Speeding ffs

[ghost83]

Thought I was in a 40 turns out it was a 30

Was doing 37

Bugger!

Edited by ghost83 on Thursday 25th January 19:03

[ghost83]

Also did a speed awareness course in January 2016 for doing 70mph on the a64 in my van
Had no idea the speed limit was different for a van over 2000kg but that was in North Yorkshire

Chances of getting a speed awareness course in West Yorkshire?? Or is it 3yrs n that’s it

[Eyersey1234]

Sorry to hear this. Were there street lights on the road you were on? At least you'll get offered a SAC.

[ghost83]

It was on a roundabout just by Leeds audi so there’s always lights on one of those was joining a 50mph limit road m621 and genuinely thought it was a 40!

Oh well

I don’t think I can do a sac as I did one in North Yorkshire back in 2016 as detailed above unless West Yorkshire don’t spit that and offer me one

[Pope]

12mths between SAC's I think - might be lucky!!

[Sebring440]

ghost83 said:

Thought I was in a 40 turns out it was a 30

ghost83 said:

Also did a speed awareness course

Umm, you were not aware of your speed?

[gazza285]

Sebring440 said:

ghost83 said:

Also did a speed awareness course

Umm, you were not aware of your speed?

Worth every penny that course.

[Monkeylegend]

Pope said:

12mths between SAC's I think - might be lucky!!

I thought it was 3 years.

[ghost83]

Sebring440 said:

Umm, you were not aware of your speed?

Oh was aware of my speed just not the limit


I still thought it was a 40 even the wife did and the sac course from the van imagine how smug I was driving past thinking ha I’m doing 70 in a 70 limit then it turns out the van was a 60 I was quite unhappy about that

[the tribester]

Monkeylegend said:

Pope said:

12mths between SAC's I think - might be lucky!!

I thought it was 3 years.

Yes, it's 3 years, and a National database of attendees.

[BertBert]

Although I did two courses 2.5 years apart. Luck maybe

[ghost83]

Well with any luck you never know

[anonymous-user]

How were you caught?

[CanAm]

ghost83 said:

Oh was aware of my speed just not the limit


I still thought it was a 40 even the wife did..................

Surely it was drummed into you on the SAC that if there's lights it's a 30 limit unless the signs say otherwise?

[SamR380]

CanAm said:

Surely it was drummed into you on the SAC that if there's lights it's a 30 limit unless the signs say otherwise?

This is the one thing I can remember form my SAC, good advice. If its a limit other than 30, there will be repeater signs every few hundred yards.

[Ultra Sound Guy]

ghost83 said:

Oh was aware of my speed just not the limit
I’m doing 70 in a 70 limit then it turns out the van was a 60 I was quite unhappy about that

This is why they have speed awareness courses! To educate those who are ignorant of the simplest of motoring laws!

[ghe13rte]

ghost83 said:

Sebring440 said:

Umm, you were not aware of your speed?

Oh was aware of my speed just not the limit


I still thought it was a 40 even the wife did and the sac course from the van imagine how smug I was driving past thinking ha I’m doing 70 in a 70 limit then it turns out the van was a 60 I was quite unhappy about that

2 speed awareness courses and you still can’t read a speed limit. There must be a more deep-rooted issue. Try BSM.

[Monkeylegend]

BertBert said:

Although I did two courses 2.5 years apart. Luck maybe

They offer about 4 different courses for different offences. You can only do each one once in 3 years but you could do 2 different courses within 3 years of each other.

That's what I was told when I did my course last year.

[BertBert]

Clearly BS like much of the other rhetoric on the course

Yes, one every three years is supposed to be it, no idea how I managed it. Better take more notice of the course content though!

Monkeylegend said:

They offer about 4 different courses for different offences. You can only do each one once in 3 years but you could do 2 different courses within 3 years of each other.

That's what I was told when I did my course last year.

[agtlaw]

BertBert said:

The same course every 3 years. Not 1 course every 3 years.