Caught doing 158mph on a bike - what next?

[LunarOne]

Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg49xv3908o

[KungFuPanda]

Who wears a black uniform?

[miniman]

KungFuPanda said:

Who wears a black uniform?

Penguins?

[Chlorothalonil]

Speeding doesn’t result in a custodial but dangerous driving is a different matter.

[LunarOne]

KungFuPanda said:

Who wears a black uniform?

The boys in blue, obviously!

[carinaman]

LunarOne said:

KungFuPanda said:

Who wears a black uniform?

The boys in blue, obviously!

Looks less dirty and easier to clean? Perhaps it's functional?

[Michael_B]

Obviously wanted to get out of Bury St Edmunds as fast as possible… and who can blame him/her

[Griffith4ever]

"fasted on UK roads.... since 2020" - love the clickbait news :-)

I sincerly hope people don't got to prison for speeding, but then a tweet can land you there in out modern Britain.

[Rusty Old-Banger]

I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?

[Windy Miller]

Griffith4ever said:

I sincerly hope people don't got to prison for speeding, but then a tweet can land you there in out modern Britain.

Just need to let out a murderer or rapist early first to make the room.....

[agtlaw]

LunarOne said:

Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...

If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...

[OutInTheShed]

Rusty Old-Banger said:

I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?

Not good enough visibility to see Mr Plod in good time though?

[Frimley111R]

agtlaw said:

If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...

Wonder how many other road users there were in the north of England at 1.45am....

[Rusty Old-Banger]

OutInTheShed said:

Rusty Old-Banger said:

I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?

Not good enough visibility to see Mr Plod in good time though?

Not if they're hiding behind the fence on the north side, the sneaky little tinkers.

[TonyRPH]

OutInTheShed said:

Rusty Old-Banger said:

I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?

Not good enough visibility to see Mr Plod in good time though?

If it's a long straight road as indicated above, there's every chance th biker may have spotted it and been slowing down already.

Those vans have quite a long range, about a mile or so IIRC.

Moving at 150+ MPH, spot a van, by which time you've been caught.

[Granadier]

LunarOne said:

KungFuPanda said:

Who wears a black uniform?

The boys in blue, obviously!

Police uniforms have always looked black to me rather than blue - maybe it's just my eyes, though I can normally distinguish dark blue as a colour in its own right

[LunarOne]

Granadier said:

LunarOne said:

KungFuPanda said:

Who wears a black uniform?

The boys in blue, obviously!

Police uniforms have always looked black to me rather than blue - maybe it's just my eyes, though I can normally distinguish dark blue as a colour in its own right

They look black to me too.

[LunarOne]

agtlaw said:

LunarOne said:

Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...

If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...

Those fines and bans seem much lower than I would have expected.

[Frimley111R]

LunarOne said:

agtlaw said:

LunarOne said:

Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...

If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...

Those fines and bans seem much lower than I would have expected.

Seemed typical to me. Speed was high but at 1.45am the risk to anyone else is virtually zero.

[paul_c123]

LunarOne said:

Those fines and bans seem much lower than I would have expected.

I don't know if they're for speeding or an additional charge (eg careless driving, or whatever)

158mph in a 70 is definitely Band C, which has a guideline of 6 points, fine 150% of weekly income and up to 56 days disqualification. Its up to the police to identify any other offences and up to the court to determine the sentence based on exacerbating factors (eg night time) or mitigating factors (light traffic).