Well poop - 86 in a 60
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I got a little carried away on an overtaking lane this Saturday, and got pulled over by the police who were sitting (rather visibly - embarrassingly enough) in a lay-by to my left which became visible once i got past the lorry i'd went past.
No arguments about being caught, my fault, the police were perfectly reasonable and rather personable, however they did explain that due to the speed i was doing (86mph) that i'd be receiving a summons to visit the Procurator Fiscal.
What am i likely to receive, i have currently got no points, however i was riding my rather Brightly colored motorbike at the time.
Should i look for legal representation for my day in court?
No arguments about being caught, my fault, the police were perfectly reasonable and rather personable, however they did explain that due to the speed i was doing (86mph) that i'd be receiving a summons to visit the Procurator Fiscal.
What am i likely to receive, i have currently got no points, however i was riding my rather Brightly colored motorbike at the time.
Should i look for legal representation for my day in court?
you won't be off to see the PF (roughly the scottish equivalent of the CPS doon south) you'll be up before the magistrates
suspect you're looking at 3-6 points and a fine - court seems to kick in at 26mph over the limit in a 40 and above
Not sure there would be much to gain by employing the services of a lawyer as that would cost a fair whack for what sounds like a straight forward speeding offence. However you could call a couple and see what they say at no cost initially.
I would wait to see what the summons say when it arrives
suspect you're looking at 3-6 points and a fine - court seems to kick in at 26mph over the limit in a 40 and above
Not sure there would be much to gain by employing the services of a lawyer as that would cost a fair whack for what sounds like a straight forward speeding offence. However you could call a couple and see what they say at no cost initially.
I would wait to see what the summons say when it arrives
leighz said:
you won't be off to see the PF (roughly the scottish equivalent of the CPS doon south) you'll be up before the magistrates
suspect you're looking at 3-6 points and a fine - court seems to kick in at 26mph over the limit in a 40 and above
Not sure there would be much to gain by employing the services of a lawyer as that would cost a fair whack for what sounds like a straight forward speeding offence. However you could call a couple and see what they say at no cost initially.
I would wait to see what the summons say when it arrives
Fair enough, the officer specifically mentioned the PF (I'm in Aberdeenshire) however it might be that the summons is issued by the office of the PF and dealt with on the day by somebody else. As it's my first time i'm not sure what to expect.suspect you're looking at 3-6 points and a fine - court seems to kick in at 26mph over the limit in a 40 and above
Not sure there would be much to gain by employing the services of a lawyer as that would cost a fair whack for what sounds like a straight forward speeding offence. However you could call a couple and see what they say at no cost initially.
I would wait to see what the summons say when it arrives
ok - yes there will be a representative of the PF in court to present the charge against you - unless you're contesting the charge they will just read this out and the mags will dole out the pain
never the less - wait for the summons and take it from there (you may decide to post something pertinent in SP&L when it comes through)
good luck
never the less - wait for the summons and take it from there (you may decide to post something pertinent in SP&L when it comes through)
good luck
Birky_41 said:
curlie467 said:
Again, I wouldn't be worrying yet.
I was done twice in a 60 limit, once for 99 and the other at 86, both resulted in 3 points and a small fine.
I did however accumulate a few too many, oops.
Was it cameras or police pull you over? I was done twice in a 60 limit, once for 99 and the other at 86, both resulted in 3 points and a small fine.
I did however accumulate a few too many, oops.
Read OPs 1st post
seismic22 said:
Got caught by a camera back in October last year - 97mph on a 70mph dual carriage way.
5 Points and £520 fine.
Does anyone genuinely believe that is a proportional punishment for the offence ?5 Points and £520 fine.
Personally I think, accepting that we are going to have punishments for exceeding limits, that an FPN of 2 points with a fine of £100 would be more appropriate for that.
Birky_41 said:
curlie467 said:
Again, I wouldn't be worrying yet.
I was done twice in a 60 limit, once for 99 and the other at 86, both resulted in 3 points and a small fine.
I did however accumulate a few too many, oops.
Was it cameras or police pull you over? I was done twice in a 60 limit, once for 99 and the other at 86, both resulted in 3 points and a small fine.
I did however accumulate a few too many, oops.
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