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The Police Adjudicator
Police Infringement Bureau
PO Box 9147, Wellington 6141

RE: WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS — EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT (62 KM/H IN A 50 KM/H AREA), 20 DEMERIT POINTS
Notice Number: S1234567 | Date of Alleged Offence: 14 June 2026 | Officer: ABC123

Dear Adjudicator,

I deny liability for the above infringement notice and request that it be reviewed and withdrawn, reserving all of my rights. My grounds are set out below; each independently raises doubt about the reliability of this notice.

GROUND 1: NO VALID TRACKING HISTORY COULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED

Police operational policy on speed detection requires a tracking history for every speed check, resting on three elements together — the operator's visual observation, audio confirmation, and the device's reading. The officer was positioned in a side street approximately 80 metres before the location stated on the notice, in moving traffic, without sustained line of sight to my vehicle on approach. In those conditions the required visual assessment could not have been formed before the reading was taken. I put Police to proof that a compliant tracking history was established.

GROUND 2: MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITHIN THE BEAM

At the time of the alleged offence I was travelling in a line of traffic, with a larger vehicle immediately ahead. Under that policy, where more than one vehicle is in the beam, enforcement depends on the operator being able to give evidence of the tracking history of the other vehicles as well as the offender's speed. [CONFIRM: describe the surrounding traffic as you remember it.] I put Police to proof that the reading relied on is attributable to my vehicle and not another.

GROUND 3: IN THE ALTERNATIVE — POLICE DISCRETION TO WAIVE

Without admitting liability, and in the alternative, I ask that my clean driving record be taken into account and that Police exercise their discretion to waive this notice should the grounds above not already resolve it.

REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE — OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT 1982

So that these representations can be assessed fairly, I request the following information:
1. The officer's Certificate of Proficiency for the specific device used;
2. The device's Certificate of Accuracy and most recent calibration record;
3. The officer's complete notes for this stop, including the tracking history;
4. The device data log for the relevant period, with timestamps;
5. Confirmation of the distance between the enforcement position and the nearest speed limit change.

If any of these records were not created or cannot be produced, I ask that the notice be withdrawn accordingly.

CONCLUSION

For the reasons above the notice should be withdrawn. I ask for disclosure of the documents listed. I request a response in writing within 28 days.

Yours faithfully,

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[YOUR FULL NAME]
Date: [DATE]