Arse....

[rob d]

Got a letter from Somerset constabulary today. 45 in a 30.

3 pts and £60 fine.

 

The fine i can handle but these are the first points in over 5 years !!!!! Bum Bum Bum !!!!!

 

Ah well, at least they didnt get me for 150 in a 70.....

[Husky]

when in town slow down, think of the kiddies

[rob d]

i do i do !! hence no points fer aaaages. Make a mistake and pay I spose

[Husky]

i do i do !! hence no points fer aaaages. Make a mistake and pay I spose

 

its a bugger I'll admit the odd time in town i look down to find im being a daft arse and not paying attention to my speed. bad times

[spursmaddave]

Easily done in the Zed, one of the (few) advantages of living in London, don't need to worry about 30mph limits, lucky to get over 20mph

[Cragus]

The one occassion where points don't make prizes!

 

Bad times mate!

[Wasso]

Beginning of winter last year, I got snapped with a speed gun earning 3points and the same fine for doing 58 in a 40. Last time I had points was - wowzers, erm.... 10 years ago!!

[nurrish]

See if you can do a drivers awareness course instead. Its what i did. Course costs £60 takes 4 hours of your life but does away with the 3 points

 

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http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/SpeedAwarenessCourse.html

[cmck13]

S**t happens thats life.

[Ebized]

Easily done in the Zed, one of the (few) advantages of living in London, don't need to worry about 30mph limits, lucky to get over 20mph

 

And that's on a good day

[choptop]

See if you can do a drivers awareness course instead. Its what i did. Course costs £60 takes 4 hours of your life but does away with the 3 points

 

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http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/SpeedAwarenessCourse.html

Good advice

[evest]

I think the police usually give you that option (if available) in the post along with the speeding ticket?

 

Depends on the constabulary - each area has its own rules but it's generally for people who have 'unwittingly' crept over the limit. Unfortunately for doing 45mph in a 30mph zone they probably wont offer it because it's too far over the limit. I think it's usually along the lines of 10% + an extra 3-4mph.

[JetSet]

Around here it's 10% +6 mph of the posted limit, ie 39 max in a 30 limit and so on. When Caroline worked for Flintshire County Council she processed about 10 cheques a day for The Speed Awareness Course. I'm not sure if these were generated by camera or police stops or what percentage of speeding offences they covered. The course around here costs £80 and you can only attend it once in any 3 year period. Also, you have to bear in mind that if you're for example doing 36 but the police consider you are going excessively quickly for the conditions then you won't get offered the course.

 

 

Pete

[geoff-r]

The police, do as I say not as I do. I had a copper tailgate me to the point I could not see his lights the other day. Honestly for what it's worth he should have flicked the lights on and over taken me.

[glrnet]

The future Mrs glrnet's youngest has just been offered a 4 hour speed awareness course in lieu of 3 points, now £95.00 She's taken it though

 

See if you can do a drivers awareness course instead. Its what i did. Course costs £60 takes 4 hours of your life but does away with the 3 points

 

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http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/SpeedAwarenessCourse.html

[Dom187]

The police, do as I say not as I do. I had a copper tailgate me to the point I could not see his lights the other day. Honestly for what it's worth he should have flicked the lights on and over taken me.

 

When I was seeing my parents in Suffolk over xmas I saw a copper doing 40 in a 30 without his blue lights on annnnddd it really really foggy and he didnt have his headlights on! For the next 10 miles I was swearing my head off about it!

[spursmaddave]

Not sure you can choose to take the course unless it is offered and the 10% on cameras is not true a 30mph camera can be set at 35mph or 31mph over is over and depends on the area really...