Anyone been nicked for doing 80 or less on a motorway?
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I’m doing a lot of motorway driving lately due to changes in job and ferrying daughter to uni and back every other weekend. It’s mainly M3 from J3 right down to M27.
I tend to sit at 83mph reading on the car speedo, GPS reads 80mph, apart from the section with the speed cameras.
My question, has anyone actually been done by plod for doing 80mph or less on a motorway where the limit is 70mph?
None of this “a mate of a mate” etc. Just really interested if any PH’rs out there have actually been prosecuted at this speed.
I tend to sit at 83mph reading on the car speedo, GPS reads 80mph, apart from the section with the speed cameras.
My question, has anyone actually been done by plod for doing 80mph or less on a motorway where the limit is 70mph?
None of this “a mate of a mate” etc. Just really interested if any PH’rs out there have actually been prosecuted at this speed.
Buzypea said:
I’m doing a lot of motorway driving lately due to changes in job and ferrying daughter to uni and back every other weekend. It’s mainly M3 from J3 right down to M27.
I tend to sit at 83mph reading on the car speedo, GPS reads 80mph, apart from the section with the speed cameras.
My question, has anyone actually been done by plod for doing 80mph or less on a motorway where the limit is 70mph?
None of this “a mate of a mate” etc. Just really interested if any PH’rs out there have actually been prosecuted at this speed.
Automated cameras will not prosecute under 79 but I wouldn't trust a human operated camera van with the same number. I tend to sit at 83mph reading on the car speedo, GPS reads 80mph, apart from the section with the speed cameras.
My question, has anyone actually been done by plod for doing 80mph or less on a motorway where the limit is 70mph?
None of this “a mate of a mate” etc. Just really interested if any PH’rs out there have actually been prosecuted at this speed.
Buzypea said:
I’m doing a lot of motorway driving lately due to changes in job and ferrying daughter to uni and back every other weekend. It’s mainly M3 from J3 right down to M27.
I tend to sit at 83mph reading on the car speedo, GPS reads 80mph, apart from the section with the speed cameras.
My question, has anyone actually been done by plod for doing 80mph or less on a motorway where the limit is 70mph?
None of this “a mate of a mate” etc. Just really interested if any PH’rs out there have actually been prosecuted at this speed.
Why on earth are you ferrying your daughter back and forth to uni....the general idea is you go to uni and then go home three years laterI tend to sit at 83mph reading on the car speedo, GPS reads 80mph, apart from the section with the speed cameras.
My question, has anyone actually been done by plod for doing 80mph or less on a motorway where the limit is 70mph?
None of this “a mate of a mate” etc. Just really interested if any PH’rs out there have actually been prosecuted at this speed.
Matt600 said:
The entire round trip takes you 10 minutes less at 80mph than it does at 70mph. Is it worth the extra fuel and risk of points? Fuel consumption increases exponentially with speed
Not quite. My, and many others', cars are more fuel efficient at 70 than 55 due to gearing factors - 6th rather than 5th. In a perfect world you're right of course. Something I observed was that heavy rain causes a notable deterioration in economy at motorway speeds caused, I assume, by shifting surface water.motco said:
Not quite. My, and many others', cars are more fuel efficient at 70 than 55 due to gearing factors - 6th rather than 5th. In a perfect world you're right of course. Something I observed was that heavy rain causes a notable deterioration in economy at motorway speeds caused, I assume, by shifting surface water.
Only if you have a 70mph tail wind. Increased drag will outweigh any small gearing advantagehutchst said:
motco said:
Not quite. My, and many others', cars are more fuel efficient at 70 than 55 due to gearing factors - 6th rather than 5th. In a perfect world you're right of course. Something I observed was that heavy rain causes a notable deterioration in economy at motorway speeds caused, I assume, by shifting surface water.
Only if you have a 70mph tail wind. Increased drag will outweigh any small gearing advantageRedundant in 80 vs 70 as you'll be in 6th surely.
My car will happily do 55 in 6th and it's a high revving NA motor so other than a clunky auto I can't see why it'd be in 5th.
Computer is likely to do some sort of arbitrary reduction in MPG for being in a lower gear. As said, not to be relied upon for accuracy at all.
My car will happily do 55 in 6th and it's a high revving NA motor so other than a clunky auto I can't see why it'd be in 5th.
Computer is likely to do some sort of arbitrary reduction in MPG for being in a lower gear. As said, not to be relied upon for accuracy at all.
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