How far can you push it?

[rude-boy]

dcb said:

A friend of mine got done for 96 mph [ about 100 mph indicated] in his Nissan Micra. I'd say that was a pretty silly speed in a Micra, less so in other cars.

I think that the driving standards and the condition of both the road and the car have a great deal to play in these things for sure. I know of a great many people who have been stopped and had a friendly chat with more various officers over the years, without the formal exchange of details. But assuming that the driver is apparently well in control and well within the limits of the car’s abilit, yet it would be a little bit beyond the officers discretion to let them leave empty handed…

[hanse cronje]

vonhosen said:

Beggarall said: With all due respect and as an occasional poster I would have to observe that Mr Vonhosen's replies border on the robotic - precise, authoratitive and a little pedantic - the "parent" (perhaps headmaster) admonishing his naughty children. Correct though it may be, there does not appear to be much fun in this approach. Ignoring the impersonal precision instruments for enforcement (aka Gatso's) I would be very interested to learn how the BiB interpret the ACPO guidelines and what instruction they are given for handling the wayward children who break the law particularly when the conditions otherwise are "safe". Where does discretion come in and what tactics should we adopt to be beneficiaries of it? The guidelines are those in the speed enforcement policy above. If you break the law you are rolling the dice, because you are leaving yourself open to the vagaries of personal opinion/discretion & that will always leave you open to disappointment if you put yourself in that position & your view of things is not reflected by the perosn who has the power to prosecute you for your offence. >> Edited by vonhosen on Tuesday 2nd May 17:24

which is why, although they are very well meaning, you have to take the advice given by the chaps that post on here with a pinch of salt as we may never meet one of them and be able to put our case and discuss it with them

to say "oh i read it on pistonheads you're going to let me off as I was doing 1.2 leptons on a clear road in my x y z”, may not cut the mustard