Caught doing 158mph on a bike - what next?
Caught doing 158mph on a bike - what next?
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LunarOne

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6,457 posts

153 months

Tuesday
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Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg49xv3908o

KungFuPanda

4,523 posts

186 months

Tuesday
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Who wears a black uniform?

miniman

28,274 posts

278 months

Tuesday
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KungFuPanda said:
Who wears a black uniform?
Penguins?

Chlorothalonil

3,633 posts

217 months

Tuesday
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Speeding doesn’t result in a custodial but dangerous driving is a different matter.

LunarOne

Original Poster:

6,457 posts

153 months

Tuesday
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KungFuPanda said:
Who wears a black uniform?
The boys in blue, obviously!

carinaman

23,295 posts

188 months

Tuesday
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LunarOne said:
KungFuPanda said:
Who wears a black uniform?
The boys in blue, obviously!
Looks less dirty and easier to clean? Perhaps it's functional?

Michael_B

1,096 posts

116 months

Tuesday
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Obviously wanted to get out of Bury St Edmunds as fast as possible… and who can blame him/her wink

Griffith4ever

5,646 posts

51 months

Yesterday (08:03)
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"fasted on UK roads.... since 2020" - love the clickbait news :-)

I sincerly hope people don't got to prison for speeding, but then a tweet can land you there in out modern Britain.

Rusty Old-Banger

5,863 posts

229 months

Yesterday (08:11)
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I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?

Windy Miller

232 posts

234 months

Yesterday (08:16)
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Griffith4ever said:
I sincerly hope people don't got to prison for speeding, but then a tweet can land you there in out modern Britain.
Just need to let out a murderer or rapist early first to make the room.....

agtlaw

7,171 posts

222 months

Yesterday (08:26)
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LunarOne said:
Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...
If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...

OutInTheShed

11,600 posts

42 months

Yesterday (08:28)
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Rusty Old-Banger said:
I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?
Not good enough visibility to see Mr Plod in good time though?

Frimley111R

17,204 posts

250 months

Yesterday (08:30)
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agtlaw said:
If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...
Wonder how many other road users there were in the north of England at 1.45am....

Rusty Old-Banger

5,863 posts

229 months

Yesterday (08:36)
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OutInTheShed said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?
Not good enough visibility to see Mr Plod in good time though?
Not if they're hiding behind the fence on the north side, the sneaky little tinkers.

TonyRPH

13,341 posts

184 months

Yesterday (08:42)
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OutInTheShed said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
I reckon it was on the "new" Haughley straight. I know it's long and straight enough with decent visibility that someone suitably inclined could see 150mph+ in a Saab 9-5 Aero at 3am. It's only really free to do that sort of speed when the roads are quiet due to the 15% HGV traffic, so when it's that quiet is it really dangerous?
Not good enough visibility to see Mr Plod in good time though?
If it's a long straight road as indicated above, there's every chance th biker may have spotted it and been slowing down already.

Those vans have quite a long range, about a mile or so IIRC.

Moving at 150+ MPH, spot a van, by which time you've been caught.


Granadier

872 posts

43 months

Yesterday (09:13)
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LunarOne said:
KungFuPanda said:
Who wears a black uniform?
The boys in blue, obviously!
Police uniforms have always looked black to me rather than blue - maybe it's just my eyes, though I can normally distinguish dark blue as a colour in its own right

LunarOne

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6,457 posts

153 months

Yesterday (10:57)
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Granadier said:
LunarOne said:
KungFuPanda said:
Who wears a black uniform?
The boys in blue, obviously!
Police uniforms have always looked black to me rather than blue - maybe it's just my eyes, though I can normally distinguish dark blue as a colour in its own right
They look black to me too.


LunarOne

Original Poster:

6,457 posts

153 months

Yesterday (11:02)
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agtlaw said:
LunarOne said:
Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...
If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...
Those fines and bans seem much lower than I would have expected.

Frimley111R

17,204 posts

250 months

Yesterday (11:25)
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LunarOne said:
agtlaw said:
LunarOne said:
Clearly not me. Well not clearly, but I'm neither stupid nor brave enough.

So they caught the guy with a mobile speed camera, and they're sending a NIP to registered keeper's address.

Surely a custodial sentence must be a possibility. So why send a NIP rather than a man (or a woman) in a nice black uniform? Since the culprit presumably knows he's been rumbled, the chance of him disappearing is quite high isn't it? Couldn't find an existing thread so...
If the driver can be identified then they may be prosecuted for speeding (which is a non-imprisonable offence) and/or something else.

Recent example:

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yo...
Those fines and bans seem much lower than I would have expected.
Seemed typical to me. Speed was high but at 1.45am the risk to anyone else is virtually zero.

paul_c123

968 posts

9 months

Yesterday (11:33)
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LunarOne said:
Those fines and bans seem much lower than I would have expected.
I don't know if they're for speeding or an additional charge (eg careless driving, or whatever)

158mph in a 70 is definitely Band C, which has a guideline of 6 points, fine 150% of weekly income and up to 56 days disqualification. Its up to the police to identify any other offences and up to the court to determine the sentence based on exacerbating factors (eg night time) or mitigating factors (light traffic).