wwp8

i am 24 years old and am a proud owner of a new age impreza

however under this shell i maybe gb 's unluckiest driver

i had been pulled over by the police 4 times all for different things all had verbal warning

i had been stopped for speeding by a copper with a speed gun (3pts in license)
i had been done by a gatso (6pts in license)

total 9 pts

i had a minor acc in my 2nd car (306 xsi) caused £3k damage
1.5 years later same car i had written it off causing damage to locals fences

most upto date (if you already saw my other post) i was a victim of an attempted car-jack


am i the most unluckiest driver

:.-(

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

You don't mention whose fault the accidents were, or what you were actually doing in order to warrant being pulled and given a warning by the police, but 'unlucky' isn't the first word that springs to my mind. Getting 9 points for speeding certainly isn't unlucky, it's a risk we all take if we break the rules (whether we think the rules were justified or not).

How much is your insurance BTW?

Andy.

(Edited to add my vote of sympathy for your attempted car-jack - hope you're OK - and to politely invite you to put me straight if I've got the wrong end of the stick. Hope you understand how your post might be interpreted).


[Edited by AndyC_772 - 7/17/2002 9:11:52 AM]

dsmith

getting caught speeding isnt unlucky. - Its driving without due care and attention

Dark Blue Mark

Im 24 and have never had any points, never stopped in the scoob (MY99) and touch wood, never had any incidents in it.

Just need to be careful where you put the foot down....

MB

beefola

Your insurance must be astronomical! Ever thought of buying a nice bland 1.6 Mondeo or something?

Nimbus

That doesn't sound very minor to me...

wwp8

aaargghhhhh don't ask that magical question

AndyC_772
HOW much is your insurance???


4 verbal warnings (all were night time driving )

1 cos i was driving near derby City centre and were checking on random cars

1 were speeding

1 were did a swan on an awkward turn

1 were fog lights were on

oopss there were 2 more

1 for driving on a bus lane

1 for thinking i had fog lamps on whn it was dipped lights



1st accident tapped an escort van at the back because the 1st car (learner driver) slowed really down suddenly
the £3k was mainly for the broken fan and air condioning unit

the 3pts were doing 38mph on a 30 road
6pts doing 36 on a 30 road

(i know its not some thing to show off to)

Katana

Didn't you also got carjacked too? You don't have much luck do you.. []

chrisp

6 points for 36 in a 30 . I thought it was a standard 3 pointer that ?

I got nicked for 70 in 40 (years ago in my boy racer days I might add) and only got 3 points.

cheers

chrisp

ScoobyK

Driving with fogs on, driving in bus lane, speeding....not sure this is what I'd call "experienced".....perhaps the opposite.

wwp8

i don't know why for 6pts maybe its because the gap betweenthe 3pts and the 6pts were only 6 months

first one fined me about £40?? the second were £250

wwp8

the reason i put this topic is i was hoping someone will say...nahh i'm worse than you i had ......
so make me feel normal

but no it's just me....:....-(

MorayMackenzie

I feel sorry for you at insurance renewal time.

ZIPPY

Your never getting in my car,thats all i'll say.

Zippy

ScoobySnack

You might just be very unlucky ....... if so it will change as time goes by.......

My first 3 years of driving were scattered with such events, but the last three have been quite uneventful apart from a few police stops to check its my car....... that doesn't really bother me.

Have fun

J

wwp8

nowadays i must be the safest/slowest scooby driver in the uk

n5pug

6 points for 36mph....yeah right.

Quote : because the learner slowed down really suddenly

erm no, anticipate actions of learner driver and stay well back leaving sufficient stopping distance between you and the car in front.

Oh and SLOW DOWN.

Take all this with a pinch of salt tho mate as I am hardly a pillar of the community myself at the moment. still, It leaves me plenty of time to catch up on here, got gunned doing 108mph oops, but hey look on the bright side it wasn't in a thirty zone.

EDIT: Oh and for the record if it makes you feel any better I can't get the insurance down under 1500 squid....yet


[Edited by n5pug - 7/17/2002 10:35:52 PM]

wwp8

£1500 squid you lucky devil?!

BoxerFlat4

When I was 19, I was one of the first drivers in the North West to be driving the new "Sierra Cosworth", big wing tail version as well, bright white. You can imagine the attention I got for that, got pulled by the cops 3 times in one day ! At least one of the coppers admitted, though, that the only reason I was getting stopped was because they wanted to look at the car !

Adam M

no offence, but I cant believe you are spending 3k a year on insurance and think thats ok!

I pay £1k on mine and think that is daylight robbery.

BoxerFlat4

Just watch out for those traffic signs, chelle !