Caught doing 120mph on the motorway
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Short Grain said:
AB said:
That was worth it's weight in gold. One bloke in a tracksuit telling another that he would get off because speed limits don't apply when going downhill.
Don't quite get this AB but thanks for your input anyway!TwigtheWonderkid said:
bad company said:
S14 said:
Yes quite! That wouldn't have gone down well. They are only interested in the facts of my case and not a lot more as they do not have time to waste. Considering the circumstances I did get away with 56 days and without those circumstances I may have been looking at 3 months plus. I will get through it but it does feel strange not being able to hop in a car and drive somewhere. I was hoping for 6 weeks or less but that was quite optimistic.
I should go on a holiday. That will use up some of the time.
bad company said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
bad company said:
S14 said:
Yes quite! That wouldn't have gone down well. They are only interested in the facts of my case and not a lot more as they do not have time to waste. Considering the circumstances I did get away with 56 days and without those circumstances I may have been looking at 3 months plus. I will get through it but it does feel strange not being able to hop in a car and drive somewhere. I was hoping for 6 weeks or less but that was quite optimistic.
I should go on a holiday. That will use up some of the time.
Durzel said:
Well, it's about expectations. If you get caught at 120mph on any road you're going to be treated differently from the multitude of people that they catch at just over the limit. That stands to reason.
And I bet that for the OP it's a relief not to have it hanging over his head any more.mybrainhurts said:
S14 said:
As I said the police were nice, friendly and were fair. At the end of the day I was caught red handed and wasn't denying anything as there is no point. I knew what I had done and honesty gets you further!
If you knew what I once escaped with, and a customer of mine has escaped with, in encounters with even fairer traffic plods, I think you'd be very much pissed off.There was really no need to book you. I don't see them as fair at all.
Was a bizarrely short and low-key encounter when one considers what was at stake. Almost like I dreamt it. The cameraman said it wouldn't be on the show because it wasn't exciting enough. I'm bloody glad it wasn't!
I was extremely lucky, obviously, and I feel for the OP. Penalties for 3-figure speeds on empty motorways have to be among the most disproportionate of all in this country, and all for something which isn't even an offence on some Autobahn stretches. As others have said, I'd have thought the underfunded police would have had other priorities.
These days it seems to me, hypothetically, that just under 100 (or possibly just under 95) is a reasonable trade-off speed on empty motorways: the penalties start to climb very steeply between the seemingly arbitrary speeds of 95 and 100, fuel economy also declines steeply from that point, and you still make pretty good time. Seems to me that the risks outweigh the benefits once you exceed that sort of speed.
JumboBeef said:
I regularly do high speeds for work (three figures) and I'm not left in any doubt as to a/ how fast I'm going and b/ how quickly things can go wrong at that speed.
Yet you're still in one piece, presumably because you're so much better trained than us mere mortals. I get the impression that your ambulance gives you a feeling of superiority over everyone else, and had you not managed to get a gig as a paramedic (we are not worthy), you'd have ended up like that creepy pretend ambulance driver on Police Interceptors.Most paramedics are great of course (I like the ones on Emergency Bikers), but as with police officers, it's a role which gives the wrong kind of person an insufferable sense of arrogance in all areas of their life. "I'm the only one who's skilled enough to drive fast. I'm the only one who's responsible enough to carry and dole out dangerous drugs. I'm the only one who can use a defibrillator without electrocuting myself. My ambulance, its blue lights and my control over whether people live or die are better than a million-inch penis." At least paramedics of that ilk cannot abuse their position to bully and threaten members of the public (unlike if they were police).
JumboBeef said:
you shouldn't be driving.
Yes, ordinary people, few of whom can be trusted, shouldn't get to be in charge of powerful machines. Giving so many people such individual autonomy is a seriously bad idea at the best of times. With any luck, if we keep removing roadspace from motorists and reallocating it to cyclists then more will abandon their wicked 4-wheeled ways in favour of cycling, automatically making them model road users from then on of course. Who knows, maybe they'll eventually meet you when they squeeze down the left of a lorry or jump a red light sometime.http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/long-term...
