The Car Hub

Well gang, we’re seeing and hearing the same old story all over again, what is good for the goose is definitely not good for the gander.
Police Superintendent Helen Chamberlain of the Nottinghamshire Police claimed that the speed gun which caught her doing 79mph in a 50mph area within her own force’s jurisdiction was not accurate.
How many times would an ordinary driver be allowed to get off with a verbal warning at the time, which was the case with Supt Chamberlain, there would most certainly have been a fine and penalty points deducted for exceeding the local speed limit by approx  60%.
Supt  Chamberlain later appeared at the local Magistrates Court following a more senior officer in her force calling in the Crown Prosecution Service as he disagreed with the original verbal warning decision.
At her recent Magistrates Court appearance Supt Chamberlain pleaded not guilty as she did not agree with the accuracy of the speed gun reading.
Should she “get away” with her offence it is expected there will be many thousands of appeals by drivers already penalised under similar circumstances.
There are questions raised by the fact that she has not been suspended from duty while awaiting trial and also why there was a delay in her contesting the original verbal warning at that time.
There will be a lot of interest when her case comes to court in October.
Bill