Quote Originally Posted by Squashed_Fly
Newsflash: no plate on the front, but they have a picture of you in your leathers speeding from the front. A quick glance at your plate as you go past gives them enough info to pnc you. Now they have the power to enter your home and take your bike and leathers as evidence if they feel they have a good id and you don't play ball. ....
With all due respect, you are talking rubbish.

There are basically three occasions when the police can enter your home and seize evidence. Firstly where a warrant has been issued by a magistrate, secondly either a section 32 PACE or Section 18 PACE search, which can only be conducted after a person has been arrested for an either way offence, i.e. an offence that could be tried in a crown court. Speeding is a summary only offence, therefore a warrant would not be irelevant, nor would you be able to do a section 32 or 18 search, especially as you wouldn't be under arrest either so the power to enter a premises does not exist.

If the police have captured/noted the registration plate, then a form would be sent to the registered keeper requesting details of the name and address of the driver/rider at the time of the specific offence. At the same time a notice of intended prosecution would be sent (this has to be sent within 14 days).

There are occasion where the police have entered a home to seize motorcycles/leathers/evidence but these would be for much more serious offences, i.e. dangerous driving etc etc.