70 in a 50 - Am I screwed?
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The OP didn't ask us to comment on whether he has driven 'unwisely' or is a stupid person. He asked if he was 'screwed', meaning, one might suppose, whether he would get 6 points during the initial probationary period and thus be reverted to a 'learner' status again.
The answer is no, you won't get 6 points. If you get anything you'll get 3 points plus a £100 fine and, yes, your insurance premium will go up.
I hope it works out OK for you as we were all young/new drivers once and it's all a learning curve.
The answer is no, you won't get 6 points. If you get anything you'll get 3 points plus a £100 fine and, yes, your insurance premium will go up.
I hope it works out OK for you as we were all young/new drivers once and it's all a learning curve.
ging84 said:
That was the case for several years, but changed about 2 years ago
Inneresting. This FOI makes it sound like cameras on most of the M25 are indeed working.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/speed-c...
As does this AutoExpress piece
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-new...
Still - does anyone actually know (first person, not "my mate's brother's mum's friend") anyone who's been ticketed off the M25 by a camera?
Sheepshanks said:
Petrolhead95 said:
...I got flashed while doing 70 MPH along with about 10 other cars that were in front/behind me.
I've never seen streams of cars flashed like that. Why was everyone doing 70 if the signs indicated 50?I was driving clockwise and on the opposite carriageway, the overhead camera in Lane 3 was flashing almost every car that passed under it. I'm assuming it was a fault of some kind though.
MrBarry123 said:
Trailhead said:
Fairly sure we've all been there
Not in my first two years. I pretty much forgot what an accelerator was during that time.OP - you'll get 3 points I imagine however, without wanting to get preachy, that's a silly 3 points to get. Where you know the limit and where you know there are cameras, just slow down.
2 years of such restraint? were you too busy revising for exams and doing voluntary work? PistonHeads were holier than thou matters, and they will preach at you. (even when they don't want to - but its their morale duty)
Edited by balls-out on Monday 20th October 13:41
Its like a disco along the jct 6 stretch. Have seen one set of cameras flash 11 times
I was flashed back in April / May doing 70 in a 40. Was returning back from the Nurburgring as was unaware these cameras has been put up. Failed to notice the 40 sign and was flash along with a whole bunch of other cars.
I've never heard anything
I was flashed back in April / May doing 70 in a 40. Was returning back from the Nurburgring as was unaware these cameras has been put up. Failed to notice the 40 sign and was flash along with a whole bunch of other cars.
I've never heard anything
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