Offered second Speed Awareness Course in a year

[Browter]

I posted on here a couple of weeks ago about being caught on the M62 at J27 doing 84. Completed the paperwork and got the response this morning offering a speed awareness course or 3 points. I already did a SAC in June last year, are these not 1 every 3 years as I always thought they were? I read through the whole letter and there is no small print saying I can’t do it if I’ve done one in the last 3 years. They were in different police regions but I wouldn’t have thought that made a difference

[SS2.]

What type of road did the first offence occur on ?

[Browter]

SS2. said:

What type of road did the first offence occur on ?

Motorway

[SS2.]

Was one in a variable speed limit and the other NSL ?

[Car bon]

There used to be (not sure of the current status) several police forces not part of the national scheme - Wales & Northampton IIRC and maybe others.

Was you last course in the same area ?

Either way, I'd just do the course.

[littleredrooster]

Browter said:

SS2. said:

What type of road did the first offence occur on ?

Motorway

So both offences were on Motorways - SP50?

Baffled.

[SS2.]

littleredrooster said:

Browter said:

SS2. said:

What type of road did the first offence occur on ?

Motorway

So both offences were on Motorways - SP50?

Baffled.

Unless one was in a motorway NSL (NSAC) and the other in a motorway variable limit (NMAC) ?

[evoivboy]

I would have thought the the course is to slow down!

[carl_w]

I'd be doing the course and not posting on here

[M4cruiser]

Browter said:

got the response this morning offering a speed awareness course or 3 points. I already did a SAC in June last year,

^ Proof that the SAC didn't work, so why bother with another one?

[Browter]

evoivboy said:

I would have thought the the course is to slow down!

I did slow down. Only 84 this time

[LosingGrip]

carl_w said:

I'd be doing the course and not posting on here

Why not post on here?

[bigothunter]

LosingGrip said:

carl_w said:

I'd be doing the course and not posting on here

Why not post on here?

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep mouth shut in case the authorities have made a mistake and decide to award 3 points and a fine instead.

Edited by bigothunter on Sunday 20th August 01:08

[Sir Bagalot]

carl_w said:

I'd be doing the course and not posting on here

^^This

[LosingGrip]

bigothunter said:

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep mouth shut in case the authorities have made a mistake and decide to award 3 points and a fine instead.

Edited by bigothunter on Sunday 20th August 01:08

Trust me, no one working for the police is trawling PH looking for people who may be offered two courses within three years.

[Biker 1]

LosingGrip said:

Trust me, no one working for the police is trawling PH looking for people who may be offered two courses within three years.

I thought it was all the rage for plod to be trawling the internet? At least that's what the Daily Mail told me.

[bigothunter]

LosingGrip said:

Trust me, no one working for the police is trawling PH looking for people who may be offered two courses within three years.

Really?

[Browter]

bigothunter said:

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep mouth shut in case the authorities have made a mistake and decide to award 3 points and a fine instead.

Edited by bigothunter on Sunday 20th August 01:08

If someone in the police were really bothered enough to do the detective work to link this account to me in order to give me the 3 points and fine I was expecting anyway I'd admire their effort. I'd imagine/hope they have better things to do. I'm not exactly getting away with the crime of the century.

[interstellar]

My understanding was it’s one per force within three years, but if you were in a different region then take it.

[bigothunter]

Browter said:

bigothunter said:

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Keep mouth shut in case the authorities have made a mistake and decide to award 3 points and a fine instead.

If someone in the police were really bothered enough to do the detective work to link this account to me in order to give me the 3 points and fine I was expecting anyway I'd admire their effort. I'd imagine/hope they have better things to do. I'm not exactly getting away with the crime of the century.

Well my comment obviously hit a nerve

Personally I would keep quiet. Better not to tempt fate (and all that stuff). But it's a free world...