almost 16 years with out points, it had to end :(

almost 16 years with out points, it had to end :(

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cirian75

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233 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Pretty 100% sure much I have been caught doing around 48 in a 40 by a mobile van

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=53.413...

He was parked behind the bridge support on the left

250 meters before the 50 sign

ah well, here's hoping I get the speed awareness course :/

cirian75

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Sunday 5th April 2015
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checked later the same day, against GPS, my Suzuki swift is only 1mph below GPS speed :/

cirian75

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Sunday 5th April 2015
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shrugs

cirian75

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Tuesday 7th April 2015
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A bit of twitter poking, 1st time a speed van has been there in 2 years, 2 months.

Last was Jan 2013.

cirian75

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Tuesday 7th April 2015
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AndyNetwork said:
cirian75 said:
A bit of twitter poking, 1st time a speed van has been there in 2 years, 2 months.

Last was Jan 2013.
I think this is more a case of no one bother to report it now, as it's there more often than not.

I regularly drive this stretch of road, and find it a suprise now when there isn't a van parked on one side or the other, quite often both.

Why this bit of road isn't 50/60 or even 70 MPH is a mystery to me, other than it boosts the coffers.
MMMmmm, when I go through there is either mega early 05.30, or after 17.00

This time it was 11.00

I only went this way from Chorlton to Warrington because Barlow moor road was chocca going the other way


I very rarely go through there in normal daytime hours

cirian75

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Thursday 9th April 2015
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KFC said:
JJ55 said:
The course is better as the points affect your insurance for 5 years
The OP is in his 30's, has been driving for 16 years and would now be getting his first 3 points. I don't know what he drives currently but his last car was a Mazda so presumably its nothing too flash.

How much do you realistically think this is going to hurt him from an insurance point of view? Combine that with the fact some insurance companies are hitting you for going on the course anyway, and for me its an easy just to just take the 3 points and keep my weekend for myself.
Just a 09 Suzuki Swift 1.3

I live in Manchester so don't need to give my insurance any excuse to jack my premium up :/

cirian75

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Friday 10th April 2015
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Taz1383 said:
cirian75 said:
Just a 09 Suzuki Swift 1.3

I live in Manchester so don't need to give my insurance any excuse to jack my premium up :/
Have you received anything in the post yet?
don't want to curse it so saying nothing

cirian75

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Saturday 25th April 2015
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Well we are at 22 days and no letter

Sooo looking good smile

cirian75

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Monday 27th April 2015
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swisstoni said:
Congratulations party
Aye, 6 bottles of hobgoblin and bombardier left me with a sore head Sunday morning biggrin