Speeding A38 - Devon Cornwall

[Holdmyhand]

Two weeks wait to see if my transgression was immortalised on film - speedo was reading 79, so should scrape into "close but no cigar" territory

[mobile chicane22]

Pop a gps on yer bike and see what 79 on the speedo actually is.

at that speed bike speedos can over read by quite a bit depending on what you are riding.

[Racing Newt]

Holdmyhand said:

Two weeks wait to see if my transgression was immortalised on film - speedo was reading 79, so should scrape into "close but no cigar" territory

Ah well remember the 2mph after % is at the discretion of the local law enforcement agency.

[Griffith4ever]

I'd honestly not lose any sleep over it. Apart from not being much over the limit, Last 5 or 6 years:

- seen a hidden camera van too late - was coming to the end of a 20 and increased to 28 ish for the last hundred yards or so. Saw van, too late I assumed. No ticket. Indicated 28 in a Yeti is prob 25.

- Seen a motorway bridge van too late (always too late if you see them I assume). Anchors on. Was doing around 85. No ticket.

- Mrs drove trhough a fixed camera and it flashed. No ticket.

[Oceanrower]

Racing Newt said:

Ah well remember the 2mph after % is at the discretion of the local law enforcement agency.

If discretion means “always” then yes…

[OutInTheShed]

A lot of the A38 has a limit lower than 70, especially in Cornwall.

[kiethton]

In a similar position but the A299 in Kent, wasn't showing on Waze however I was likely in the ~90mph range. 1 week down, another to go!

[martinbiz]

Racing Newt said:

Holdmyhand said:

Two weeks wait to see if my transgression was immortalised on film - speedo was reading 79, so should scrape into "close but no cigar" territory

Ah well remember the 2mph after % is at the discretion of the local law enforcement agency.

Lol

[Dog Star]

If you’re on a bike then an indicated 79 will be about 70 IRL. My 2017 R1 and 2022 T700 both over read horrendously, that might just be a Yamaha thing.

78mph real life and you should be ok. 79 is a NIP - as I found out personally.

[QBee]

The general rule for those authorities who apply it is that they start prosecuting at speed limit plus 10% plus 2mph.
So a real 78 in a 70 you might be ok, 79 you probably won't.

I got done a few years back for 57 in a 50 in road works on the A1. I would have escaped at 56 mph.

[BertBert]

QBee said:

The general rule for those authorities who apply it is that they start prosecuting at speed limit plus 10% plus 2mph.
So a real 78 in a 70 you might be ok, 79 you probably won't.

I got done a few years back for 57 in a 50 in road works on the A1. I would have escaped at 56 mph.

and who doesn't apply it?

[Terminator X]

martinbiz said:

Racing Newt said:

Holdmyhand said:

Two weeks wait to see if my transgression was immortalised on film - speedo was reading 79, so should scrape into "close but no cigar" territory

Ah well remember the 2mph after % is at the discretion of the local law enforcement agency.

Lol

20 years on PH or whatever and not one single person has posted up a ticket below that threshold.

TX.

[kiethton]

Terminator X said:

20 years on PH or whatever and not one single person has posted up a ticket below that threshold.

TX.

I got done for 78mph on the M25 back in 2010 and did post a photo of the ticket on here at the time.

This was an in-person pull over though, would likely be filtered out by a scamera

[over_the_hill]

OutInTheShed said:

A lot of the A38 has a limit lower than 70, especially in Cornwall.

Can also depend on what is being driven. NSL on DCs is 60 for a van not 70 like cars

[normalbloke]

over_the_hill said:

OutInTheShed said:

A lot of the A38 has a limit lower than 70, especially in Cornwall.

Can also depend on what is being driven. NSL on DCs is 60 for a van not 70 like cars

Not all vans..

[QBee]

BertBert said:

QBee said:

The general rule for those authorities who apply it is that they start prosecuting at speed limit plus 10% plus 2mph.
So a real 78 in a 70 you might be ok, 79 you probably won't.

I got done a few years back for 57 in a 50 in road works on the A1. I would have escaped at 56 mph.

and who doesn't apply it?

I read on here that some police authorities were doing people for 31 in a 30, stating that the limit is 30, not 34.9.

[Oceanrower]

QBee said:

I read on here that some police authorities were doing people for 31 in a 30, stating that the limit is 30, not 34.9.

Ah. You read it on the internet…

[QBee]

Oceanrower said:

QBee said:

I read on here that some police authorities were doing people for 31 in a 30, stating that the limit is 30, not 34.9.

Ah. You read it on the internet

Yes, but on PH, so (marginally) more reliable.
Not Facebook or Lies Social.

[Pit Pony]

QBee said:

BertBert said:

QBee said:

The general rule for those authorities who apply it is that they start prosecuting at speed limit plus 10% plus 2mph.
So a real 78 in a 70 you might be ok, 79 you probably won't.

I got done a few years back for 57 in a 50 in road works on the A1. I would have escaped at 56 mph.

and who doesn't apply it?

I read on here that some police authorities were doing people for 31 in a 30, stating that the limit is 30, not 34.9.

A friend of my sister in law said she was done at 31 mph. In a 30. I said "she's lying. Get me proof or I won't ever believe it"

Apparently my sister in law isn't prepared to ask to see the NIP so... we'll never know.

[21TonyK]

IME Devon & Cornwall Police are less tolerant than some others.