Might Have Been Caught Speeding - Help

Might Have Been Caught Speeding - Help

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RSWelsh21

Original Poster:

4 posts

142 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Hi All

I'm after some advise please, not any lectures.

I was coming home from work today driving on the motorway, some idiot cut me up so I missed my turn off and had to take the next exit. In anger and a rush I put my foot down. I was doing around 120/130mph and seen a speed camera van on the overhead bridge. I obviously slowed down as soon as it came into sight.

What sort of punishment am I looking at for this?

Thanks In Avdanve
James

The Vambo

6,610 posts

140 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Do you own a bicycle, Bernard?

Edited by The Vambo on Monday 28th July 23:54

billzeebub

3,862 posts

198 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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You're right to be sheepish

jules_s

4,225 posts

232 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Bubba from cell 2A asked me to direct you here

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


hotchy

4,453 posts

125 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Option 1: Go to jail, do not drive again, do not collect £200.

BFG TERRANO

2,172 posts

147 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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6 months cycling and £1000 worse off

Wacky Racer

38,069 posts

246 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Advice?

Stock up on this:-


itcaptainslow

3,693 posts

135 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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All you can do is wait 14 days for the letterbox to rattle...

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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On the assumption it's just speeding, you'll be unlikely to avoid the usual maximum of 56 days' ban and a big fine (I'd be surprised if it didn't go over £1000).

Spitfire2

1,912 posts

185 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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How did the idiot make you miss your turn off? Interested - really.

Hitch78

6,097 posts

193 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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That is very quick for a public road so big fine, big disqualification. I'd be on to a specialist lawyer for advice. Got to be worth a slice of fees to reduce your ban.

http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/motoring/vehicle_crim...


Captainawesome

1,817 posts

162 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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I got caught earlier this year at 113 and took 5 points and a 1400 fine. Keep your licence or don't lose your licence .com in Glasgow. Also cost me 1400 in solicitors fees. 3k or no licence. If you are over 120 I would expect a ban but give these guys a call. I used euan Robertson. Highly recommended.

Jaguar steve

9,232 posts

209 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Awww bless. Somebody got in your way so you couldn't do what you wanted so you had a temper and went really really speedy speedy in your little car.

Not your fault then diddums. Now dry your eyes, blow your nose, stand up straight and tell that nice man wearing the gown and funny wig what happened. rolleyes

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Yep, no chance at that speed. Sorry, take what you get I'm afraid.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Plenty of time now to fix that knackered engine you bought.

IanCress

4,409 posts

165 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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How does someone cutting you up stop your from leaving the motorway? I'm struggling to figure out how this works.

Unless you were trying to go from lane 3 to the exit slip in one last second manouvre, and a car in lane 1 got in your way. But nobody would do that, would they?

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

189 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Spitfire2 said:
How did the idiot make you miss your turn off? Interested - really.
I was thinking this too. It's hard to predict what you can expect, but I can't understand how the above happened in the first place.

berlintaxi

8,535 posts

172 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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fk me you are brave, 130mph in a car with no brakes,otherwise why didn't you slow down back off and take the exit you wanted?

red_slr

17,094 posts

188 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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What car? - older cars tend to get a bit optimistic at those speeds i.e 120mph is usually more like 105-110.
With a bit of braking you might have been under the ton when you were lit up. Good luck!

moreflaps

746 posts

154 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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To me, cutting up implies someone moving across my path in such a way as to be dangerous and needing braking and/or avoiding action. If you were in lane 1 for your exit I can't see how they could cut you up except by moving into lane 1 as well which, if it required you to move into lane 2 rather than brake, would not cause you to miss your exit as you would then brake to drop behind them? Please explain how this happened?