The complainant became suspicious when he noticed questionable similarities on different speeding fines directed to him and his wife, respectively.
According to the fines generated, both offences took place on the exact same date (April 10), time (11.44am) and place (Campbell Road north, between Padoa and Kruger streets).
The inspector number and camera number also matches.
What separate the fines from each other are the vehicles in the photographs, the speed the vehicles were travelling at, and the amount payable.
The one vehicle was allegedly travelling at 85km per hour, while the other was at 77km per hour in a 60km per hour speed zone.
The two fines, therefore, indicate that the husband and wife were driving in their own cars on the same road, on the same day and exactly at the same time.
The Advertiser inquired about the credibility of these speeding fines.
The EMPD spokesperson, Wilfred Kgasago, says there is a difference of three seconds between the two offences.
Thus, the one vehicle was photographed at 11.44.07am and the other at 11.44.10am.
Kgasago also explained the following:
* The camera captures images of different offenders at the same date, time and place and it covers all lanes and is set per hour and minute – therefore it can catch numerous vehicles in one minute.
*It will be the same inspector number as this was the officer responsible for the operation of the camera above.
* Each offence will differ as each offender drives at a different speed.
* The picture will be the same in all images as it was the same camera at the same location in above three points.
* These two examples are one of many of the same batch of images/offences caught by the camera during the session.
“The whole operation is legal and transparent with no tampering,” said Kgasago.
“The camera/images do not lie – nor the fines generating system.
“Consequently, as per the camera images and the fines-generating system, it implies the two vehicles were travelling close to each other distance and time-wise.”
However, the complainant argues that he and his wife did not travel together along this road on this specific day.
“Those contesting the fines have recourse by either stating their case with the Senior Public Prosecutor or await the trial date to be issued in order to contest the fines before a magistrate in court,” concluded Kgasago.
