DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! DAMMITT!!!

[Centurion07]

Centurion07 on the 'How do you control yourself' thread said:

Having just graduated from cars to bikes.............I would have to say I don't! It's too much fun, that's the whole point of a bike! Although having said that, as Mad Dave points out, there are places to be a lot more cautious than others, especially when there are other vehicles about.

Ah, the glorious benefits of hindsight n' all that. Can anyone spot the irony in my comment above & the fact that this evening at just gone 8pm, I overtook an unmarked OctaviaRS at decidedly more than the posted limit? In my defence it's a dual carriageway (past the Camrose for those that know Basingstoke).

Doh!

[Centurion07]

fatboy18 said:

Well look at it this way. Think of all those times when you have been speeding and have not been caught!
STILL A BUMMER THOUGH

Absolutely. Although I can't stand to get 3 points for every 2 months of riding (passed my test in June!)

Erm, according to vascar, I was doing 67.38mph in a 40 (not really dangerous at that time on that bit of road), and having checked on Pepipoo, I could be in for a bit more than 3 points, despite what the officer said. Anyone have any experience of these figures?

The bright side being that he was a bit slow off the roundabout & couldn't keep up to record my speed down the next dual carriageway!

[Centurion07]

I was issued an FPN at the roadside so am assuming that this means 3 points only? Certainly only a £60 fine I believe.

He did mention that as he was happy with my general standard of riding he was happy to just issue the FPN (good job I was going fast enough to get out of sight as he wouldn't have been if he'd seen what happened AFTER I passed him! )