clocked doing 98mph on the motorway!!
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clocked doing 98mph on the motorway!!
I recieved the dreaded letter yesterday saying i was doing 98mph on the motorway asking for the details of who was driving at the time, gutted!! Any idea what the fine will be and how many points? Also i have heard of people just ignoring the letters and after 3'ish letters not hearing anything more about it as it cost to much for them to follow it up. Any one know about this?
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I would imagine that at that speed it's a court appearance, and then likely 6 points and a few hundred £'s (depends on your finances and how much you need your car and current points etc). DO NOT IGNORE IT as it is not that serious IMO.
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I recieved the dreaded letter yesterday saying i was doing 98mph on the motorway asking for the details of who was driving at the time, gutted!! Any idea what the fine will be and how many points? Also i have heard of people just ignoring the letters and after 3'ish letters not hearing anything more about it as it cost to much for them to follow it up. Any one know about this?
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Your lucky you were under a tonne. Like me i got caught doing 96 on the m20 a few years ago (more than 5) and got a £90 fine and 3 points
My mate got cought on a same motorway doing 115 and lost his licence for 3 months not long after me
We used to have a very friendly guy at work who used to drive all our cars and horror of horrors got caught speeding in every car he drove !!!!!
Being the nice guys that we were we used to pay his fines and he was fine about the points on his licence
Nice chap though
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My mate got cought on a same motorway doing 115 and lost his licence for 3 months not long after me
We used to have a very friendly guy at work who used to drive all our cars and horror of horrors got caught speeding in every car he drove !!!!!
Being the nice guys that we were we used to pay his fines and he was fine about the points on his licence
Nice chap though
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i thought the 10% rule was there as peoples speedos arent hugely accurate, then again its illegal for them to under read so i guess that would cancel that out :/
certainly interesting if they are now going for people just a few mph over the limit now
certainly interesting if they are now going for people just a few mph over the limit now
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So up to 79mph you should be just told off, 79-95mph is a fixed penalty and 96mph+ is a mandatory summons to appear in court. You should however be aware that some Police forces will every now and again run a zero tolerance scheme and then it gets a bit silly with people being prosecuted for 32mph in a 30mph zone. This kind of Policing tends dramatically reduce the support for the Police as the public generally see it as being OTT.
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In devon.and cornwall its points and fine up to 92. 93 to 100 mandatory court appearance Nd over a ton, mandatory fine. They still take job into account and balance fine against ban. Expect 3-6 points as a bare minimum.
just bare in
mind thatr if you cannot prove it was NOT you driving, they will award the points to the registered keeper anyway. Unless a photo is used in court to provide evidence that is beyond doubt its you! Just be careful of the nigerian brother solution ;-)
just bare in
mind thatr if you cannot prove it was NOT you driving, they will award the points to the registered keeper anyway. Unless a photo is used in court to provide evidence that is beyond doubt its you! Just be careful of the nigerian brother solution ;-)
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Just remember, each county has its own rules. if your county or force area is cracking down on driving incidents then youll get knicked at 75 and banned at 100. if your force area is heavy on knife crime or burglary then you might get a more lenient outcome...
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Here's a possibly relevant story...
I was caught 56 in a 40 a few years back. Roadside advise was std 60 quid & 3pt's. I was going to Spain in the next fw days so produced and asked the Station lady what to do as I needed my licence to drive there. She said don't pay and send it back and you will have a court summons. Write a letter explaining why and it will would dealt with the same way...
What I was given was 5 pts and £300!
This is because the magistrates have discretion to give out whatever they feel fit, so anything betwen 3 and 6
I was caught 56 in a 40 a few years back. Roadside advise was std 60 quid & 3pt's. I was going to Spain in the next fw days so produced and asked the Station lady what to do as I needed my licence to drive there. She said don't pay and send it back and you will have a court summons. Write a letter explaining why and it will would dealt with the same way...
What I was given was 5 pts and £300!
This is because the magistrates have discretion to give out whatever they feel fit, so anything betwen 3 and 6
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[ ofQUOTE=bonesetter;10141069]Here's a possibly relevant story...
I was caught 56 in
a 40 a few years back. Roadside advise was std 60 quid & 3pt's. I was going to Spain in the next fw days so produced and asked the Station lady what to do as I needed my licence to drive there. She said don't pay and send it back and you will have a court summons. Write a letter explaining why and it will would dealt with the same way...
What I was given was 5 pts and £300!
This is because the magistrates have discretion to give out whatever they feel fit, so anything betwen 3 and 6[/QUOTE]
At least that doesnt happen nowadays. with the demise of the 7 day wonder or producer as it was known.... the wonders of computers!
I was caught 56 in
a 40 a few years back. Roadside advise was std 60 quid & 3pt's. I was going to Spain in the next fw days so produced and asked the Station lady what to do as I needed my licence to drive there. She said don't pay and send it back and you will have a court summons. Write a letter explaining why and it will would dealt with the same way...
What I was given was 5 pts and £300!
This is because the magistrates have discretion to give out whatever they feel fit, so anything betwen 3 and 6[/QUOTE]
At least that doesnt happen nowadays. with the demise of the 7 day wonder or producer as it was known.... the wonders of computers!
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[ ofQUOTE=bonesetter;10141069]Here's a possibly relevant story...
I was caught 56 in
a 40 a few years back. Roadside advise was std 60 quid & 3pt's. I was going to Spain in the next fw days so produced and asked the Station lady what to do as I needed my licence to drive there. She said don't pay and send it back and you will have a court summons. Write a letter explaining why and it will would dealt with the same way...
What I was given was 5 pts and £300!
This is because the magistrates have discretion to give out whatever they feel fit, so anything betwen 3 and 6
I was caught 56 in
a 40 a few years back. Roadside advise was std 60 quid & 3pt's. I was going to Spain in the next fw days so produced and asked the Station lady what to do as I needed my licence to drive there. She said don't pay and send it back and you will have a court summons. Write a letter explaining why and it will would dealt with the same way...
What I was given was 5 pts and £300!
This is because the magistrates have discretion to give out whatever they feel fit, so anything betwen 3 and 6
What? No more producer's? I've been good for too long
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Yep no producers... cant fool the desk clerk any more..
The pnc police national computer is connected to MID motor insurance bureau, dvla and vosa. So can check MOT, Insurance and licence status instantly.
Only loophole is insurance. Get stopped with no insurance on a weekend (sunday to be safe) and they cant phone the insurance company to confirm MID info.. so if youre driving sans insurance, drive over the weekend.. you might get away with it...
The pnc police national computer is connected to MID motor insurance bureau, dvla and vosa. So can check MOT, Insurance and licence status instantly.
Only loophole is insurance. Get stopped with no insurance on a weekend (sunday to be safe) and they cant phone the insurance company to confirm MID info.. so if youre driving sans insurance, drive over the weekend.. you might get away with it...