110 mph on motorway

[WJNB]

Driving an expensive sports car capable of 150mph+ does take a lot of self control to keep at or only a smidgen over he limit i.e.80mph on motorways when it seems as if everybody is belting past as if I was standing still.
Then I realise my journey will take hardly any longer if I keep to the limit & as it's not that much more exciting or interesting driving at 90+ to bother I content myself watching the silly, stressed, chip-on-their shoulders, forever stressed & in fear of being second poor things rush by smugly knowing that one day they WILL get caught, fined, pointed & banned.
Bumbling along at 70 - its SO relaxing. After all I'M in the nice car that's mine, not a rusty old heap, van or the company supplied poverty spec. diesel saloon.

[Pete317]

WJNB said:

Driving an expensive sports car capable of 150mph+ does take a lot of self control to keep at or only a smidgen over he limit i.e.80mph on motorways when it seems as if everybody is belting past as if I was standing still.
Then I realise my journey will take hardly any longer if I keep to the limit & as it's not that much more exciting or interesting driving at 90+ to bother I content myself watching the silly, stressed, chip-on-their shoulders, forever stressed & in fear of being second poor things rush by smugly knowing that one day they WILL get caught, fined, pointed & banned.
Bumbling along at 70 - its SO relaxing. After all I'M in the nice car that's mine, not a rusty old heap, van or the company supplied poverty spec. diesel saloon.

You evidently didn't have the self control to not post that

[chow pan toon]

WJNB said:

Driving an expensive sports car capable of 150mph+ does take a lot of self control to keep at or only a smidgen over he limit i.e.80mph on motorways when it seems as if everybody is belting past as if I was standing still.
Then I realise my journey will take hardly any longer if I keep to the limit & as it's not that much more exciting or interesting driving at 90+ to bother I content myself watching the silly, stressed, chip-on-their shoulders, forever stressed & in fear of being second poor things rush by smugly knowing that one day they WILL get caught, fined, pointed & banned.
Bumbling along at 70 - its SO relaxing. After all I'M in the nice car that's mine, not a rusty old heap, van or the company supplied poverty spec. diesel saloon.

All the girls want to be with you and all the guys want to be you eh?

[Kawasicki]

WJNB said:

Driving an expensive sports car capable of 150mph+ does take a lot of self control

You should try driving an inexpensive car slowly !! !

[wooden cowboy]

Hope this helps,

115mph on the A35 in 2010 by a parked camera. Ban for 28 days and a £450 fine.

I went to court in Dorset with a solicitor and dressed smartly in a suit. My employer wrote a letter to indicate that a lengthy ban would affect the business.

The solicitor was from Eric Robinson in Eastleigh just by the BMW garage and Asda. His fee was considerable for the day in court, which realistically was 3 hours including travel there and back but after reviewing numerous he appeared to be the best.

Pm me if you want to know costs etc.

[Ilovejapcrap]

you need to buy an Audi A3 1.9tdi with 180k on the clock and no service history.

It may well go over 100 but I've never seen it.

[spookly]

WJNB said:

Driving an expensive sports car capable of 150mph+ does take a lot of self control to keep at or only a smidgen over he limit i.e.80mph on motorways when it seems as if everybody is belting past as if I was standing still.
Then I realise my journey will take hardly any longer if I keep to the limit & as it's not that much more exciting or interesting driving at 90+ to bother I content myself watching the silly, stressed, chip-on-their shoulders, forever stressed & in fear of being second poor things rush by smugly knowing that one day they WILL get caught, fined, pointed & banned.
Bumbling along at 70 - its SO relaxing. After all I'M in the nice car that's mine, not a rusty old heap, van or the company supplied poverty spec. diesel saloon.

I call horse st.

It does not take any more control than any other car that will do 120mph+. Unless you are a rubbish driver.
Yes, you can get into license losing territory quicker, but you can do that quick enough in a 200bhp diesel rep mobile too.

Perhaps if you can't control that roaring sports car of yours you should trade it for a yaris :-)

I'm not stressed, don't have a chip on my shoulder, don't mind being second or letting people past. But I will also crack on a bit on the motorway. Also haven't had a single point or fine in the last 10 years.

[catfood12]

I was done for 109.9MPH on the M27 a few years ago. Copper on a bike with VASCAR. Wore a suit, threw myself on the mercy of Soton Magistrates, got 14 day ban and unmemorable fine. Took the train everywhere or walked. Made me keep an eye out more.

OP, were you eastbound or westbound ?

[zarjaz1991]

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

I can't help but think it's all a bit silly. I'm sure we have all done 100mph plus when conditions allow, perhaps in Germany.

It can be perfectly safe and yet apparently it carries a huge ban/fine/doom.

Because, lefties.

