Ian Fielden's hoax bid to fight Huddersfield speeding ticket

Jul 1 2009 by Sam Casey, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

AN EXPERT scientist takes his fight to overturn a speeding ticket to the High Court this week – armed with evidence he claims he got undercover.

Iain Fielden will present a taped phone conversation in which he posed as a lawyer as his key evidence in the case on Friday.

Dr Fielden is refusing to drop attempts to clear his wife’s name in a case that dates back three years and has already landed the couple with a £15,000 court bill.

Vikki Fielden received a £60 fixed penalty notice after she was clocked by a camera driving at 36mph in a 30mph zone at New Mill Road in Brockholes on June 4, 2006.

The Sheffield couple were returning home after visiting friends.

But Dr Fielden, a research scientist at Sheffield Hallam University, believed the camera could not have recorded an accurate reading because it was situated on a bend in the road.

The Fieldens refused to pay the fine and were handed a £100 fine and £200 costs when the case was heard by Huddersfield magistrates.