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The Brummie

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9,424 posts

209 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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Just arrived home too a lovely letter from my local Constabulary.

A NIP for doing 39 in a 30.

Is this likely too result in a court appearance or just points & a fine?

No excuses. I took a short cut to work on a road I haven’t used for 5/6 years.

Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.


cuprabob

17,923 posts

236 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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39 in a 30 will be a speed awareness course, if eligible, otherwise 3pts and £100 fine

zalrak

678 posts

107 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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Assuming England, a speed awareness course may be offered:

https://www.speedingcalculator.co.uk/

Elsewhere may be different.

Sebring440

3,047 posts

118 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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The Brummie said:
No excuses.
The Brummie said:
Thought it was a 40 limit.

BertBert

20,849 posts

233 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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The Brummie said:
Just arrived home too a lovely letter from my local Constabulary.

A NIP for doing 39 in a 30.

Is this likely too result in a court appearance or just points & a fine?

No excuses. I took a short cut to work on a road I haven’t used for 5/6 years.

Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.
Makes your wonder how familiar you need to be with a road to be aware of the speed limits in force?

PhyllisOphical

852 posts

230 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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The Brummie said:
Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.
Plenty of places these days where the road was designed for a 40mph limit so everything about it says 40 apart from the speed limit signs.

Sebring440

3,047 posts

118 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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PhyllisOphical said:
Plenty of places these days where the road was designed for a 40mph limit so everything about it says 40 apart from the speed limit signs.
Post of the year (so far) for me!

Foss62

1,703 posts

87 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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Sebring440 said:
PhyllisOphical said:
Plenty of places these days where the road was designed for a 40mph limit so everything about it says 40 apart from the speed limit signs.
Post of the year (so far) for me!
smile I liked it too. Everything about it says you can drive down there apart from the no entry signs.

Pica-Pica

15,924 posts

106 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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Familiar story. My SAC instructor said, drive into another road, then assume it’s 30 unless you have seen signs or until repeater signs confirm otherwise.

The Brummie

Original Poster:

9,424 posts

209 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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BertBert said:
The Brummie said:
Just arrived home too a lovely letter from my local Constabulary.

A NIP for doing 39 in a 30.

Is this likely too result in a court appearance or just points & a fine?

No excuses. I took a short cut to work on a road I haven’t used for 5/6 years.

Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.
Makes your wonder how familiar you need to be with a road to be aware of the speed limits in force?
Last time I went that way it was a 40 limit. Found out yesterday that the limit dropped from 40 to 30 3 years ago.

It’s a quiet back road which I only used due too roadworks on my usual route.

Like I said, no excuse. fked up. Simple as that.

BertBert

20,849 posts

233 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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Well hopefully it'll be a SAC for you.

agtlaw

7,275 posts

228 months

Friday 25th August 2023
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zalrak said:
Assuming England, a speed awareness course may be offered:

https://www.speedingcalculator.co.uk/

Elsewhere may be different.
Fake solicitors website.



zalrak

678 posts

107 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Really? Wow, I hadn't realised that. Thanks.

GreatGranny

9,519 posts

248 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/speeding-...

OP, well worth doing the SAC, very useful section on recognising the speed limit when you haven't seen a sign.

TikTak

2,680 posts

41 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Few grumps in here for accountability and honestly. Bizarre.

OP, hope you get the SAC, few ex 40 limits are now 20 out by me, so seems an easy and honest mistake.