How do we know it's a one way street from the photo?
What a dumb question! The picture won't stand on its own in court. If it is accepted, it will go with my statement giving the location of the incident. Why on earth would you expect any photo to include the 'no entry' sign (which is about 50 metres back up the hill) and the 'no entry' road marking (which is also about 50 metres back up the hill)?
If you are now suggesting to the court that
a) I reported an offence involving a navy BMW on a road (Richmond Ave South) which happens to be one-way, single-lane, tree-lined and hilly, and
b) I've now supplied a picture of a different BMW on a different single-lane, tree-lined, hilly road
I'm reasonably confident that any half-sensible judge will see common sense. But do feel free to keep nitpicking away if that makes you happy. It's great to have the opportunity to rehearse these arguments before the case comes to court.
If anyone else is still reading the thread, I'll restate my original questions;
Would this kind of delay (January since Garda told me he was submitting papers to request court date) be typical?
Is there any risk of the prosection becoming invalid by this long delay?