Weymouth after his last delivery and doing what I thought (reasonably) was the speed limit.
The dual carriageway was completely clear in front of me and it was a sunny early evening.I saw the camera van but had no reason to slow as I was doing a steady 70 mph.
I am extremely disappointed that under the circumstances Dorset see fit to pursue this when maybe a warning would have sufficed.There are enough mitigating circumstances/evidence to throw doubt over this ticket. Hopefully the magistrates will be understanding and believe the Governments stance outweighs that of Citroen and subsequently Dorset police.I fight on!
All the best