Have I just been banned from driving :( :( UK

Have I just been banned from driving :( :( UK

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Jimbobjr88

Original Poster:

9 posts

91 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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So last night I was heading up to Darlington on the A168 which is a dual carriageway. Weather wasn't great to be honest and it was just about getting dark, the road was fairly quiet.

Anyway, I was keeping pace with a Q5 for about 5/6 miles driven by a single male in plain clothes. He overtook me at one point doing at least 90+ and didn't even look at me when I glanced briefly to my right.

A couple of a miles later I was in the outside lane, he was on the inside about 15 metres ahead with a lorry fast approaching. Due to the conditions, distance and speed I decided it was safer to just put my foot down a bit and go past him so he could pull in behind me and get passed the lorry also. I may have been doing 110mph+ for this brief moment.

I looked in my rear view to my absolute dismay, he had two flashing blue lights in his grill :O :O !!!! My heart sank!!

I pulled into the inside lane and slowed down expecting to be pulled over, the unmarked car stayed behind me, lights flashing until I'd slowed down then pulled back out overtook me and just continued down the road at some pace. He was probably behind me for 5-10 seconds maybe... No signal for me to pull over or anything, he just disappeared off into the distance. I pulled off at the next available junction in anticipation of him being there waiting for me but he wasn't.

En route to my final destination, I passed several marked police vehicles, none of which pulled me over or even looked twice at me. My car isn't exactly inconspicuous either.

I'm absolutely cr*pping myself here frown

Cheers,

Edited by Jimbobjr88 on Friday 26th August 11:54

SS2.

14,455 posts

237 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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You'll need to wait and see if a Notice of Intended Prosecution drops through your letterbox within the next two weeks - assuming you're the registered keeper and your address is correctly recorded with DVLA, of course.

Jimbobjr88

Original Poster:

9 posts

91 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Going to be a nerve racking two weeks then!!

Jim AK

4,029 posts

123 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Plod in that sort of vehicle & in plain clothes is probably Serious crime or something.

He would have pulled you if Trafpol there & then with video evidence etc.

The Blues were just a Don't push it sonny sort of thing IMO.

George111

6,930 posts

250 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Don't worry, when you went past he wasn't accurately recording your speed - what woulds he say ? Bloke was going fast . . . I'd be surprised if that was enough for a prosecution or a ban. He'd also more than likely have stopped you if he was going to give a NIP, you'll be OK I suspect.

swisstoni

16,852 posts

278 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Due to road and weather conditions I drove like a tt. hehe

generationx

6,645 posts

104 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Jimbobjr88 said:
gotten
mad

Hope you have luck, although you were breaking the law in poor conditions... Many years ago I had a driving ban for 6 months - it was rubbish.

HoHoHo

14,980 posts

249 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Sounds like you should buy a lottery ticket this weekend!

Lucky fecker wink

SWoll

18,207 posts

257 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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So it's dark, the weathers crap and you thought the safest option was to do 110mph+ rather than ease off and give him a flash so he could overtake the lorry?

Sounds like you've been a lucky boy but have a word with yourself FFS.

swisstoni said:
Due to road and weather conditions I drove like a tt. hehe
yes

NewChurch

222 posts

97 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Jimbobjr88 said:
heading up to Darlington on the A168 which is a dual carriageway
A168 isn't a dual carriageway and doesn't go to Darlington.

Jimbobjr88

Original Poster:

9 posts

91 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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That is what I was thinking, he looked like he meant business and he had much bigger fish to fry than me. Like I said, I was with him for a fair few miles and had to let him go past me at one point doing 85 I would say, he didn't put his lights on then or even look at me when he overtook.

The court would class it as dangerous driving, I'm absolutely aware of that and by the letter of the law it was I guess. Not trying to make excuses but I'm hoping he appreciated that I increased speed to get passed him so he could tuck in behind me.

I'm hoping it was just a warning to tell me to slow down and stop being a daft bugger!

Still though, going to be a nervous couple of weeks. I've only just got my first RS as well frownfrown

Jimbobjr88

Original Poster:

9 posts

91 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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NewChurch said:
Jimbobjr88 said:
heading up to Darlington on the A168 which is a dual carriageway
A168 isn't a dual carriageway and doesn't go to Darlington.
Yeah, could have been the A19 and yeah I made a bad choice in my choice of route

Jimbobjr88

Original Poster:

9 posts

91 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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SWoll said:
So it's dark, the weathers crap and you thought the safest option was to do 110mph+ rather than ease off and give him a flash so he could overtake the lorry?

Sounds like you've been a lucky boy but have a word with yourself FFS.

swisstoni said:
Due to road and weather conditions I drove like a tt. hehe
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Absolutely, a very, very poor decision!! I just hope I'm lucky enough to learn from it! It was incredibly stupid...

Dog Star

16,079 posts

167 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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You'll be fine OP, he was just giving you a little warning. I've had it happen myself.

Don't worry about it.

SWoll

18,207 posts

257 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Jimbobjr88 said:
The court would class it as dangerous driving, I'm absolutely aware of that and by the letter of the law it was I guess. Not trying to make excuses but I'm hoping he appreciated that I increased speed to get passed him so he could tuck in behind me.
The letter of the law? You're kidding right? You were doing up to 50mph over the limit in conditions you admit weren't good.

As you say though, treat it as a learning experience and count yourself a very lucky boy.


Edited by SWoll on Friday 26th August 08:23

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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You've probably been lucky but I do hope you have learned from it.

In dark rainy conditions with other traffic around I wouldn't consider exceeding 80 let alone 110!

delta0

2,334 posts

105 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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I think he was just giving you a warning at best.

tejr

3,101 posts

163 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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Apparently undercover police don't really care about speeding so much. In this case it seems he wanted you to calm down, but other than that I'm not sure I would worry smile

You should have given him a nod like you were a plain clothes officer as well, just to confuse him lol

Jimbobjr88

Original Poster:

9 posts

91 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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I appreciate the replies, all.

Absolutely, a lesson well and truly learnt frown

I will update this in a few weeks if anything drops through my door or if it doesn't as I'm hoping will be the case.

Enjoy the bank holiday!!

culpz

4,881 posts

111 months

Friday 26th August 2016
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As far as i'm aware, even if they had proof on their systems of you doing 100+ mph, they'd have to pull you over and advise you what will happen next. It's not like going through a speed camera where you've gotta wait 2 weeks to see what the outcome would be.

I'd say it was just a bit of a warning not to do something like that again. They were most likely already on a job that took priority and it wasn't worth pulling you over and going through the motions for the sake of quick blip. I'd consider yourself very lucky.