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Red Light Camera Offence. Mistake With Photo

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:27 pm
by borisyeltsin

I have a court date in Jan to fight a red light camera ticket where clearly they got the wrong vehicle. The photo shows me in lane 3 stopped .4 seconds after the light turns red and I am still stopped 1.8 secs after it turned red. The chap in lane 2 is the one that blows through the light yet I am the one going to court.


My question is this: There has clearly been an error made by the certifying officer and my only recourse is to go to court and fight this. I happen to live about 110km from the courthouse and will have to take a day off of work to attend. Is there any way I can ask the court for compensation for fuel and lost wages in a case where clearly I have done nothing wrong??


Thanks,


Boris


Re: Red Light Camera Offence. Mistake With Photo

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:46 pm
by hwybear

why don't you call the court and talk to someone? might even be but thru to the certifying officer if that person works in the building


Re: Red Light Camera Offence. Mistake With Photo

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:55 pm
by borisyeltsin

I have tried calling but humans don't answer the phones. It is an automated system which simply says they are not taking calls and then disconnects.


Re: Red Light Camera Offence. Mistake With Photo

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:36 pm
by Simon Borys

I've never heard of someone getting compensated for attending court to answer a charge against them just because it wasn't successful. I don't think that is in the power of the Justice of the Peace to grant even if they wanted to.