"One thing that hasn’t changed much is the ride quality: this M5 still rides magnificently, and it’s such a quiet, comfortable, smooth thing to cruise about in that it’s incredibly easy to sneak up past 90mph without even realising it"
"One thing that hasn’t changed much is the ride quality: this M5 still rides magnificently, and it’s such a quiet, comfortable, smooth thing to cruise about in that it’s incredibly easy to sneak up past 90mph without even realising it"
Interesting what it will actually do to your insurance, as opposed to the wild guesses that I've read so far.
I got an sp30 and told my insurer who promptly amended my premium by... Nothing, then got an sp50 and told my insurer who promptly amended my premium by... Nothing!
quote=S14]Will update extra insurance costs once I know. Hopefuly won't be to hurrendous as the rest of my licence is clean
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I got an sp30 and told my insurer who promptly amended my premium by... Nothing, then got an sp50 and told my insurer who promptly amended my premium by... Nothing!
quote=S14]Will update extra insurance costs once I know. Hopefuly won't be to hurrendous as the rest of my licence is clean
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popeyewhite said:
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/long-term...
"One thing that hasn’t changed much is the ride quality: this M5 still rides magnificently, and it’s such a quiet, comfortable, smooth thing to cruise about in that it’s incredibly easy to sneak up past 90mph without even realising it"
In all fairness I don't think you can sneak up to 120 without realising it. Even if the car is like a magic carpet, the outside world will be flying past at an alarming rate."One thing that hasn’t changed much is the ride quality: this M5 still rides magnificently, and it’s such a quiet, comfortable, smooth thing to cruise about in that it’s incredibly easy to sneak up past 90mph without even realising it"
Many moons ago, early one Sunday morning, I managed to reach a stupid speed (well above 120) in a Toyota Supra Turbo on the motorway. All was going swimmingly until I encountered some countdown signs for roadworks ahead.....roadworks in 600 yards, 400, 200, and bang, a whole load of cones, almost before I'd had time to process the first sign.
Breaking firmly from those speeds is an experience, nothing much seems to happen and you're breaking for an age and still doing over the ton. Scared the living wits out of me. I'm not sure I've been into treble figures on a public road since, and that was about 25 years ago.
JumboBeef said:
I regularly do high speeds for work (three figures) and I'm not left in any doubt as to a/ how fast I'm going and b/ how quickly things can go wrong at that speed.
I think it's more accurate to say that if you're approaching a situation where things can go wrong quickly then it's not a good idea to be going too fast.I have just got my licence back after a six month ban and £400 for 109 in a 60 up in the wilds of Scotland. I am a 75 year old Disabled War Pensioner driving a Lotus Elise S2 with a S/C C/C Honda conversion putting out 350hp.
It was a year before I finally got into Court in Oban, most friends reckoned I would get at least a year ban and big fine, in fact they ran a book on it, but I was using my crutches, tripped going into the Witness box, and went A over T which raised a few smiles. My Solicitor was good as were the two cops, but a lot also depends on where in the Country your case is heard. I probably got as low as she was prepared to give, tripped out the sob story, ex Royal Marine, taken part in three Wars, blown up and shot down three times, taken POW etc, but my job did not depend on driving, car spends most of its time on Track or fast road runs, so I could not use that as an excuse.
Great to be back in the seat again, got my licence back on the 4th and was on Knockhill on the 5th. As regards insurance I was with REIS for many years, but they would not cover me there was a break in the Policy. Due to age, ban and engine conversion it looked as if I would have to hang the keys up, but Rich at A1 finally managed it for £1,600 as opposed to the previous £500. I also had six points and wrote off my previous identical spec S1 last year after losing a fight with a deer, occupational hazard up here on these roads.
Increase in discipline and concentration now required otherwise it will be arm chair, cocoa mug, tartan rug, and wooly slippers as befits my age.
