Why is it that.....

[PottyMouth]

100mph is considered the milestone to expect a ban for a speeding offence? What is the significance of this number?

[Funk]

"Pick a number, any number..."

It's arbitrary. 101mph is no more dangerous than 99mph.

[Mg6b]

Funk said:

"Pick a number, any number..."

It's arbitrary. 101mph is no more dangerous than 99mph.

Or 60mph until you hit something at that speed or the other two above.

[Funk]

Mg6b said:

Funk said:

"Pick a number, any number..."

It's arbitrary. 101mph is no more dangerous than 99mph.

Or 60mph until you hit something at that speed or the other two above.

Why don't we all just stay at home? T'would be much safer..

[Jasandjules]

PottyMouth said:

100mph is considered the milestone to expect a ban for a speeding offence? What is the significance of this number?

It's a nice round number.

[DSM2]

Thought it was a ban for +30 over the limit?

[allaway]

PottyMouth said:

100mph is considered the milestone to expect a ban for a speeding offence? What is the significance of this number?

Its not 100mph thats the milestone its 30+ above the limit thats the milestone although sometimes youll get away with marginally more. 100mph happens to be 30 above the national speed limit.

[SS2.]

allaway said:

PottyMouth said:

100mph is considered the milestone to expect a ban for a speeding offence? What is the significance of this number?

Its not 100mph thats the milestone its 30+ above the limit thats the milestone although sometimes youll get away with marginally more. 100mph happens to be 30 above the national speed limit.

'30mph over = ban' or 'over 100mph = ban' are urban myths. There is no single milestone or excess speed at which, upon conviction, a driver would receive an automatic ban.

The decision to ban or otherwise would be at the discretion of the Magistrates.

[streaky]

SS2. said:

allaway said:

PottyMouth said:

100mph is considered the milestone to expect a ban for a speeding offence? What is the significance of this number?

Its not 100mph thats the milestone its 30+ above the limit thats the milestone although sometimes youll get away with marginally more. 100mph happens to be 30 above the national speed limit.

'30mph over = ban' or 'over 100mph = ban' are urban myths. There is no single milestone or excess speed at which, upon conviction, a driver would receive an automatic ban.

The decision to ban or otherwise would be at the discretion of the Magistrates.

I understood limit+30 was "consideration for Court", then as SS2 says - Streaky

[SS2.]

streaky said:

I understood limit+30 was "consideration for Court", then as SS2 says - Streaky

The ACPO fixed penalty guidelines suggest that a summons (rather than a fixed penalty) should be considered at speeds of >34mph in a 20mph limit, >49mph in a 30mph limit and >25mph over in all other limits.

And whilst the Magistrates have the discretion to award a period of disqualification upon conviction for any endorsable offence, the sentencing guidelines do set minimum excess speeds at which disqualification should be considered - namely:

4-5 points, or ban up to 42 days for:-
11mph-20mph over in a 20mph or 30mph limit
16mph-25mph over in a 40mph or 50mph limit
21mph-30mph over in a 60mph or 70mph limit

and..

6 points, or a ban of up to 56 days for :-
21mph-30mph over in a 20mph or 30mph limit
26mph-35mph over in a 40mph or 50mph limit
31mph-40mph over in a 60mph or 70mph limit

[erdnase]

Not what I want to be hearing.. I've received a court date for 95 in a 70 after being caught by a scamera van. The council in question aren't known for their leniency either. I'll keep you posted

Erd

[Soren2]

SS2. said:

streaky said:

I understood limit+30 was "consideration for Court", then as SS2 says - Streaky

The ACPO fixed penalty guidelines suggest that a summons (rather than a fixed penalty) should be considered at speeds of >34mph in a 20mph limit, >49mph in a 30mph limit and >25mph over in all other limits.

Indeed, if we include evidence along with a fixed penalty ticket that the driver was driving over the fixed penalty limit, the fixed penalty office will not accept that ticket from us, instead will return it for the issue of a summons.