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Speeding charges dismissed due to uncalibrated speed gun

A senior British Telecom director succeded in having speeding charges dropped, after the court was told the handheld "speed gun" had not been properly checked. Colin Mattey, was accused of driving at 46 mph in a 30mph zone in Birkenhead on 25th May 2007.

He contacted Jeanette Miller, Senior Partner at motor defence specialists Geoffrey Miller Solicitors to represent him, adamant he hadn’t broken the speed limit.

The case concluded at Wirral Magistrates’ Court on September 24 where district judge Sanders ruled that the Unipar SL700 used to measure Mr Mattey’s alleged speed was not Home Office Type Approved, and therefore there was insufficient evidence of speeding to convict him.

Mr Mattey was acquitted due to the hole in the technical evidence of the case.

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