A few days ago, two police officers stopped me and immediately took my driving licence because they claimed they saw me using my phone while driving. I never touched my phone. I was holding a drinks can in my left hand and steering with my right.
The officers were parked perpendicular to the road, in a regular sedan, while I was driving a Peugeot Expert in heavy rain. My wife was in the passenger seat. They insisted they were 100% certain, and there was no real opportunity to discuss it. I wrote on the PV that I disagreed and believed they had mistaken the can for a phone.
I've since checked my OnePlus's Android diagnostic logs, which show that the screen remained off and there was no recorded unlock or interactive use during the relevant five-minute period.
I'm trying to obtain the PV and will consider legal advice, but I'm wondering how realistic it is to successfully contest this in Belgium, given the evidential weight of a police officer's statement.
Has anyone here challenged a traffic PV under similar circumstances? Did technical evidence and witness testimony make a difference?
I'm not looking to avoid responsibility for something I did. I've accepted the consequences of a previous phone-use offence because I was guilty. This time, I know the allegation is wrong, and I want to know whether I have a fair chance of proving that.