Section 59 and a fixed penalty notice

[Kaos]

Hearsay is an evidential procedural issue, and it doesn’t apply to police officers receiving information about offences, it would still require the original police officer who saw the offence to give a statement, but that is easily done. There are also exceptions to the rule which might apply here, such as giving the evidence to a person in authority who immediately writes it down.

As to the FPN could call these people: http://www.pattersonlaw.co.uk/

I don’t know them, but they offer free advice as a starting point.

banditjohn (20/10/2012)

If the officer that stopped you gave you the FP surely he didn’t witness it so it’s hearsay, if that was the case we would have no system based on fact just hearsay which I can’t see how that will hold up. Deny the FP then when it goes to court simply ask if that officer see the offence, did you do it, NO, why, he didn’t witness it so how can he give you a FP, this whole S59 is complete crap and you first mistake was to admit that the wheel left the ground.

Rant over but it makes my blood boil.

All the best
John

[Rusty99]

Offence code 124 is used for things such as reading a newspaper/item/text changing the filter in a coffee machine in a 44 ton HGV (I kid you not) whilst driving. The list is endless
but this is to give you an idea. Here it could be said that since your front wheel was not in contact with the road. Therefore should an emergency situation develop in front of you, you would not be able to react to it. This is only an overview and not a look at your driving skills etc, even if you were Dougie Lampkin!