Gav
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 08:08 AM |
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Originally posted by Krismc
So when where you caught, cause i was on the M6 that same day and was doing well over 100 between penrith and carlise!
The note says "M6 Capplerigg Travling south"
but ill be buggerd if i know where that is!.
i manageed to find www.cumbriasaftycameras.org they actually publish the whereabouts and timeings of their cameras so anyone travling up that way i
suggest they check their site!
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 09:09 AM |
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Judas Priest had a hit with the song "Breaking the Law", not that it will help anyone here.
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owelly
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 07:23 PM |
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I got nicked for speeding in my yoof....
It was the early hours in the morning but still a loverly clear summers day. It was a road I drive every morning on my way to work and I knew every
pothole, white line, strip of overbanding, manhole cover etc.. The road is the A169 from Whitby to Pickering and it's a great strip of moorland
road. The only car I saw that morning was a crappy old Cavalier. In fact I saw it twice. The first time when I passed it and the second time when I
came screaming up behind me with some fancy lights behind the grill......
So, in responce to our Antipodean chum, there is a time and a place. I know when the speed limit is appropriate and I respect that. There are times
when it is ridiculous and outdated. I know someone who has on occasion, possibly, driven well over the speed limit. It may have been on the same
stretch of road previously mentioned and it may have been in the early hours of the morning, but when this alledged person does get a ticket,
he'll have to offset it against all the times he didn't get caught!
The trouble he faces now is, the early hours are full of wrinkly old bikers out before the traffic!!
Incidently, there have been a few fatalities on the aforementioned stretch of road and most of them have involved American tourists who
"didn't realise how fast the traffic was moving". These folks have just pulled out into the path of traffic doing 50-60mph!!
When out driving, remember folks, it's not 'you' you need to watch out for (because you're not coming the other way!)
it's the other drivers who don't expect anyone to be going faster than they are!!!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Lawnmower
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| posted on 21/7/06 at 10:59 PM |
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Originally posted by TheGecko
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If you don't like a law then you can complain about it and try to elect governments who'll (hopefully) change it. You can't just
break laws you don't like.
I think thats what everyone bitching about...
BTW in english law I believe there is somthing called 'the law is an ass' wheareby if enough people ignore it, it cant be inforced...
a colleague of mine got done for doing 76mph on the a14 - national speed limit, i said to him that i thought you had a 10%+2 leeway, he said yeah, but
as it was a transit for work, its classed as a lorry? so is only allowed to do 60mph! he got 3pts, bring his total up to 6 (the 1st 3 were at the same
camara - stoopid bugger)
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/7/06 at 11:21 PM |
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A couple of years back my mate got a 3 week ban and £270 fine but no points for 96mph but it was his second offence in 6 months.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 21/7/06 at 11:25 PM |
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I think if you get caught doing a fair lick, drive like your gran for a year and you'll be ok. Best bet, get a road angel or similar device that
tells you where all the camera spots are.
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Gav
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| posted on 8/11/06 at 08:06 PM |
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Finally got the notice today,
£200 fine
£35 costs
and 5 points
so to be fair im quite happy with that as i was expecting a larger fine
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gazza285
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| posted on 8/11/06 at 08:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Lawnmowera colleague of mine got done for doing 76mph on the a14 - national speed limit, i said to him that i
thought you had a 10%+2 leeway, he said yeah, but as it was a transit for work, its classed as a lorry? so is only allowed to do 60mph! he got 3pts,
bring his total up to 6 (the 1st 3 were at the same camara - stoopid bugger)
It's not classed as a lorry, it's classed as a commercial vehicle, a classification that also includes all panel vans, Luton vans, all car
derived vans, and all pickups and as such are subjected to the same speed limits of 40MPH on single carriageways, 50MPH on dual carriageways and 60mph
on motorways. Cool eh?
Bad luck on the fine.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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DIY Si
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| posted on 8/11/06 at 08:27 PM |
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Not the best, but better than a kick in the teeth! Or a ban for that matter. 
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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iank
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| posted on 9/11/06 at 02:26 PM |
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Originally posted by Macbeast
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With respect, I should keep quiet about your Gran taking points. That seems to be treated as a VERY serious offence, much worse than speeding.
Attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Manchester are cracking down (it was on R4)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6131826.stm
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wilkingj
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| posted on 9/11/06 at 05:06 PM |
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There was a bit in the paper today about someone trying on the photo - It wasnt me thing.
They proved it was him, and he got 4 months and a fine for trying to pervert the course of justice. Which IS a serious offence, and I believe leaves
you with a criminal record, rather than just a fine and some points on your licence.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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MikeR
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| posted on 9/11/06 at 07:34 PM |
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Eeek, hold on........
if i drive the company combi van thingy - its a corsa with a van bit bolted on the back - not just the windows filled in. Are you saying that i
shouldn't go over 60mph in that??????
oh heck.
I also thought transits where classes as PLG so had the same rules as cars.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 9/11/06 at 07:39 PM |
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I think they can class the big transits as small trucks, but not sure how it works, ie length, weight, height etc. I know my transit connect
isn't a truck and classed as PLG. Just depend show far the Light Goods bit goes.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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DavidM
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| posted on 10/11/06 at 12:46 AM |
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My boss has Road Angel fitted to his car, and since having it has achieved nine points on his licence for speeding and currently has a further NIP. So
that's obviously working.
There was a recent article in our local newspaper which read something like this:
691 Northamptonshire Police officers were caught by the county's speed cameras exceeding the speed limit during the last 12 months.
Of these 674 were not prosecuted because they had their lights flashing at the time or could provide evidence that they were responding to an
emergency call.
The remaining 17 were prosecuted but subsequently had their convictions overturned because they gave a good reason for speeding. 
So, there you have it, you just need to find out what those good reasons were and you're home and dry.
David
[Edited on 10/11/06 by DavidM]
Proportion is Everything
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MikeR
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| posted on 10/11/06 at 02:10 PM |
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i think they start with "i'm a"and end with "police officer, m'lord"
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