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I'm not going to quote the whole page as it's a transcription of the court case but this is the part that has him really squirming; from my quick scan.
Quote:
MISS HODSON: Mr Garrett, can I continue to ask you about this particular point, please---
A. Yes.
Q. ---before we move to other areas? I’m putting this to you: Dr Clarke has carried out a test that’s evidenced there on the video with a Type Approved device that he calibrated that he used on a vehicle we could see it was said there travelling at no more than thirty miles an hour, by moving the device down the bonnet he obtained a reading of thirty-six miles an hour without an error reading.
A. Well, I understand what his contention is and I can only say that I don’t accept the results of that test. I believe that that I don't know I would have to have a closer examination of that test. I don't believe that that result was obtained from being slipped down the bonnet of a car.
Q. Well, what are you suggesting, Mr Garrett?
A. I don't know---
Q. You don’t know.
A. ---because I suspect if it’s been obtained at all it’s been slipped along the side of the vehicle.
Q. Well, I’m putting to you, Mr Garrett, that that isn’t what happened.
A. Well…
Q. There will be evidence called as to it having been moved down the bonnet of the car. Are you suggesting that that’s untruthful evidence?
A. No, no, I’m not suggesting that for a moment. The point I would make is of course to move it down the bonnet of the car it is not held steady.
Q. Well, so therefore do you accept that if it’s not held steady and it does slip down the bonnet of a car in that way an erroneous reading can be obtained without an error warning?
A. No, I don’t. In those circumstances I don’t accept that. Certainly any tests that I have done have not demonstrated that.
Q. Well, have you got evidence of such tests?
A. I haven't got any, no, not in front of me. I mean I use, not now and not for a little time, but I’ve used these devices all day and everyday they’re not necessarily documented tests.
Q. Well, Mr Garrett, you knew before you came here today that it was going to be suggested that slipping down the bonnet of a car might produce erroneous readings in this way, did you not think to fetch some test results with you that show that that doesn’t happen, tests that you’ve carried out that show it doesn’t occur?
A. No, my response to those comments are actually my report.
Knowing he was attending court and would be cross-examined, he failed to bring any pertinent evidence with him to back up his arguments. Wonder where I've heard that before
Edited to correct url code
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