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I sure a lot of you will be quick to be disgusted and put me down and I was in the wrong but what are the likely points and fine for the above?
Cheers!
fixed penalty - £60? & 3 points
£60, 3 points and spit roasting on here
I got 3 points and £60 fine for 41 in a 30, about 5 years ago though so may have gone up.
Google "SP30"
Car or MTB?
Car SP30 3 points + fine
MTB - respect 😉
Might get 60 quid and a speed awareness course, meaning no points
Nice to know [i]something[/i] is inflation-proof.
I'd like to think you'll get more than 3 points but unfortunately you probably won't.
Why were you speeding BTW ?
I can tick the box for the speed awareness course and see if they will let me on it but there usual boundary is 39mph - not sure if a first offence is given more leniency or not? Ive only got the NIP at the moment so will have to send that back and see where it goes from there
What you get castigated for is whinging about being caught. Extra hot roasting for claiming its a stealth tax
Was it cops? If they say fixed penalty then as above - £60 and 3 pts.
Why were you speeding BTW ?
Coming into a 30 from NSL and didnt slow down quick enough - the police van was about 100m back from the speed limit sign. Road I drive every day so a touch of cockiness no doubt.
Ah, I see - harsh one then.
Extra hot roasting for claiming its a stealth tax
You've got that wrong TJ. Use damp wood for a slow and painful burn for a Mailism like that.
Examine the the NIP carefully - you may be able to find a technical error in it somewhere & have if declared null & void
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Right, that's my Saturday evening entertainment sorted, can you all wait till I've got a beer & are sitting down again? 😆
Blame the wife? and yes you deserve it for speeding in a 30mph area sorry and don't do it again!
If you're on your roadbike then I quit.
I got done for 43 in a 30 in Oct '08, disputed the ticket as the 30mph sign was 250m outside the 1st house in the village, it didn't work and I got another summons threatening me with additional charges if I went to court, so I did...and got humped with £450 and 6 points for non disclosure of driver details. Justice done? Not quite, I challenged that ruling (after paying the fine to avoid further legal issues) and I've just won as the 2nd judge ruled that the positioning of the sign contravened the Homeoffice guidelines (No street lights, no raised curbs etc) so I could reasonably presume that this part of the road was still a 60mph zone. Of course its entirely up to you but nothing is ever cut and dried and if you have reasonable grounds to challenge the road signage then there are numerous legal precedents.
Examine the the NIP carefully - you may be able to find a technical error in it somewhere & have if declared null & void
Ive got a couple of things that im sure i could stall them on etc etc to get it thrown out- not notifying within 14 days, not positioning the camera in a accident prone area etc etc but I WAS IN THE WRONG and trying to get out of it on a admin technicality is in my opinion morally wrong as well
hopefully you will be dry-bummed by hulk hogan..
but I WAS IN THE WRONG and trying to get out of it on a admin technicality is in my opinion morally wrong as well
That sort of reply really isn't going to keep this going for too long - still time to edit it 🙂
Wasn't Hulk Hogan a steroid freak? Surely there is someone better to dish out that sort of punsihment? Geoff Capes?
That sort of reply really isn't going to keep this going for too long - still time to edit it
Sorry! Would it be better to keep it going for some saturday entertainment!
Dont know but I got caught doing 75 in a 50 with an MOT which expired a week earlier. Court hearing on Tuesday. How bad will that be....?
Depends mcmoonter, did they find the corpse in the trunk as well?
Dont know but I got caught doing 75 in a 50 with an MOT which expired a week earlier. Court hearing on Tuesday. How bad will that be....?
£150 - 4 points
How many points for a corpse?
I pled guilty to the charges but the PFs office said it would be worthwhile going to court to respect the gravity of the case. I renewed my MOT next day. Doubt that will make any difference.
I hate speeding fines! They're a stupid tax on a victimless crime.
