Misleading road signs

[Bob North]

Mislead by End of Roadworks/National Speed Limit Sign   less than 1 mile after these signs on the side of A52 east of Derby City Centre a police camera van was placed.Over 90 motorists self included have received penalty notices or attend speed awareness class .

All traffc having driven through the 40mph roadworks zone accelerated on passing the signs.

We were all mislead by the signs.

It is alleged I was doing 49 in a continuing 40mph temporary limit area , a speed awareness course has been offered.

Is it worth appealing this ?

 

[borisbeaver]

Looks like the signage was for the road on the left and not the dual carriageway.  You can see a little further the contra-flow signage for the dual carriageway adjacent to both lanes. 

[Man in the middle]

Yes it seems as if the National Speed Limit and end of roadworks signs are for the road to the left which is presumably a slip road off the dual carriageway. It is sited inside the Armco protecting that road. Was there similar signage on the left of that road (so making a matching pair either side of it?) Though it is not mandatory signs indicating changes to speed limits are usually provided in such pairs. Pairs of signs are particularly useful where parallel roads exist and  the change only applies to one of them. If there was not a pair serving that slip road it may amount to a defence but I believe you would struggle and the cost of failure (vs the cost of the course) is high.

 

You don't "appeal" this allegation (as you have not been convicted). You will have to decline the course and the fixed penalty option. You will then receive a Single Justice Procedure Notice (probably about six months after the event). You would respond to this by pleading  Not Guilty and a full court hearing will be arranged. By then the cheaper options will have long sailed into the sunset and even if you change your mind and plead guilty you face a fine of half a week's net income (reduced by a third if you plead guilty), a surcharge of 10% of the fine (Minimum £30), £85 costs and three points. If you defend the matter and fail you obviously receive no reduction for a guilty plea and the costs rise to a minimum of £300 and possibly as high as £620 (depending how much work is required for the trial). You can see immediately that it makes the course or fixed penalty quite attractive..

Edited April 10, 2019 by Man in the middle