162!

Is that the UK record??

Im sorry, but I think you deserve all you get. Im not innocent myself, 94 on the motorway(average) and 3 points, but 162 mph is VERY fast, what would have happend if someone had pulled out in fron of you, or your tyre blew out etc etc etc(granted I dont know the full circumstance of it) - but what did you expect to get at that speed? not just a few points surely?

AP

oops is this a wind up, oh well I ll leave it alone..........

[Edited by ADP - 8/1/2003 5:20:30 PM]

yes look at the user name got banned today for this offence. So who thinks it is unfair to ban me for this?????????

I do. :)

Sorry to hear that.
I guess we all wind it up now and again, sometimes we get caught.
How longs the ban for?

Surprised you didn't go to prison.

162!! Thats pretty selfish. ;)

guess how long the bans for???????????? put it this way i got fined £1800

codhead why was it selfish??

Well he didn't say he wasn't sent to prison, he just said he'd been banned.
Maybe he posted from the prison Cybercafe!
www.hmp.gov perhaps?

It makes me laugh because if your p1 was stolen and it was caught doing 162 mph the person driving it they would of got a slap on his wrist and £40 fine.

What's the problem with going 162 mph on the motorway (other than mpg)?

Lets say the ban was one more than 3 and one less than 5. Claim their makin an example of me. S**t why me the dirty B**T***S. u right min if they had nicked it and done that would have got maybe 6 months and what i got is like a f*****g life sentance.

oops, what a bummer.

Ive been caught doing 95 and got off with 3 points, was really lucky coz a few minutes earlier was well over a hundred

Also did 155 in my M3 a few years ago and never got anything

Then last night, got flashed, so i reckon another 3 points on their way :-(

R.B: Your not wrong. In 1992 I got done in court for a 76 in a 60 and they did me for a 6 points, £600 means tested fine + £250 costs, they said they wanted to make an example out of me because they didn't want 'fast cars' in their area.
I was really peed of because prior to my case I'd sat through one in which a 76year old had been beaten up for her purse (which contained £3) and the guy who did it got 30 hours community service, which they suspended provided he didn't go before the court again for 12months!!

There is no such thing as justice in this country.

How would you have reacted to a rear tyre blow out at 120+MPH??

codhead: Are 120MPH rear blowouts common?
Do you mean once you get past 119mph to take care?
Maybe that's why the jap market imports only do 112mph!

I will try to make sure I only drive around at <119mph and >=121mph in future.


But seriously blowouts can occur at any speed and I've seen some pretty horrific results at quite low speed. Chances are that at higher speed at least you would keep going in a straight line.

That really sucks. Can you not appeal on the grounds of financial hardship? Alternativley go to a national newspaper and point out the inconsistancies in the system

I thought the Vmax of a P1 was 155. 162 seems too high for the capability of the car.

Not much I can say except to try and appeal. Yes 160Mph is a stupid speed and i'm sure you regret it now With penalties like that, no wonder people drive while DQ'd.

[Edited by Neil Smalley - 1/19/2003 4:53:17 PM]

Well this was the first and last time the car has been over 120mph and when even driving at that speed i do not think about things like tyres blowing out does anybody agree?? and COD i suppose when u r driving u think every car coming the other way might swerve and hit u head on!!!!! weirdo

Codhead,

I take it you drive everywhere very slooooowwwwwly. ;)

At a higher speed, at least you get it all over with quicker.

The book speed is 155 but real are book speeds usually 100% accurate? and eas every P1 produced givin exactly the same BHP i dont think so.

Did you take the corner at 162 :p

NO lets say it was on a motorway. And boys i was warned not to publicise this that why their is funny names and adresses suppose its black male but id rather just have the 4 year ban.

Neil Smalley: I think you have a point about the max speed.
You almost certainly could challenge the max speed if the manufacturers figures are 155mph, it would imply possibly the police picked a number, or that their kit needed recalibrating, which might be enough to get off on a technicality.
I certainly wouldn't personally stand up in court and say my car was producing more BHP or it was modded.
However, at the end of the day, it was considerably over the ton and most courts will disqualify you for 3-6 months minimum if >100mph.

SS

155 to 162 is only 7 so not a lot of diffrence realy.

162

Reread your post - I thought you where talking months not years :eek:

David

its got an exhaust and induction kit any P1 owners ahd their car this fast before?? somebody put up a topic and see what they say cos if i di it they will probably ignore me.

Remember the offence is 'exceeding the 70 mph speed limit' -- it doesn't matter if it's 155 or 162.

Still, a four year ban? People get less than that for drink driving -- which do you think is safer?

People also get less than that for driving without insurance and killing innocent people (OK, it usually comes with a prison sentence, but the actual ban is less), or unauthorized taking.

are we talking 4 years or 4 months ??

4 Years :eek:

I seem to remember someone a few years ago getting caught on a Fireblade at a speed above the top speed of the bike. This then threw into question the accuracy of the speed detection. I think the rider got off with a lesser charge after appeal.

Bob Iles used to reckon (post PE Phase 1 remap) that his car would hit the rev limiter in 5th. At 25mph per thousand rpm that's over 175 mph :eek: