With so many people in the UK owning cars it's likely that many of us will have come face-to-face with a speeding ticket or fine at some point in our lives.
Celebrities are certainly no strangers to the law when it comes to driving as stories of speeding stars litter the press on a fairly regular basis.
Only this year football boss Kevin Keegan has been banned for driving for six months after he was caught speeding on 27 August last year.
The former Newcastle United manager, who was doing 36mph in a 30mph zone on the A69 between Carlisle and Newcastle, has also been ordered to pay £800 costs.
He received the automatic ban after reaching the legal maximum of 12 points on his licence.
Cancelling a speeding ticket
If events such as this don't discourage people from speeding and they find themselves being caught out and issued with a penalty, it's likely that nothing can be done about it.
But if you believe that you have been given the fine by mistake, there is help at hand as there are instances when you can fight a motoring ticket.
To begin with, a speeding charge must be challenged by returning a completed section 172 notice within 28 days of receiving a Notice of Intended Prosecution.
Even if you don't believe that you were driving over the limit, you must still respond and provide your name as the driver of the vehicle.
But how do you know if you have a case to contest a speeding ticket?
According to Which? advice, there are four main defences which can be used.
The first is that you must prove that you were not speeding and the second is if you were not driving the car when the incident occurred.
If there wasn't a proper and clear notice of the speed limit in the area where you were going too fast, then this can be used as a defence, as can a car being caught on camera being misidentified.
Once this action has been taken, police may then send a conditional offer of a fixed penalty.
"Conditional offers have no official system for appeals, though, some police forces do accept informal letters of appeal, especially if the speeding ticket has been issued in error (such as the vehicle having been reported stolen at the time of the alleged speeding offence)," Which? advises.
If you find this happening to you, you should write to the address provided and give full details as to why you believe that you're not deserving of the speeding ticket.
This letter should be in accordance with an individual police force's guidelines.
Although it may seem like an effort to people who must go through the hassle of contesting a penalty when they are not to blame, these procedures may help to avoid receiving points on a licence or a hefty fine when they are not needed.
Further information
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