speeding at 103mph
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Son in law caught doing 103mph on the A11,he was pulled over in his bosses car, who lent it him over a weekend with some other work colleagues, hes up in court on Monday , has a clean licence, hes expecting the worst, has a solicitor on the case, has any one on here escaped a ban doing this speed. if its all doom that do you think he could get 
I was caught doing 102.5 mph on a dualled section of the A11 heading toward Norwich in 2000.
I went to Swaffham Magistrates without a solicitor, grovelled, apologised, said I needed the car for work but that was no excuse, etc.
Result was 6 points, £540 fine plus £35 costs.
No idea if the guidelines have changed since then, but that's what happened to me.
I went to Swaffham Magistrates without a solicitor, grovelled, apologised, said I needed the car for work but that was no excuse, etc.
Result was 6 points, £540 fine plus £35 costs.
No idea if the guidelines have changed since then, but that's what happened to me.
GroundEffect said:
Irrelevant. If I had loaned my car out to someone who was subordinate to me, I'd expect them to treat it with respect. If they go around being reckless, then I'd have more than a few words.
Really? I used to lend mine out quite frequently, my only conditions of use were - bring it back washed and don't rag it from cold.I couldn't give a monkeys what they did with it (kept a note of who had it and when) if they phoned me to say they launched it off a cliff or into the sea I wouldn't care - it's a company car, completely disposable, that's the point of them. If they'd done something reckless or stupid with it in works time, a bit different but if they'd borrowed it for a weekend, on their head be it.
I got 6 pts and a 400 and something quid fine cant remember exactly what it was back in 2000ish and i was caught doing an average 105 over a set distance of 3 miles i think, although i was in the Army at the time and told them i needed licence for work and also if i lost it i would lose pay.
richinleeds said:
I got 6 pts and a 400 and something quid fine cant remember exactly what it was back in 2000ish and i was caught doing an average 105 over a set distance of 3 miles i think, although i was in the Army at the time and told them i needed licence for work and also if i lost it i would lose pay.
OT but Rich, checked your garage and it's made me want another VR-4 again...
Get the solicitor to grovel as much as possible about keeping his job, mortgage payments and other associated stuff that your SiL knows he has put at risk due to the case he is facing and cross your fingers.
Essex Plod are not known for being lenient (sp?) in cases like this but he might get in on a good day and get away with a short ban and a large fine.
Best of luck.
Essex Plod are not known for being lenient (sp?) in cases like this but he might get in on a good day and get away with a short ban and a large fine.
Best of luck.
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