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Queensland man has spent '$100,000' contesting $250 speeding ticket

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A Queensland man who has allegedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars contesting a $250 speeding fine has vowed to become the first person to contest a speeding ticket in the High Court of Australia.

When he was pulled over by police in March 2012, Mustafa Al Shakarji secretly recorded the incident on his watch.

The police were also filming and the radar detected Mr Al Shakarji driving 88km/h in a 60km/h speed zone.

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Mr Al Shakarji was not in danger of losing his licence, but still vehemently denies speeding.

"I was not speeding, absolutely," Mr Al Shakarji told A Current Affair.

Radar laser consultant Roy Zegers believes there were discrepancies in the radar reading.

"Devices should not be used in a heavily built up area and in this case it was an extremely heavily built up area," Mr Zegers said.

"The whole operation by the operator of the device comes into question because you are now using a device outside the guidelines."

Police video also shows the radar mounted to a steering wheel column, rather than the dashboard - another reason Mr Al Shakarji thinks he was in the right.

After five court cases, Mr Al Shakarji again lost in the Court of Appeal.

Mr Zegers believes that the overall price tag for contesting the fine is "at least $100,000", despite the fact that Mr Al Shakarji has been defending himself.

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"I am sure, 100 percent, finally justice will be served. If not at this level, it will be the next. If not today, it will be tomorrow," Mr Al Shakarji said.

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