[vonhosen]

zarjaz1991 said:

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

I can't help but think it's all a bit silly. I'm sure we have all done 100mph plus when conditions allow, perhaps in Germany.

It can be perfectly safe and yet apparently it carries a huge ban/fine/doom.

Because, lefties.

Governments of any denomination support it.

[Pete317]

vonhosen said:

zarjaz1991 said:

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

I can't help but think it's all a bit silly. I'm sure we have all done 100mph plus when conditions allow, perhaps in Germany.

It can be perfectly safe and yet apparently it carries a huge ban/fine/doom.

Because, lefties.

Governments of any denomination support it.

You mean governments support policies based on half-truths and distortions?

Unthinkable!

[williamp]

Pete317 said:

You mean governments support policies based on half-truths and distortions?

Unthinkable!

If you are worried about the accuracy of your speedo use a gps device. Its still cheaper then the fine

[vonhosen]

Pete317 said:

vonhosen said:

zarjaz1991 said:

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

I can't help but think it's all a bit silly. I'm sure we have all done 100mph plus when conditions allow, perhaps in Germany.

It can be perfectly safe and yet apparently it carries a huge ban/fine/doom.

Because, lefties.

Governments of any denomination support it.

You mean governments support policies based on half-truths and distortions?

Unthinkable!

Governments of all denominations believe they are safer with them than without & deploy a sliding scale of punishments for transgressions of them. Which side of the centre they are in politics has no bearing.
The safety is in regard to the system, No government requiring evidence of danger for a prosecution for speeding to be successful in individual cases, the sliding scale punishment being for degree to which you ignored the limit.

Edited by vonhosen on Monday 25th July 08:44

[agtlaw]

wooden cowboy said:

Hope this helps,

115mph on the A35 in 2010 by a parked camera. Ban for 28 days and a £450 fine.

I went to court in Dorset with a solicitor and dressed smartly in a suit. My employer wrote a letter to indicate that a lengthy ban would affect the business.

The solicitor ...... His fee was considerable for the day in court, which realistically was 3 hours including travel there and back but after reviewing numerous he appeared to be the best.

Pm me if you want to know costs etc.

OP would be better advised to get a direct access barrister who specialises in these cases. Very likely that the fee charged by his counsel will not be "considerable."

£450 fine isn't particularly interesting, as that was based on your income.

[techmoan]

Do the punishments vary between motorway and non motorway?

I would imagine 110 on a dual carriageway would be more dangerous than a motorway?

[rxe]

La Liga said:

es, you could choose any threshold whether it be the enforcement one, the speed awareness one, the FPN one or the court one.

The leap from the top end range for FPN and court is quite a big one in terms of punishment potential and for those looking for the best 'speeding / punishment' balance that's probably the 'sweet spot'.

Depend on the level of attention and clearness of road

Up to 80 - 85, I'm only concentrating on driving. Unless I blast past a marked car, or driving like a complete dhead, I'm unlikely to get nicked.

85 - 95 I'm concentrating on looking for plod, I need to know the road, I need to have Waze running. The road needs to be clearer as I'm putting a lot of effort into not getting nicked.

95+ needs passenger + waze + empty road. A pretty rare combo.

[cmaguire]

techmoan said:

Do the punishments vary between motorway and non motorway?

I would imagine 110 on a dual carriageway would be more dangerous than a motorway?

On that basis it would be very strange if the maximum fine for speeding on a Motorway was actually higher than on a Dual Carriageway.....

[agtlaw]

cmaguire said:

techmoan said:

Do the punishments vary between motorway and non motorway?

I would imagine 110 on a dual carriageway would be more dangerous than a motorway?

On that basis it would be very strange if the maximum fine for speeding on a Motorway was actually higher than on a Dual Carriageway.....

Speeding on a motorway has a maximum fine of £2500. Speeding on a non-motorway has a maximum fine of £1000.

[cmaguire]

agtlaw said:

Speeding on a motorway has a maximum fine of £2500. Speeding on a non-motorway has a maximum fine of £1000.

Exactly.

Completely at odds with circumstance. Speeding on a Motorway is essentially trivial. The same on a Dual Carriageway may well also be trivial but is usually more risky

[vonhosen]

cmaguire said:

agtlaw said:

Speeding on a motorway has a maximum fine of £2500. Speeding on a non-motorway has a maximum fine of £1000.

Exactly.

Completely at odds with circumstance. Speeding on a Motorway is essentially trivial. The same on a Dual Carriageway may well also be trivial but is usually more risky

Not really because the offence of speeding says nothing about danger being caused at the time, there doesn't have to be any danger on any road at the time. The punishment is for transgression, not danger.

If there is danger, on whatever road, other legislation comes into play.

More people are likely to speed on a motorway & by higher margins, therefore higher punishment to encourage compliance by them.

Edited by vonhosen on Monday 25th July 14:48