Got caught at 68mph in a 40mph limit. Likely points?

[jjr1]

Got caught on my bike entering a 40 after a national speed limit without slowing enough. To be fair to the police man in the unmarked car he had me on tape going well over that in the national speed limit but decided to let me off with the lowest possible punishment.

So what is my likely punishment?

Answers below :

[R8VXF]

56 in a 30 got me 6 points. You might be lucky.

[meddyg]

Court summons I'm afraid, maximum dealt with by FPN is 66 in a 40 zone according to ACPO speed enforcement policy guidelines

[jasonh77]

2 months ago I was caught for 66 in a 40 on my r1 overtaking 2 cars
Another of these 60 roads they've not long decided to change to 40 to generate some income - no accidents in this area at all... Anyway that's another story.

No offer of an fpn and was advised that is was a report to the procurator fiscal of which I dealt with by pleading guilty via the supplied paperwork once it had gone through the system - the paperwork took about 5 weeks to land on my door. I was not going to fight and go to court - I was caught fair and square. Took another 3 weeks for my plea to be read and the court judgement given back to me.

The result was a sp30 penalty - 4 points and £140 fine. Reduced from a recommended 5 points and £200 due to my speedy response and eating humble pie

Hope that gives you some idea - I'm in Scotland btw

[Ki3r]

jjr1 said:

Got caught on my bike entering a 40 after a national speed limit without slowing enough. To be fair to the police man in the unmarked car he had me on tape going well over that in the national speed limit but decided to let me off with the lowest possible punishment.

So what is my likely punishment?

Answers below :

Anything up to a £1,000 fine (based on weekly income) and up to six points.

Or a possible ban.

[jjr1]

Well to put you all out of your misery I got 3 points and a £100 fine, offer.


What a result !

[cmaguire]

jjr1 said:

Well to put you all out of your misery I got 3 points and a £100 fine, offer.


What a result !

Shame they don't apply the same latitude to Motorway offences, I could run around at the best part of 125mph.

[jjr1]

cmaguire said:

jjr1 said:

Well to put you all out of your misery I got 3 points and a £100 fine, offer.


What a result !

Shame they don't apply the same latitude to Motorway offences, I could run around at the best part of 125mph.

I have to agree I just cruise the motorways at 80mph with the cruise control on as that is the speed I can overtake police cars all day long, without so much as a blink of a light. When doing 40,000 miles plus a year it helps......


Strangely though I also got off lightly at 135 in a 70 a few years back; 21 day ban and £350 fine.

I really must slow down !

[R8VXF]

jjr1 said:

Well to put you all out of your misery I got 3 points and a £100 fine, offer.


What a result !

Nicely done. I now have a clean licence and 9 yr no claim

[jjr1]

I have all the no claims I could dream of but getting my licence clean is a struggle........

[R8VXF]

jjr1 said:

I have all the no claims I could dream of but getting my licence clean is a struggle........

Stop getting caught I have 310bhp/tonne, you really think I stick to speed limits?

[jjr1]

R8VXF said:

jjr1 said:

I have all the no claims I could dream of but getting my licence clean is a struggle........

Stop getting caught I have 310bhp/tonne, you really think I stick to speed limits?

I try not to but I am not the invisible man.

I will be very unlikely to get caught in a car but despite Waze and my very orthodox attitude to the national speed limit, it is still not a miracle.

When on the bike it is just a case of for fks sake not a another blue light?

[jasonh77]

jjr1 said:

Well to put you all out of your misery I got 3 points and a £100 fine, offer.


What a result !

Cracking result ya lucky git!