speeding at 113 mph
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croixdawg said:
...i was on the m6 toll at a quite time, not making excuses but genuinely didn't realise i was doing that speed, knew i was doing above 70.
Assuming this thread is indeed genuine, I recommend that you do not use that comment in your defence.Edited by nickwilcock on Monday 20th July 07:53
croixdawg said:
HI guy,s ;-)
Well it's my court date today, considering some of you thought of me as a troll :-/ I will let you all know the out come later.
Good luck.Well it's my court date today, considering some of you thought of me as a troll :-/ I will let you all know the out come later.
agtlaw said:
croixdawg said:
Hi mate, yes it is a postal requisition, what would you advise to do?
Very interesting!Send it to me to look at.
croixdawg said:
Hi guy's
New on here but looking for some advice
In novenmber 2014 i was caught speeding at 113mph on the m6 toll road, a few weeks ago i had the summons saying i have a court date on august 28th. It's given me the option to plead guilty by post or i can attend court, i was going to plead guilty by post. It's also says about my expenses then they can decide how much fine to give me. I suppose my question is, do you think i will get a ban or as being i have the option to plead guilty by post i may just get a fine, or even both, i have 3 points now and had 6 at the time. i know know one can give me the correct answer but has anyone had a similar experience? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
I can't offer any legal advice , but I can perhaps offer a shred of hope by relating my own similar experience .New on here but looking for some advice
In novenmber 2014 i was caught speeding at 113mph on the m6 toll road, a few weeks ago i had the summons saying i have a court date on august 28th. It's given me the option to plead guilty by post or i can attend court, i was going to plead guilty by post. It's also says about my expenses then they can decide how much fine to give me. I suppose my question is, do you think i will get a ban or as being i have the option to plead guilty by post i may just get a fine, or even both, i have 3 points now and had 6 at the time. i know know one can give me the correct answer but has anyone had a similar experience? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
This took place quite a number of years ago , but it was a sunny summer Sunday morning , around 06:00 , and I found myself on the deserted A1M near Northallerton on my way to a meeting of my car club at Harewood House . For no particular reason , other than a clear , empty road and perfect conditions , I decided to try my car out and see what she would do ; I hadn't gone far when , suddenly , there were blue lights behind , so I slowed and pulled over . In the car the policeman explained I had passed him ( he'd been hiding behind a wall ) and he'd measured my average speed with his Vascar equipment at 111.2
This being the first time I had ever been in any kind of trouble I asked how things would then go and he explained I could plead guilty by letter or attend court . I didn't see any point in contesting it , so I pled guilty by letter , stating that I could offer no excuse , that it was the first time I had ever been stopped for anything , that it was a departure from my normal conduct which I very much regretted and apologised for .
It must have made a good impression with the magistrate as I received 'only' an £82 fine ( £2 for each mph over the limit ) and three points .
I think nowadays a short ban ( maybe a month ? ) is the more usual disposal for such an offence , but I'd suggest to keep your penalty to a minimum , be contrite , don't make up excuses ( every one of which they've heard before - unless you really were taking your wife to deliver your first child , about the only one which might work , if true ) , don't waste their time and just throw yourself on the mercy of the court .
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