124mph in a 70mph

[Ms Demeanor]

= 6 points...

Anyone seen anything higher without a ban?

[jbsportstech]

Ms Demeanor said:

= 6 points...

Anyone seen anything higher without a ban?

1999 did 122mph in 60 4 month ban £800 fine

[Exige77]

Without a ban ?

[FurtiveFreddy]

I did that exact speed on the M25 back in 1988 and got 1 month's ban and a big fine.

I would have thought these days you'd be locked up in prison, have your car crushed and your children put in care, wouldn't you?

Who got 6 points for it?

[Ms Demeanor]

Yep 124 in a 70 moh limit NO ban. Just 6 points...

[Ms Demeanor]

FurtiveFreddy said:

I did that exact speed on the M25 back in 1988 and got 1 month's ban and a big fine.

I would have thought these days you'd be locked up in prison, have your car crushed and your children put in care, wouldn't you?

Who got 6 points for it?

Your sentence is about what I would expect. We got 6 points recently for a chap accused of 124 in a 70. We accepted the speed alleged. No reduced basis of plea. Just great mitigation. It's the biggest I have ever seen avoid a ban altogether.

[FurtiveFreddy]

Ms Demeanor said:

Your sentence is about what I would expect. We got 6 points recently for a chap accused of 124 in a 70. We accepted the speed alleged. No reduced basis of plea. Just great mitigation. It's the biggest I have ever seen avoid a ban altogether.

Nice work. I'll bear you in mind if I ever happen to be so stupid again

I was caught again 6 months later at 110 in a 60 and thought another 1 month's ban was a really good result!

After that, I fitted a rear view mirror to my car

[Ms Demeanor]

FurtiveFreddy said:

Nice work. I'll bear you in mind if I ever happen to be so stupid again

I was caught again 6 months later at 110 in a 60 and thought another 1 month's ban was a really good result!

After that, I fitted a rear view mirror to my car

Yep you did well second time around to avoid anything longer.

You would have been up for a 6 month ban if you'd got points the first time around so you did better getting two relatively short discretionary bans.

[p1esk]

Ms Demeanor said:

= 6 points...

Anyone seen anything higher without a ban?

No, not actually higher, but proportionally higher: 115 in a 60. The culprit wasn't caught though.

[creampuff]

Just wondering - would not a short (eg 2 week) ban be preferable to 6 points?

[Ms Demeanor]

p1esk said:

No, not actually higher, but proportionally higher: 115 in a 60. The culprit wasn't caught though.

Agreed, but if the culprit was not caught then we cannot compare...

[Ms Demeanor]

creampuff said:

Just wondering - would not a short (eg 2 week) ban be preferable to 6 points?

All depends on the client. This one could not cope with any kind of discretionary ban, so 6 points was his best possible outcome. If it was me a short discretionary would be preferable.

[agtlaw]

140mph on VASCAR - Ferrari driver - 3 points £60 fine no costs. N.b. Basis of plea.

119 mph - 6pp - no basis of plea.

[McWigglebum4th]

You would be looking at at least a 12 month ban up here in the free workers republic of salmondland

[static2010]

McWigglebum4th said:

You would be looking at at least a 12 month ban up here in the free workers republic of salmondland

I can vouch for that!
In fact you will be lucky to get off with a ban & not a jail sentence.

[Cooperman]

I passed a marked police car on the M1 near Northampton at 115 mph and he did nothing.
It was in 1964 and I was driving a 3.8 Jag Mk.2!!

[whoami]

Ms Demeanor said:

FurtiveFreddy said:

I did that exact speed on the M25 back in 1988 and got 1 month's ban and a big fine.

I would have thought these days you'd be locked up in prison, have your car crushed and your children put in care, wouldn't you?

Who got 6 points for it?

Your sentence is about what I would expect. We got 6 points recently for a chap accused of 124 in a 70. We accepted the speed alleged. No reduced basis of plea. Just great mitigation. It's the biggest I have ever seen avoid a ban altogether.

What was the mitigation?

[ClaphamGT3]

jan 2010 got 6 points, £960 fine and no ban for 124 in a 70

[gforceg]

Cooperman said:

I passed a marked police car on the M1 near Northampton at 115 mph and he did nothing.
It was in 1964 and I was driving a 3.8 Jag Mk.2!!

This seems oddly appropriate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNz8iQN4xfk

[Jim909]

My cousins dad got caught doing over 100 mph on motorway, he got a enormous fine (cant remember how much) and banned for 3 years, it was in the 1980's, he was 5 x over the limit at the time, pretty sure that would be jail these days.