70 in a 50 - Am I screwed?

[Petrolhead95]

Coming home on the M25 earlier and the gantry signs indicated 50 MPH within the red circle and I got flashed while doing 70 MPH along with about 10 other cars that were in front/behind me. I've only been driving for 4 months so I expect the book to be thrown at me for this.

What's the most likely outcome?

[Petrolhead95]

Oh, great. My insurance is already ridiculous, this certainly won't help

[Petrolhead95]

LoonR1 said:

The amazing correlation between speeding and fuel consumption. You obviously do speed btw, as you've just been flashed doing just that.

I do feel sorry for all these poor people who get caught the one time they speed. I must be very lucky as I speed most of the time and haven't been caught since 1999.

Believe it or not, but I rarely speed. This is just the one occasion that I did and I've now got to pay for it.

[Petrolhead95]

LoonR1 said:

"Never", "rarely" and "one occasion" all used to describe the frequency with which you speed. All have different meanings. Just admit you speed and get over it instead of bleating about it.

Yup, I speed everywhere. Happy?

[Petrolhead95]

LoonR1 said:

Doesn't bother me, but you knew the limit, you chose to carry on and now you're trying to justify it by saying others were doing it and you don't normally speed.

Not at all. I knew the limit, I thought I could get away with it and I have no one else to blame.

[Petrolhead95]

Sheepshanks said:

I've never seen streams of cars flashed like that. Why was everyone doing 70 if the signs indicated 50?

No idea, but the flow of traffic was definitely above 50 at the time.

[Petrolhead95]

14 days later and I haven't had anything through, am I safe?

[Petrolhead95]

CYMR0 said:

More than likely. Is the V5 in your name and up-to-date?

Yup, address up to date etc. Gonna give it another week before writing it off completely.

[Petrolhead95]

michael243 said:

How high is ridiculous?

£210 a month for a 1.2 Corsa.