Cheers
tut
It was a year before I finally got into Court in Oban, most friends reckoned I would get at least a year ban and big fine, in fact they ran a book on it, but I was using my crutches, tripped going into the Witness box, and went A over T which raised a few smiles. My Solicitor was good as were the two cops, but a lot also depends on where in the Country your case is heard. I probably got as low as she was prepared to give, tripped out the sob story, ex Royal Marine, taken part in three Wars, blown up and shot down three times, taken POW etc, but my job did not depend on driving, car spends most of its time on Track or fast road runs, so I could not use that as an excuse.
Great to be back in the seat again, got my licence back on the 4th and was on Knockhill on the 5th. As regards insurance I was with REIS for many years, but they would not cover me there was a break in the Policy. Due to age, ban and engine conversion it looked as if I would have to hang the keys up, but Rich at A1 finally managed it for £1,600 as opposed to the previous £500. I also had six points and wrote off my previous identical spec S1 last year after losing a fight with a deer, occupational hazard up here on these roads.
Increase in discipline and concentration now required otherwise it will be arm chair, cocoa mug, tartan rug, and wooly slippers as befits my age.
Cheers
tut
n1tut said:
I have just got my licence back after a six month ban and £400 for 109 in a 60 up in the wilds of Scotland. I am a 75 year old Disabled War Pensioner driving a Lotus Elise S2 with a S/C C/C Honda conversion putting out 350hp.
It was a year before I finally got into Court in Oban, most friends reckoned I would get at least a year ban and big fine, in fact they ran a book on it, but I was using my crutches, tripped going into the Witness box, and went A over T which raised a few smiles. My Solicitor was good as were the two cops, but a lot also depends on where in the Country your case is heard. I probably got as low as she was prepared to give, tripped out the sob story, ex Royal Marine, taken part in three Wars, blown up and shot down three times, taken POW etc, but my job did not depend on driving, car spends most of its time on Track or fast road runs, so I could not use that as an excuse.
Great to be back in the seat again, got my licence back on the 4th and was on Knockhill on the 5th. As regards insurance I was with REIS for many years, but they would not cover me there was a break in the Policy. Due to age, ban and engine conversion it looked as if I would have to hang the keys up, but Rich at A1 finally managed it for £1,600 as opposed to the previous £500. I also had six points and wrote off my previous identical spec S1 last year after losing a fight with a deer, occupational hazard up here on these roads.
Increase in discipline and concentration now required otherwise it will be arm chair, cocoa mug, tartan rug, and wooly slippers as befits my age.
Cheers
tut
Great post. Glad you're back on the road.It was a year before I finally got into Court in Oban, most friends reckoned I would get at least a year ban and big fine, in fact they ran a book on it, but I was using my crutches, tripped going into the Witness box, and went A over T which raised a few smiles. My Solicitor was good as were the two cops, but a lot also depends on where in the Country your case is heard. I probably got as low as she was prepared to give, tripped out the sob story, ex Royal Marine, taken part in three Wars, blown up and shot down three times, taken POW etc, but my job did not depend on driving, car spends most of its time on Track or fast road runs, so I could not use that as an excuse.
Great to be back in the seat again, got my licence back on the 4th and was on Knockhill on the 5th. As regards insurance I was with REIS for many years, but they would not cover me there was a break in the Policy. Due to age, ban and engine conversion it looked as if I would have to hang the keys up, but Rich at A1 finally managed it for £1,600 as opposed to the previous £500. I also had six points and wrote off my previous identical spec S1 last year after losing a fight with a deer, occupational hazard up here on these roads.
Increase in discipline and concentration now required otherwise it will be arm chair, cocoa mug, tartan rug, and wooly slippers as befits my age.
Cheers
tut
S14 said:
No not in the fezza! I was driving a 147 GTA so still Italian!
You have to take responsibility for your actions and we all have choices.
Yes I think it will be a ban too
but I will try my best. All depends how it goes on the day I guess
What on Gods green earth is a Fezza? I worked with Ferraris for fourteen years and only since the advent of forums of "mixed ability" have I seen the great name of Ferrari mangled thus. I know we have to be tolerant of the shortcomings of the less fortunately brained but feel that accepting Fezza is more than can reasonably be expected. Spit the dummy out man and wrap your tongue around Ferrari!You have to take responsibility for your actions and we all have choices.
Yes I think it will be a ban too
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