ibz Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 basically, yesterday afternoon i was driving down a street. was 100% not doin 30 as the road is too bumpy. i was just cruising along in 2nd gear however two police officers who were at someones house said i was driving fast. they didnt pull me at the time, two officers came knocking on my door today to tell me im getting a section 59, which means if im driving any car and police assume im street racing the car will get taken off me. the thing i dont understand is that i was not racing at all, i was just cruising along, the exhaust is kind of loud as its a straight through system with no silencers.im just worried that once the section 59 is on the system and im cruising about again they will assume i was driving fast and take my car off me. does anyone know if theres any way i can avoid this section 59 by fighting the case.thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 basically, yesterday afternoon i was driving down a street. was 100% not doin 30 as the road is too bumpy. i was just cruising along in 2nd gear however two police officers who were at someones house said i was driving fast. they didnt pull me at the time, two officers came knocking on my door today to tell me im getting a section 59, which means if im driving any car and police assume im street racing the car will get taken off me. the thing i dont understand is that i was not racing at all, i was just cruising along, the exhaust is kind of loud as its a straight through system with no silencers.im just worried that once the section 59 is on the system and im cruising about again they will assume i was driving fast and take my car off me. does anyone know if theres any way i can avoid this section 59 by fighting the case.thanksPretty sure you can appeal against it, have a look on the net to see if you can.Damien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ibz Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Pretty sure you can appeal against it, have a look on the net to see if you can.Damienim sure i can take it to court but the only problem is that there were two officers and the person they were talking to gave a statement. i dont mind going to court as i know I've not done anything wrong but i doubt the court would belive me over the two officers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 im sure i can take it to court but the only problem is that there were two officers and the person they were talking to gave a statement. i dont mind going to court as i know I've not done anything wrong but i doubt the court would belive me over the two officersAsk for proof of the statement, if you genuinely didn't speed, then contest the case, they've also got no proof that you were speeding, no measuring equipment was used, so how can they say?Just because it sounded as if you were going fast doesn't mean you were, they've got to prove it, and if they say you were street racing, who with? was there another car present? And the courts need to believe who is being honest, they won't believe the police who reckon you were speeding, if you fight your case fairly and honest, you'll come out on topDamien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 yeh im just gettin reported to the police for givin it a little blip at the top of my street. never even hit 30 but the old guy says must have been doin about 50. people hear an exhaust and think it means your goin fast. think if you fight it , it wont go far at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ibz Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 the car behind me was my cousin brother in a citroen c4 diesel. if they accused us of street racing surely they would need to charge both of us. its because my car is loud they came to me. the only reason i was in a low gear was because the street is full of potholes and little bumpes so i didnt want to keep changing up and down so i left it in one gear.once i told them i wasnt speeding and the car was loud they then changed the story and said i can get a section 59 because of causing alarm distress or annoyance to members of the public. but surely my car wasnt that loud in second gear below 25-30 miles an hour. it happened at 5pm so im sure its alright as long as i dont make noise after 11pm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Challenge it, once they realise you're serious they'll soon back offDamien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 will they fuckno offence dude but you could be 100% innocent fight it all the way at the end of the day the courts always side with the police. they may be bent as fuck but the police are the police and the law always sides with the police.i know its shit but a section 59 isnt the worst thing in the world. its a lot better than points. it is shit that you wasn't doing anything wrong but id just take the 59 mate. loads of my mates have got one and it comes off in a year so just be carefulyou can try fighting it but really it wont work mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Section 59 should be abolished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ibz Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 will they fuckno offence dude but you could be 100% innocent fight it all the way at the end of the day the courts always side with the police. they may be bent as fuck but the police are the police and the law always sides with the police.i know its shit but a section 59 isnt the worst thing in the world. its a lot better than points. it is shit that you wasn't doing anything wrong but id just take the 59 mate. loads of my mates have got one and it comes off in a year so just be carefulyou can try fighting it but really it wont work matei no what your saying about it not being anything major. it just makes me think that, if im innocent now and I've been given the section 59, it can happen again when I've not done anything wrong which would result in my car bieng taken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Driver Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 9 times out of 10 not on system anyway i have 2 in my name and a mate has about 6 they just ask "do you have one" reply no and they dont log it most of time lolbobbies round here give them out for anything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollie1.3i Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 id go shit on the police doorstep . SECTION 59 my ARSE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ibz Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 how long do you think untill i recieve any paperwork, as when they came to my house all he asked for was my name and date of birth. i didnt sign anything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 will they fuckno offence dude but you could be 100% innocent fight it all the way at the end of the day the courts always side with the police. they may be bent as fuck but the police are the police and the law always sides with the police.i know its shit but a section 59 isnt the worst thing in the world. its a lot better than points. it is shit that you wasn't doing anything wrong but id just take the 59 mate. loads of my mates have got one and it comes off in a year so just be carefulyou can try fighting it but really it wont work mateIt will, I got threatened with one when I had my corsa, I was accused of street racing, yeah fair enough I booted it on the dual carriageway, but there was nothing to say that I was racing anyone, they had no speed measuring equipment, or no reason to suspect I was racing, it even went to court, after I contested it, but without no proof that I was racing, they had nothing to go on, no evidence or anything. Damien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brewin Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 9 times out of 10 not on system anyway i have 2 in my name and a mate has about 6 they just ask "do you have one" reply no and they dont log it most of time lolbobbies round here give them out for anythingi was in my old bosses company car when i got one never went on the system though, and i was queing in traffic when i got it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 lets just hope the same happens to ibz then lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ibz Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 lets just hope the same happens to ibz then lollol thats what im hoping for too, just got to wait and see i guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spanner Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 a section 59 can only be given to a person using a vehichle to cause distress or alarm to other road users or members of the public "this is the law" so if your not oing the above you have a right to testify it,i lose mine on the 20th this month,no paperwork is involved its just a police marker on your vehicle/name.i was caught in my old 205 with twin carbs spitting 4 foot flames on deceleration next time i was caught acceleratng excessively my car was impounded for the night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 205 with twin carbsoff topic i know but you legend get a thread up on members other rides of it please i adore these lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scot-ish Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 off topic i know but you legend get a thread up on members other rides of it please i adore these lolany excuse for pics of my old pugs haha(it must be carbs, my mate got me an asbo in the 205, for the exact same thing as above lol)adore mate loland my mates 205 gti6 turbo, look a the size of that fucking tubby, the guy who owned that red turbo, he built it at 19, and now is building a 306 running a wrx scooby engine and running gear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Feck me thats a blower Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 thanks scot-ish thats made me happy nowalways had a huge soft spot for 205's but turbo 205's or twin carb 205's are deffo FTW lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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