I see many people who are capable of driving a little faster. And I see awful drivers duffing along at lower than the limit and having no control of their cars.
Speed as a metric is not a good predictor of driving skill.
Tbh, if there was a technicality you could use - then do it!
That sort of reply really isn't going to keep this going for too long
How about that one then? 😀
I hate speeding fines! They're a stupid tax on a victimless crime.I see many people who are capable of driving a little faster. And I see awful drivers duffing along at lower than the limit and having no control of their cars.
Speed as a metric is not a good predictor of driving skill.
Tbh, if there was a technicality you could use - then do it!
allthepies - Member
Ah, I see - harsh one then.
unbelievable 🙄
Wasn't Hulk Hogan a steroid freak? Surely there is someone better to dish out that sort of punsihment? Geoff Capes?
where's Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy when you need them most..?
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You don't get any grief from me if you admit you did wrong, which you did 🙂
Speed as a metric is not a good predictor of driving skill.
It is however a great metric of the consequences of an accident.
where's Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy when you need them most..?
Dead?
Stocks and rotten tomatoes.
Molgrips - how can speed be a metric of the consequences of an accident?
Broken ribs and dented wings aren't measured in mph?
But it isn't a good metric of driving skill. If I go 90 on an empty motorway in a well serviced car, sober and untired. Am I more likely to cause an accident then a dozy driver in a pile of junk not paying attention but going 29 in a 30 limit.
I appreciate moral highground is measured in mph by some so there's little point in me offering an alternate point of view.
3 points and £60 fine. I know as i got done for exactly the same about 1 month ago.
I even made the local paper in " Police crack down on boy racers" article.
41 year old in 100bhp Passat Diesel estate at 10pm . Hardly a boy racer, still makes the stats look better to the local busybodies
I hate speeding fines! They're a stupid tax
You should have just stopped there.
got one for 41 in a 30 through the post today... B4591 on my to Cwmcarn. Don't even remember going through a camera or even seeing one flash... which kind of speaks for itself - What it'll change about my driving is to make sure I spend more time looking out for cameras than I do the road in front. First ticket for about five or six years.
Kev
What fine for looking like Big Daddy in a pair of bib shorts?
What fine for riding a SS without a Giant Haystack beard?
What it'll change about my driving is to make sure I spend more time looking out for cameras than I do the road in front
Why not learn to drive the speed limit? Serious question.
Molgrips - how can speed be a metric of the consequences of an accident
Kinetic energy is related to speed. Hit a wall at 10mph, scratched bumper. Hit one at 70mph - death.
It's also a metric of how fast you can stop. Kid runs out infront of you when you're doing 30mph, you can stop. Same thing at 50mph - death.
Driving skill is a separate issue. Bad drivers are bad, good drivers are good but still make mistakes. If we keep our speed down as a matter of habit (or law) then we'll all have more time to correct mistakes and avoid stuff happening.
Surprised I have to explain this tbh.
[i]Surprised I have to explain this tbh. [/i]
You didn't have to, you just took it upon yourself to do so then told us you had to. Patronising tbh.
This was the question I was surprised at, and what the explanation was for:
Molgrips - how can speed be a metric of the consequences of an accident?
Surely the faster you drive through a built up area the less likely you are to hit someone in the first place?
Length of built up area in miles / speed of vehicle mph = exposure to hitting a child.
60mph through a mile long village = 1 minute in which to hit a child.
By halving your speed you double this risk.
How much do you get for a Noble prize these days?
...and mobile cameras don't have to be in an accident prone area.
and RS**** is clearly on a wind up.
It's also a fact Yeti that 28% of all accidents are caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Ban all sober drivers for an instant 72% reduction in accidents
Can we share the Nobel Prize?
Uplink, can't you just wait until next year to submit your thesis.
Or maybe the year after...
95% of accidents on country roads aren't caused by excessive speed. Which basically means 95% of accidents on country roads are caused by people going to slow.