doing 66mph in a 40 limit

[jojo37]

hi everyone, can anyone give any advice please. my husbands been done by a speedo van going 66 in a 40 limit (overtaking on a carriageway). we're waiting for letters to come back from court, has anybody been caught doing this speed & is it likely he'll lose his license doing this speed or points & a fine.

[splitter / judas]

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[Chrispy Porker]

jojo37 said:

hi everyone, can anyone give any advice please. my husbands been done by a speedo van going 66 in a 40 limit (overtaking on a carriageway). we're waiting for letters to come back from court, has anybody been caught doing this speed & is it likely he'll lose his license doing this speed or points & a fine.

Depends on how many points, if any, he already has.

[JustinP1]

The magistrates guidelines literally change a step up when you hit 26mph over the limit in a 40 unfortunately.

They say 6 points or consider a 14-56 day ban.

As it is literally just on the limit to the higher tier of punishment, I would hope that it would only be the 6 points.

[Parrot of Doom]

Overtaking - does that mean that more than one vehicle was in the frame as the measurement was taken?

[Nic Jones]

I was clocked at 67 in a 40 and told it was a court appearance as it was more than 25mph over the speed limit.

However I was caught by a human being who didn't hide behind a faceless camera and was able to use judgment and discretion and was let off.

Unlucky for your hubby he'd better dig his suit out

[jojo37]

we were able to send papers off, the court case was last week so its the waiting for reply we're dreading. my husbands never been done for anything before so hopefully he can keep his license. everybody flashes each other now on this stretch of road as these speed vans keep moving about.there was loads of cars flashed that day (saturday afternoon).

[SS2.]

jojo37 said:

..the court case was last week so its the waiting for reply we're dreading.

Rather than wait, why not phone the court and request the outcome of last week's trial..

[Fats25]

i've wondered about this myself.

I was done a few years ago and pleaded guilty by post. Court case was on a Friday - and I was looking at a possible ban (76 in a [temp motorway] 40).

I could not get through to the court by phone on the Friday, and they made no attempt to contact me. I did not drive that weekend as I was too worried to be caught and to find out my licence was suspended. I eventually got through to someone on the Tuesday the following week - to find it was 6 points & a fine. I paid the fine over the phone I think.

I never received my licence back from the courts - so trying to be sneaky I applied for a new licence after about 3 months. It came back clean - no points. I was over the moon!

Then about 3 weeks after that I received another copy of my licence with 6 points on it!