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t what is the fine - ban going to be for this ?
Hey marki...that means when they stop you you loose your license for a while and a big fine...they caught me last year doing on that moment 255km/h 
that ment license gone for 3 months and because I was driving alone at 3 am and knew what I do, the weather 13 graden perfect straight dry road..It was "only"3 months and 1200,-euro..otherwise double that!...not nice though...
I was alone in the night on a highway and they laserguned me...out the corner on a bridge...never saw them.
GTRene
Ow and they kept my car for more then a month(because when you drive at more then double the legal speed they take your car for a while and I was doing 255k'/h on a 120km/h road) and telling the public on radio and tv that there where only 2 of such cars in NL and now only one...sadist but I've got it back "ofcorse" but it was not a nice period without a car and license I put myself 3 months at home...felt like a prisoner in a free?? world...
that ment license gone for 3 months and because I was driving alone at 3 am and knew what I do, the weather 13 graden perfect straight dry road..It was "only"3 months and 1200,-euro..otherwise double that!...not nice though... I was alone in the night on a highway and they laserguned me...out the corner on a bridge...never saw them. GTRene
Ow and they kept my car for more then a month(because when you drive at more then double the legal speed they take your car for a while and I was doing 255k'/h on a 120km/h road) and telling the public on radio and tv that there where only 2 of such cars in NL and now only one...sadist
but I've got it back "ofcorse" but it was not a nice period without a car and license I put myself 3 months at home...felt like a prisoner in a free?? world... Edited by GTRene on Friday 15th September 07:39
It depends on whether he was actually stopped (if not, maybe he has a fast grandmother with a drivers license that could help him out 
).
If he was stopped, he'll be summoned to court.
Whether or not he's in trouble depends on his speeding record so far.
I got caught doing 180ish in a 100-zone a couple of years ago, but with a clean record got away pretty good (300 euro fine and a four month ban, but only provisional (probably not the correct English term and I should really know what the correct term is, but it's Saturday night so it'll have to do).
Things that'll help you in court:
- I really need my driver's license for my job. Without my license there's a fair chance that I'll get fired.
- Keep denying. Most people tend to hope for leniancy by admitting their guilt and apologising. That's not the way the Dutch courts work.
- Ask for the possibility to pay a fine in terms. Most judges hear comments about the high fines tens of times a day, so they won't respond to it. A request for payment in terms sounds more positive and will often result in a lower fine. Lying about your income is always a good idea (as a suspect you're not under oath in court), wear some shabby clothes and act shocked when you hear the prosecution's demands.
Good luck!
). If he was stopped, he'll be summoned to court.
Whether or not he's in trouble depends on his speeding record so far.
I got caught doing 180ish in a 100-zone a couple of years ago, but with a clean record got away pretty good (300 euro fine and a four month ban, but only provisional (probably not the correct English term and I should really know what the correct term is, but it's Saturday night so it'll have to do
). Things that'll help you in court:
- I really need my driver's license for my job. Without my license there's a fair chance that I'll get fired.
- Keep denying. Most people tend to hope for leniancy by admitting their guilt and apologising. That's not the way the Dutch courts work.
- Ask for the possibility to pay a fine in terms. Most judges hear comments about the high fines tens of times a day, so they won't respond to it. A request for payment in terms sounds more positive and will often result in a lower fine. Lying about your income is always a good idea (as a suspect you're not under oath in court), wear some shabby clothes and act shocked when you hear the prosecution's demands.
Good luck!
guy working for me got €500 for 105 in a 50 just the other day (yeah, i know) fixed penalty through post (i was offered the same first, it was my car. no ban though (non-dutch licence) this was off a camera
about 2 years ago i got €550 (i think) for 120+ in a 70 zone (yeah, i know about this too, it was a DC at night, traffic lights coming up, i was slowing down
) this was a bunch of cops at the side of the road, pulled me in, took licence off me there and then, had to get someone to come and pick me + car up, got the licence back straight away tho, had to collect it in Roermond (uk licence). had to go to court for this, went suited up, i was the only one there dressed in any way smartly, even the judges assistant bloke was wearing jeans n trainers under his robe. all in dutch, i had to reply in english, what with not speaking dutch, just understand a bit (it's mostly the same as german innit - that'll wind up the dutchies!)
edit: no ban for me either, had a letter written in dutch pleading my case but the judge said he "wasn't interested in taking my licence"
about 2 years ago i got €550 (i think) for 120+ in a 70 zone (yeah, i know about this too, it was a DC at night, traffic lights coming up, i was slowing down
) this was a bunch of cops at the side of the road, pulled me in, took licence off me there and then, had to get someone to come and pick me + car up, got the licence back straight away tho, had to collect it in Roermond (uk licence). had to go to court for this, went suited up, i was the only one there dressed in any way smartly, even the judges assistant bloke was wearing jeans n trainers under his robe. all in dutch, i had to reply in english, what with not speaking dutch, just understand a bit (it's mostly the same as german innit - that'll wind up the dutchies!) edit: no ban for me either, had a letter written in dutch pleading my case but the judge said he "wasn't interested in taking my licence"
Edited by hugoagogo on Monday 18th September 07:35
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