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By AA | Moderator | 844 Posts | 21 January 2011 at 1:45pm

I recently received a speeding ticket from a police officer for an estimated speed.

The officer estimated my speed to be between 70-80km/h but he could not prove this. The ticket was written for 71km/h and the officer also noted I was travelling in a 50km/h zone which means 35 demerit points.

I was in fact travelling in a 60km/h zone and do not believe I was speeding.

What can I do about this, I don’t believe this is fair.

From the "Ask Jack" archives - 13 July 2010

jbiddle
By jbiddle | Community Member | 1657 Posts | 21 January 2011 at 3:15pm

All you can do is write in and challenge the ticket for the reasons you mention. I don’t believe you can be ticketed for an estimated speed and if you can prove it was in fact a 60km/h zone you have every change of the ticket being cancelled.

Love to know the outcome

Follow up email from Mike:

Hi Jack,

I wrote in as you suggested and guess what, I got off the speeding ticket!