The information given in that post is quite sensible if my own experience is anything to go by.
Last summer I accepted the offer of an new Omega Elite for an extended test drive and took SWMBO down to Devon for a long weekend. A few weeks after the car had been handed back I received a notice from Wiltshire Constabulary (via Vauxhall and my Co.) saying that I had been photographed by Gatso exceeding the speed limit on the A303.
I wrote back to them saying that:
"Yes, I was using that vehicle over that weekend. Unfortunately, I am unable to identify who was driving at that particular moment in time since it could have been either myself or my wife. If they would like to check with Vauxhall, the vehicle was on an extended test drive. I had specifically requested that my wife be included on the paperwork and we had been swapping drivers regularly".
They wrote back to me enclosing their photographic evidence which consisted of two nice photographs of the rear of the car and a statement that, "since the driver appears to be taller than the passenger" it must have been me and not my wife that was driving.
I replied saying that with the poor quality of the photographs and front and rear headrests in the way it was still impossible to tell who was driving, especially since my wife and I are virtually identical in height when seated.
A few days later I received a response saying that they were not pusuing the matter on this occassion but would do so if it happened again.
I think their decision was based on:
1) TWO drivers had accepted that it COULD have been them.
2) It was totally impossible to tell from the photos who WAS driving the car.
3) The cost in time and money of taking the matter to court and trying to prove who was driving was higher than any return they were likely to see.
Kevin
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