What will happen next?
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Firstly, excellent site - already helped me enormously.
6 weeks ago, I was pulled over by a police car on the A30 in Cornwall. It was stationary when I passed it but pulled out and later down the road pulled me over. It transpires that it had a device that had monitored my speed earlier down the road and had clocked me at 104mph. I don't deny I was speeding but was a little surprised it was this high. It was a clear sunny day with very little traffic, by the way.
I was given a pink NOIP form and then went on my way. The form just provides basic details of the incident as well as my name, address etc... and states that proceedings may follow.
Q1. Am I right in thinking that they can leave it up to 6 months before contacting me again with a date for a court case?
Q2. Is there any chance that they will not get in contact with me again...its been 6 weeks so far?
Q3. If it goes to court what is the worst/ best/ and most likely punishment I can expect to receive. (I have looked at examples on the site but none really apply to my location or if they do are about a different speed or are from a few years back).
Q4. My main priority is to avoid a ban as I need to car for work. I'm prepared to pay for a lawyer but have heard that this is not neccassarily the best course of action. What do you think?
Thank you very much for any thoughts/info you may have that might help me.
6 weeks ago, I was pulled over by a police car on the A30 in Cornwall. It was stationary when I passed it but pulled out and later down the road pulled me over. It transpires that it had a device that had monitored my speed earlier down the road and had clocked me at 104mph. I don't deny I was speeding but was a little surprised it was this high. It was a clear sunny day with very little traffic, by the way.
I was given a pink NOIP form and then went on my way. The form just provides basic details of the incident as well as my name, address etc... and states that proceedings may follow.
Q1. Am I right in thinking that they can leave it up to 6 months before contacting me again with a date for a court case?
Q2. Is there any chance that they will not get in contact with me again...its been 6 weeks so far?
Q3. If it goes to court what is the worst/ best/ and most likely punishment I can expect to receive. (I have looked at examples on the site but none really apply to my location or if they do are about a different speed or are from a few years back).
Q4. My main priority is to avoid a ban as I need to car for work. I'm prepared to pay for a lawyer but have heard that this is not neccassarily the best course of action. What do you think?
Thank you very much for any thoughts/info you may have that might help me.
Q.1: Yes, see previous posts on laying of Information and limitation on proceedings.
Q.2. No - receipt of summons next contact.
Q.3. Depends on what local Mags are doing, local paper Mags Courts reports may help, but expect a short ban and substantial fine.
Q.4. If no other points outstanding on your Licence you can be your own advocate - sack cloth and ashes bit, empty road, no danger caused, shouldn't have done it etc. But consider that a Solicitor, unless you are eloquent to the extreme, may be able to better put forward your plea for leniency and in relation to any ban that this would cause hardship etc.
DVD
Q.2. No - receipt of summons next contact.
Q.3. Depends on what local Mags are doing, local paper Mags Courts reports may help, but expect a short ban and substantial fine.
Q.4. If no other points outstanding on your Licence you can be your own advocate - sack cloth and ashes bit, empty road, no danger caused, shouldn't have done it etc. But consider that a Solicitor, unless you are eloquent to the extreme, may be able to better put forward your plea for leniency and in relation to any ban that this would cause hardship etc.
DVD
I got done once for bang on 100mph on the A27 near Arundal, it went to court I put on my best suit looked suitable humbled and pleaded to keep my license for the same reasons, but since I'd recently started my own business and at the time employed 4 people and commuted 80 miles a day it wasn't just my own security that was in jeopardy but that of those I employed if the business failed etc etc, I got a couple of hundred quid fine and 6 points which I considered a result seeing as it was a 50mph limit 
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You can do it and suceed by yourself and infact I even said I had considered using a solicitor but due to financial restraints I had decided to do it myself remember I was skint and making the first moves to building my own business at the time but it seemed to work.
. You can do it and suceed by yourself and infact I even said I had considered using a solicitor but due to financial restraints I had decided to do it myself remember I was skint and making the first moves to building my own business at the time but it seemed to work.
Thanks Mel...very helpful.
Infact, we are in similar positions. I also have my own small business and the consequences of a ban would appear to be the same. I haven't had any points in the last 10 years of driving and feel that this coupled with the above point should encourage common sense to prevail (i.e. fine + points rather than ban). I'm very much leaning towards defending myself.
...hope your business is going well.
Infact, we are in similar positions. I also have my own small business and the consequences of a ban would appear to be the same. I haven't had any points in the last 10 years of driving and feel that this coupled with the above point should encourage common sense to prevail (i.e. fine + points rather than ban). I'm very much leaning towards defending myself.
...hope your business is going well.
spicy said:
Our case was in court today for allegedly 100+mph on M5. Found not guilty as they couldn't prove it was us only our vehicle. This was our first line of defence there were several more our solicitor had planned.
We had the best solicitor in this field - expensive even though we were awarded costs but worth it. We have a business employing 15 people and commute 70 miles a day so a ban or points would be inconvenient to say the least.
We shall both do an advanced drivers course.
Hope things go well for you and your business. If you wish I can give you my solicitors details.
Spicy
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When you get awarded costs does that also cover the cost of your solicitor?
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