Someone got off lightly
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My local paper features the case of someone doing 111 in a single carriageway 60 (says A416 at Great Brickhill, maybe a misprint for A4146.)
£576 fine + £90 costs + £230'surcharge. Six points.
No ban for 50 over the limit seems very unusual. The same paper reports someone else getting £215 and three points for 65 in a 50.
Caught by 'manned speeding equipment' apparently. Does this mean a van with an operator or a police car? A camera van on a non trunk road NSL is a bit unusual.
£576 fine + £90 costs + £230'surcharge. Six points.
No ban for 50 over the limit seems very unusual. The same paper reports someone else getting £215 and three points for 65 in a 50.
Caught by 'manned speeding equipment' apparently. Does this mean a van with an operator or a police car? A camera van on a non trunk road NSL is a bit unusual.
Austin Prefect said:
My local paper features the case of someone doing 111 in a single carriageway 60 (says A416 at Great Brickhill, maybe a misprint for A4146.)
£576 fine + £90 costs + £230'surcharge. Six points.
No ban for 50 over the limit seems very unusual. The same paper reports someone else getting £215 and three points for 65 in a 50.
Caught by 'manned speeding equipment' apparently. Does this mean a van with an operator or a police car? A camera van on a non trunk road NSL is a bit unusual.
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/magistrates-court/item/speeding-revised-2017/£576 fine + £90 costs + £230'surcharge. Six points.
No ban for 50 over the limit seems very unusual. The same paper reports someone else getting £215 and three points for 65 in a 50.
Caught by 'manned speeding equipment' apparently. Does this mean a van with an operator or a police car? A camera van on a non trunk road NSL is a bit unusual.
Points are within the guidance. Fine will be income based so hard to comment on really.
I wonder if a guilty plea at the first chance means they will go for points first rather than a ban?
Austin Prefect said:
My local paper features the case of someone doing 111 in a single carriageway 60 (says A416 at Great Brickhill, maybe a misprint for A4146.)
£576 fine + £90 costs + £230'surcharge. Six points.
No ban for 50 over the limit seems very unusual. The same paper reports someone else getting £215 and three points for 65 in a 50.
Caught by 'manned speeding equipment' apparently. Does this mean a van with an operator or a police car? A camera van on a non trunk road NSL is a bit unusual.
My personal best is 120 mph. No ban.£576 fine + £90 costs + £230'surcharge. Six points.
No ban for 50 over the limit seems very unusual. The same paper reports someone else getting £215 and three points for 65 in a 50.
Caught by 'manned speeding equipment' apparently. Does this mean a van with an operator or a police car? A camera van on a non trunk road NSL is a bit unusual.
LosingGrip said:
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/magi...
Points are within the guidance. Fine will be income based so hard to comment on really.
I wonder if a guilty plea at the first chance means they will go for points first rather than a ban?
111/60 is much more likely a ban rather than points, regardless of plea.Points are within the guidance. Fine will be income based so hard to comment on really.
I wonder if a guilty plea at the first chance means they will go for points first rather than a ban?
It was a long time ago (about 35 years, which makes me feel a tad old) - but I got stopped once by a police bike (I was also on a motorcycle). I was told I was doing 98mph on the 60mph road, and 115mph on the dual carriageway. He was feeling generous so only booked me for 115mph.......
Had to go to court - already had 6 points, and fully expected to be banned. The question was simply how long for.
I was fairly astounded to walk from court with an additional 3 points and a £250 fine. To this day, I still don't know how I managed that.
Had to go to court - already had 6 points, and fully expected to be banned. The question was simply how long for.
I was fairly astounded to walk from court with an additional 3 points and a £250 fine. To this day, I still don't know how I managed that.
Go to Spain for a real bargain.
I overtook an innocuous white Seat at over 200 kph, when the car lit up I was able to slow a bit, but he clocked me at 171kph.
After lots of phone calls to their seniors, I was offered the chance to pay €200, but if I paid on the spot with a card it was €100 !
Not even a stern warning , just a reminder that the limit in Spain was 120kph, NOT mph .
I overtook an innocuous white Seat at over 200 kph, when the car lit up I was able to slow a bit, but he clocked me at 171kph.
After lots of phone calls to their seniors, I was offered the chance to pay €200, but if I paid on the spot with a card it was €100 !
Not even a stern warning , just a reminder that the limit in Spain was 120kph, NOT mph .
Edited by Busa mav on Thursday 27th February 11:17
123.8mph in a 60 limit. Was a motorway policeman who tagged me with a camera mounted in his unmarked 5 series from a lay-by up ahead.
Passed the attitude test, was honest with the court, 30 day ban, £500 fine, down on my licence as an SP30. Everyone was rather pleasant apart from the local reporter.
Person before me had a fine over £2000 and I think a 6 month ban from memory.
Dave!
Passed the attitude test, was honest with the court, 30 day ban, £500 fine, down on my licence as an SP30. Everyone was rather pleasant apart from the local reporter.
Person before me had a fine over £2000 and I think a 6 month ban from memory.
Dave!
Howitzer said:
123.8mph in a 60 limit. Was a motorway policeman who tagged me with a camera mounted in his unmarked 5 series from a lay-by up ahead.
Passed the attitude test, was honest with the court, 30 day ban, £500 fine, down on my licence as an SP30. Everyone was rather pleasant apart from the local reporter.
Person before me had a fine over £2000 and I think a 6 month ban from memory.
Dave!
It would likely have been on a motorway for that kind of fine and a high earner. possibly the 6 months for totting upPassed the attitude test, was honest with the court, 30 day ban, £500 fine, down on my licence as an SP30. Everyone was rather pleasant apart from the local reporter.
Person before me had a fine over £2000 and I think a 6 month ban from memory.
Dave!
Managed "somewhere between 105 and 110 and bullying other cars out of the way" - 6pts, £300 fine (changed my payroll for a massive pension payment for rest of the year to be able to declare a lower net earnings number and prove it if asked, walked out of court and changed it back without a deduction made)
Also done for 116 in a 50, thankfully a Leopard (c£10) to the guy at the roadside made that one go away
Also done for 116 in a 50, thankfully a Leopard (c£10) to the guy at the roadside made that one go away
J__Wood said:
kiethton said:
Also done for 116 in a 50, thankfully a Leopard (c£10) to the guy at the roadside made that one go away
You keep a hungry leopard in your car ready to set on speed trap operators? Sounds more effective than Waze and cheap too at R200?Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff