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bugger me with a pineapple :(
after all those years of being a speeding virgin i finally
got taken by a speed camera on the m4
i think doing something like 70-75mph
on a 50mph zone due to road works on the road .
any ideas what sort of penalty am i likely to face ?
like mentioned this never happened before so not sure
how it all works :confused:
70-75 in a 50 on the motorway will be a fixed penalty mate, 3 points and £60 fine.
You can contest it in court if you want, there has been a lot of ways suggested to get off with been caught by a speed camera. tbh not many work, if you contest it, and they've got photographic evidance to prove it was you then they'll shaft you!
Best to take the 3 points, insurance dont even bother about the first 3 points so your not losing owt other than the £60 fixed penalty.
You might even get away with it, if the brown envelope doesn't turn up on your doormat in the next 10 days you'll be fine. :)
Guybrush
18-11-2008, 13:50
Best case is £60 and 3 points.... Worst case.... well more points and a bigger fine.
70-75 in a 50 on the motorway will be a fixed penalty mate, 3 points and £60 fine.
You can contest it in court if you want, there has been a lot of ways suggested to get off with been caught by a speed camera. tbh not many work, if you contest it, and they've got photographic evidance to prove it was you then they'll shaft you!
Best to take the 3 points, insurance dont even bother about the first 3 points so your not losing owt other than the £60 fixed penalty.
You might even get away with it, if the brown envelope doesn't turn up on your doormat in the next 10 days you'll be fine. :)
[shitting bricks]thats cool ,i thought they would rape me bigger style .
was even worried i will say good bye to my license :scared:
i wont be home for the next 2 weeks but will check
with the missus for the dreaded brown envelope[/shitting bricks]
just out of interest , what sort of speed would result in
the license being taken on a motorway ?
Gttnutter
18-11-2008, 14:10
i've heard that over a 100mph can result in an ban :confused: but dont quote me on that :agree:
Chris Hebden
18-11-2008, 14:11
A rule of thumb i have been told is 100mph or double the speed limit is an automatic ban?
[shitting bricks]thats cool ,i thought they would rape me bigger style .
was even worried i will say good bye to my license :scared:
i wont be home for the next 2 weeks but will check
with the missus for the dreaded brown envelope[/shitting bricks]
just out of interest , what sort of speed would result in
the license being taken on a motorway ?
under normal circumstances, ie when it's 70mph limit, anything over 100mph is usually a ban. (i say usually 'cos i got 6 points and £265 for doing 116)
I think when it's down to 50mph, over 80mph is a ban, but ive just found this that says different, they rekon 75+ is a ban-
http://www.drivingban.co.uk/drivingban/speedingoffences/drivingbanspeedingoffences.htm
dunno if that applies to motorway speed restrictions thou, or if its just for full time 50mph zones.
A rule of thumb i have been told is 100mph or double the speed limit is an automatic ban?
it used to be that, but they reduced it a few years ago to get more 30 and 40mph zone speeders off the roads, a good move imo :agree:
Chris Hebden
18-11-2008, 15:50
That makes more sense to be honest, 60mph in a 30 is a bit excessive!
Amber5GTTurb
18-11-2008, 16:07
On built up roads - 30/40mph limits etc if you do double it's a ban but all depends on how your driving I suppose. If your over 10mph over i think they can give 6+ points.
Amber5GTTurb
18-11-2008, 16:09
I'm pretty sure they can punish you however they like though:crap:
well i got followed for 10mins by an officer at night so didn't know. Was in a 60, doin 60 all the time, did 70 for about a second and he pulled me over wanting to give me points and a fine...let me off in the end though
TNT Tricky Nicky
19-11-2008, 11:23
we had a problem this way when they were working on the a11, had mobile camera vans parked up catching people speeding and issueing automatic fines and 3 points but turned out they had to refund and remove points as it was a temperory speed limit which ment they could only inforce a fine and no points, the vans we're also deemed to be illegally parked so they shouldn't have been operating in the first place.
as far as i'm aware it's an automatic ban when traveling at over twice the speed limit or 96 mph on a unrestricted road
Is there not some sort of time limit clause on this like 6 months or something? So for example when you get the ticket wait for as long as you can before replying and then say you was not driving but your mrs was. She will then get the ticket and you wait for as long as you can to say sorry I had a mistake It was me driving. You will then get the ticket again. You again wait as long as possible before replying asking to see proof of a valid calibration cert. All of this takes time so if it take long enough you will get off it. Im sure some people on here have done this and got away with it...
im starting to sympathise with Mart about invisable posts :rolleyes:
paul-11turbo
19-11-2008, 15:02
i got £280 fine and 6 points doin 82 in a 50 dual carrigeway at midnight august bank holiday in works van.
I was done last year doing 92 in a 60 at around 2am.
I was summonsed and ended up with 3points and £100, which i was very surprised at, thought it would have been a lot more than that,
75 in a 40, 6 points, £220 fine...
TNT Tricky Nicky
19-11-2008, 21:13
i got £280 fine and 6 points doin 82 in a 50 dual carrigeway at midnight august bank holiday in works van.
what sort of van was it? most people aren't aware that unless it's a car derived van, i.e escort van, you're governed by the commercial speed limit even if a tacho isn't fitted. 6 points because you recieved 3 for breaking the commercial speed limit of 60 on a dual carrigeway and 3 for breaking the unrestricted speed limit which was 50
2 main ones,
few years ago 35 in a 30, 3pts n £60 fine or pay £75 and do speed awareness cousre, paid the £75 but couldn't get to the course on the day, no further action.
bout 18mths ago, empty dual carrige way, 121 in a 60, both ways, 56day ban and £100 fine.
strangley i've not driven the 5 for over a year, and only been pulled over once, for 45 in a 30, country roads :rolleyes: normally it was a weekly occurance, think i miss the spot checks, chats and producin ma docs :crap:
oh and regards advice, don't speed. . but if ya do, have a subtle car, keep ya eyes peeled n don't get caught lol
Tiny Tim
20-11-2008, 08:03
11 years of driving, careful how and drive and more importantly WHERE... 0 points, £0 fine
my stepdad has been driving over 50 years, 0 points 0 fine, hes a private hire taxi driver aswell.
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
49 in a 30 = 3points and a £60 fine. someone told me not to put my d.o.b. on the form when i returned it, so that they couldnt process it, it doesnt work. Take the fine and points
Been driving 24 years got done last year doing 32 in a 30 got 3points and £60 fine.
steer from the rear
21-11-2008, 00:33
Been driving 24 years got done last year doing 32 in a 30 got 3points and £60 fine.
what a kick in the nuts :argue: and now with this new points and speeding system we could see alot less 5's on the road :disagree: 6 points if you do 20 m.p.h over the limit!
paul-11turbo
21-11-2008, 07:57
what sort of van was it? most people aren't aware that unless it's a car derived van, i.e escort van, you're governed by the commercial speed limit even if a tacho isn't fitted. 6 points because you recieved 3 for breaking the commercial speed limit of 60 on a dual carrigeway and 3 for breaking the unrestricted speed limit which was 50
yea its an iveco daily, the policeman said he prob wouldnt of bothered if i was doin 60-65 but he said 82 was a bit excessive.
its been over 15 days and i have received nothing regarding this
speeding incident :p
can i safely say ,i am safe now ?? :scared:
:laugh:
Mudslinger
02-12-2008, 14:43
im hoping there wont be a ticket popping through the door after driving most of the way through an average speed section on the m74 @70+ before i even noticed i was in it :crap: although i would use the dense freezing fog as an excuse and fight it in court :)
the last few weeks drivng the 5 again, i can quickly see how easy it could be to start rattleing up the points hitting the limiter in 5th on some stretches is a sure way of that happning :devil:
Chris Hebden
02-12-2008, 15:41
im hoping there wont be a ticket popping through the door after driving most of the way through an average speed section on the m74 @70+ before i even noticed i was in it :crap: although i would use the dense freezing fog as an excuse and fight it in court :)
LOL the dense freezing fog??? And you were doing 70+??? Stand up in court? I think not
its been over 15 days and i have received nothing regarding this
speeding incident :p
can i safely say ,i am safe now ?? :scared:
:laugh:
if you have not received anything withing 14 days of the alleged speeding your fine. I remember a high court battle with a speeding footballer and he received the letter on the 15th day and as soon as that was said that the whole case was dropped and he walked out of court with nothing.
Mudslinger
02-12-2008, 15:54
LOL the dense freezing fog??? And you were doing 70+??? Stand up in court? I think not
suppose uve got a point :scratch: it was 6 am on a sunday morning though if that helps any :wasntme:
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