Speeding offence solicitors/advice

[Sir Bagalot]

Stu0221 said:

It's interesting that you mentioned in your op that you saw 89 mph on your speedo before slowing and they caught you at bang on 89 mph. It would appear your speedo was very accurate and definitely makes me think to be more careful using speedo Vs radar speed comparisons.

Which reminds me that it's now 15 days since I was flashed on a motorway. Phew

[Zeeky]

NFT said:

pandjack said:

To close this out, NIP arrived shortly after the last post on here followed by SJPN exactly 6 months from the date of the offence (27th March)! Recorded speed was 89mph so facing a potential ban I engaged Caddick Davies who provided a written representation. Magistrates Court sentenced me in my absence last week : 6 points, £403 fine + £90 prosecution costs & £161 victim surcharge.

I've lost all interest in fast road driving following this so sold the 911 & found myself a very tidy Morgan 4/4 for loads of fun within the speed limits! Still got the Fireblade which will now be trackday adrenalin only!

Thanks again to those who engaged positively. Stay safe.

Name des Opfers, Vorname, Nachname?

Effectively, it's a tax to fund victim support services rather than compensation to a victim of the offence (which would be ordered seperately if appropriate). After legal costs, it's one cost I'd be quite happy to pay, in the circumstances.

[pandjack]

Stu0221 said:

That's an interesting update. Thanks for coming back and letting us know the result. You must be relatively happy with the outcome.

It's interesting that you mentioned in your op that you saw 89 mph on your speedo before slowing and they caught you at bang on 89 mph. It would appear your speedo was very accurate and definitely makes me think to be more careful using speedo Vs radar speed comparisons.

Yes, reasonably happy although my lawyer asked for 4 points in lieu of a ban on the basis of my driving history, excellent road & weather conditions, light traffic & no evidence of dangerous/aggresive driving. She also strongly advised against mentioning the fact that I was overtaking.

Regarding the recorded speed I did a GPS speedo calibration at 30, 40, 50, 60 & 70mph & it was over-reading by 3mph at all speeds so I could possibly have been travelling at over 90 at some point 😖

[pandjack]

NFT said:

Name des Opfers, Vorname, Nachname?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_surcharge#:~:text=In%20the%20legal%20system%20of,for%20the%20victims%20of%20crime.

[agtlaw]

pandjack said:

To close this out, NIP arrived shortly after the last post on here followed by SJPN exactly 6 months from the date of the offence (27th March)! Recorded speed was 89mph so facing a potential ban I engaged Caddick Davies who provided a written representation. Magistrates Court sentenced me in my absence last week : 6 points, £403 fine + £90 prosecution costs & £161 victim surcharge.

I've lost all interest in fast road driving following this so sold the 911 & found myself a very tidy Morgan 4/4 for loads of fun within the speed limits! Still got the Fireblade which will now be trackday adrenalin only!

Thanks again to those who engaged positively. Stay safe.

Minimal risk of a ban at 89/60 mph. Very high probability of 6 points. The fine is based on your declared weekly income with credit given for an early guilty plea. Surprised you instructed a solicitor for this. I hope they didn’t charge too much.