what offense are speeders charged with?

[GreenV8S]

Silly question, but as they haven't caught me yet I honestly don't know the answer. Is speeding itself the offense, or is the offense somehow related to being dangerous (DC/A etc)?

I imagine it's the former, but the latter seems far more reasonable to me.

Cheers,
Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

[JSG]

Peter,

You're a jammy sod. I have been caught - in an Audi A6 not the V8S and the charge is 'exceeding the speed limit'. If you were really tanking on (ie over limit plus 30) I guess you could get charged with dangerous driving / undue care or similar but usually it will be a straightforward exceeding the limit, if your lucky with a fixed penalty plus 3 points - get 12 points and claim your bus pass.....

Are you planning something - risk assessment ?

Cheers,
JSG.

[hertsbiker]

"WHAT OFFENSE ARE SPEEDERS CHARGED WITH?"


errr, having fun in your own vehicle without using drink/drugs, while contributing to the Gov'mnt slush fund.

[nonegreen]

Driving in a car without hurting anyone. Without causing a nuisance, Without damaging property. Driving better than plod. Driving without scaring the sh*t out of everybody.

[Jason F]

quote:
Driving better than plod.

The ones round my way drive at way in excess of the speed limit when I am following them, don't signal, and one likes to drive with his arm outta the window (weather permitting)....All fine examples of following the highway code methinks...

[GBGaffer]

I am curious to know what would happen in the following scenario. You join one of our camera blighted motorways at 3am and proceed to drive at 95mph for the length of the road (traffic permitting)

After the appropriate period a wad of NIP's drop through the door. Do you plead guilty to one and not guilty to all the rest on the grounds that you only broke the law once so can only be prosecuted for one offence.

Any Law Lord's out there want to make a ruling on this?

Cheers

Graham

[plotloss]

Cant see it myself.

Would you be able to commit 10 burglaries, get nicked, plead guilty to one and not guilty to the other 9. They'd throw the book at you for 1 and then try you another 9 times, surely?

Matt.

[kevinday]

Plotloss, different circumstances, 10 robberies is 10 robberies, 10 NIPS from 50 miles at 95mph is one occassion of speeding, or at least should be.

[plotloss]

Nah, still cant see it myself.

10 photos of you speeding is 10 occurences of a speeding offence.

Matt.

[hertsbiker]

STOP !!!! READ THIS CAREFULLY.


Better hope that they don't start ganging up Gatsos, so you could have 4 units in 100yds.

That would = BAN for ONE offense !!!


Th!nk about it........

[Jason F]

quote:
I am curious to know what would happen in the following scenario. You join one of our camera blighted motorways at 3am and proceed to drive at 95mph for the length of the road (traffic permitting)

After the appropriate period a wad of NIP's drop through the door. Do you plead guilty to one and not guilty to all the rest on the grounds that you only broke the law once so can only be prosecuted for one offence.

They are taken as separate offences and you would kiss your license goodbye.

[Bo Nydal]

quote:
Cant see it myself.

Would you be able to commit 10 burglaries, get nicked, plead guilty to one and not guilty to the other 9. They'd throw the book at you for 1 and then try you another 9 times, surely?

Matt.

Just like the bloke who smashed up his neighbour's garden and then pleaded guilty to the one crime and asked for the other six fences to be taken into consideration.

Bo

[tsteenholdt]

I have read of a driver being stopped for speeding by a police motorcycle just after he went past a Gatso which also caught him. He was given 2 lots of 3 points. So it seems you can be penalised twice for one instance of speeding.

[hertsbiker]

oh sh*t ! that is bad.

[marv]

Ok so whats the difference between the following...

A, You drive down a 1 mile stretch of m-way at 95 and get busted by four gatsos

B, You drive down a 1 mile stretch of m-way at 95 and you get followed by a vascar equiped plod and your speed is averaged over 1 mile at 95...

???? its bullsh1t be honest.

A freind of mines mum got 6 in this way. Laser on a bridge with video got her going to the shop and coming back from it..

Marv

[mattjbatch]

I know a bloke who got done 3 times on the A34 between Congleton and Newcastle-under-Lyme in the journey. All Gatsos. Had 3 points already. Kissed his licence goodbye. He was mighty pissed off.