Another SD Card question.

[John Armstrong]

Your gps isn't a calibrated/certified method of measuring speed unlike the radars and scameras. I doubt that it would be admissible as evidence. Also where is the proof that it was on your vehicle?

Were drifting into the realms of conspiracy theory and fantasy here

We'll ignore the people being done by their own video exploits?

 

[Deleted account W]

We'll ignore the people being done by their own video exploits?

Who will, I don't know about these people?

I think if your that worried about the police digging around and using a track log for evidence against you then either slow down or flog the GPS on here

 

[Jon]

I'm amazed at the amount of detail it stores - average speeds for each little section. How long before the police confiscate a GPS and use the evidence it contains to prosecute for speeding?

Or, failing that, threaten to take the GPS as evidence unless you admit to speeding on the spot?

They're not allowed to "investigate" your gps without your permission - asked a plod type mate about that and apparently it's convered under PACE (Police And Criminal Evidence Act). And they can't confiscate it either.

Bit like in the old paper licence days, a copper would ask if he could take your licence out of its holder. If you had no points, you'd say yes & probably get off with a bollocking, depending on the severity of what you'd just done.

Also, how many would be able to find what they were looking for anyway

Won't be long before some Whitehall mandarin thinks about it tho.............

 

[Deleted account 210609001]

Your gps isn't a calibrated/certified method of measuring speed unlike the radars and scameras. I doubt that it would be admissible as evidence. Also where is the proof that it was on your vehicle?

Were drifting into the realms of conspiracy theory and fantasy here

YEs, of course I was drifting off...

I wonder whether the track log could be used as part of the evidence for other crimes, for example establishing that the owner was at the scene of the crime at a particular time?

Not that I have anything to hide, you understand...

 

[sanqhar]

Evidence

A machine cannot give evidence. In cases where computer evidence is used someone with knowledge of the evidence produced has to "speak " to it. The witness gives evidence that the computer was working normally/properly and the document is what was produced.

A police officer cannot talk to the satisfactory running of YOUR Gps, because he was not in charge of it at the relevant time.

In most speeding cases the machine, whether it is a Laser or Vascar or Police Pilot, technically confirms the officer's opinion that you were speeding. These machines have to be tested and calibrated prior to them being used. The accuracy of your Gps has not been tested and calibrated. Even the Gatso has two systems, the radar and the time/distance travelled between the two photos taken.

The accuracy of a Gps maybe suspect because of changes in elevation. If you are travelling uphill or downhill the distance recorded maybe wrong. Think of a right angled triangle. The distance travelled is the hypoteneuse whilst the distance as seen from a satellite could be closer to the length of the triangle base. Accuracy may also be affected because of momentary loss of signal.

I wouldn't start worrying yet.

tom