Hello everyone, I don't often venture over to the motoring forums but today I am in need of your expertise.
Back in November I was pulled over and given a speeding ticket for exceeding a 70mph speed limit by an unspecified amount. The car that stopped me was an unmarked 2.8 litre V6 petrol Skoda Superb. I was driving a 115bhp Audi A4 1.9tdi.
As it happens I was not exceeding the speed limit, I was happily driving along at 70mph but the police car had made the decision to pull me over for my behaviour at an earlier roundabout. The police car at this point was stuck behind another car at said roundabout, and then held up again at the enxt one shortly after, whereas I had a clear run on both. So by the time the car started its pursuit I had a substantial lead. At this point I had no idea I was being pursued as the car did not have its blue lights on, then after this 1 mile stretch the road became a 40mph limit and this is where the vehicle suddenly appeared in my rear view mirror and put on its blue lights.
I was understandably outraged at being given a speeding ticket and so wrote off to say I was going to dispute it, the summons was received this week. In it is a written statement from the police officer giving his version of events.
Here is where we reach the crux of the story, according to him he accelerated to 100mph to catch me up and I was still pulling away, and he only caught me up when I was held up in traffic. Rather amusing given the real version of events that he caught me up because I had entered a restricted zone and started doing 40mph.
Now obviously my 1.9tdi could in no way out accelerate his 2.8 petrol Skoda, so this is quite a crucial point to show in court, and what I would really like is to be able to say what the 0-100mph times are for both cars. I've been able to find the 0-60mph times which are 11.2 and 8 seconds respectively, good enough in their own right, but the 0-100mph times would make it even more obvious.
Despite my best Google skills I am unable to find these figures and would greatly appreciate it if any of you fellow forum members can either find those figures or a full list of in gear acceleration figures for both cars. A link to any kind of official source would be most welcome too. Many thanks in advance for your help!
Back in November I was pulled over and given a speeding ticket for exceeding a 70mph speed limit by an unspecified amount. The car that stopped me was an unmarked 2.8 litre V6 petrol Skoda Superb. I was driving a 115bhp Audi A4 1.9tdi.
As it happens I was not exceeding the speed limit, I was happily driving along at 70mph but the police car had made the decision to pull me over for my behaviour at an earlier roundabout. The police car at this point was stuck behind another car at said roundabout, and then held up again at the enxt one shortly after, whereas I had a clear run on both. So by the time the car started its pursuit I had a substantial lead. At this point I had no idea I was being pursued as the car did not have its blue lights on, then after this 1 mile stretch the road became a 40mph limit and this is where the vehicle suddenly appeared in my rear view mirror and put on its blue lights.
I was understandably outraged at being given a speeding ticket and so wrote off to say I was going to dispute it, the summons was received this week. In it is a written statement from the police officer giving his version of events.
Here is where we reach the crux of the story, according to him he accelerated to 100mph to catch me up and I was still pulling away, and he only caught me up when I was held up in traffic. Rather amusing given the real version of events that he caught me up because I had entered a restricted zone and started doing 40mph.
Now obviously my 1.9tdi could in no way out accelerate his 2.8 petrol Skoda, so this is quite a crucial point to show in court, and what I would really like is to be able to say what the 0-100mph times are for both cars. I've been able to find the 0-60mph times which are 11.2 and 8 seconds respectively, good enough in their own right, but the 0-100mph times would make it even more obvious.
Despite my best Google skills I am unable to find these figures and would greatly appreciate it if any of you fellow forum members can either find those figures or a full list of in gear acceleration figures for both cars. A link to any kind of official source would be most welcome too. Many thanks in advance for your help!