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Originally Posted by ian@huth
Whether the law is out of date or not isn't an issue, the law is still the law and must be obeyed.
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And the law will remain the same unless people start complaining... and people aren't going to complain until they are inconvenienced by the law.
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The fact that you may only be driving 2 or 3 mph over the limit should not be mitigation for getting away from it.
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That 2/3 mph is hardly going to kill anyone. I assume you drive, and know how easy it is to drift slightly over the limit. In some places a 30mph limit is ridiculously slow... and unless you've got cruise control going above that for even a few seconds takes very little. However, we do need limits... obviously there's got to be a cut off, but the limits need reviewing.. and specific limits that are in place for revenue need scrapping - we get ripped off enough.
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Try standing 30 yards from the top of a cliff face and walking 32 yards towards it. It's only a little bit too far but you still fall over. 
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Hardly a fair analogy
.. Considering in 99.9% of cases where you exceed the speed limit by 2/3mph nothing bad will come of it.
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A gatso has zero tolerance for conditions. What conditions justify going over the limit?
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OK; Picture a gatso on a long straight dual carriageway. It's 5am in the morning, visibilities great... the road's dry and has been recently resurfaced (As is the case on one close to me). You meet 1 or 2 other cars' on the road, and your trundling along at 90mph in your BMW M5.... A gatso gets you. Fined. Whereas, if this was a copper he'd be able to take into consideration the conditions, and would... in majority of cases tick you off and send you on your way. I'd hope..
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A gatso has zero tolerance for the reason you are breaking the limit. What reason could you have for going over the limit? If you think that you have a justifiable reason then you can let a court decide rather than paying the fixed penalty. The court can then look at all the facts and decide what action to take.
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Yeah... 'cos the courts are completly unbiased and fair. They're supposed to be, but lets face it.. If the goverment started taking a softer stance on this issue, they'd be doing themselves out of major money. Motorists in the UK are a laughing stock.