red22
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:06 PM |
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91 in a 70.......whats the worst that could happen?
Ooops 91mph on the m25 in Essex. Anyone know what I'm going to be looking at for fines and points?
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Valtra
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:10 PM |
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under a ton should be fixed penalty on a motorway unless there are extenuauauautiinng circummstancscses 
IIRC anyway
Naughty boy 
"If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works"
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ashg
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:14 PM |
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you may get an sp50 3points and a £60 fine if your really really lucky but chances are your going to court for a hefty fine and 6-12 points.
have you had a letter or did you get pulled over? if you were pulled over and didn't get an on the spot fixed penalty then its off to court you
go.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Front Row Joe
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:14 PM |
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3 points and £60 fine. Doh.
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Front Row Joe
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:16 PM |
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Further to ash's comments I imagine they will send you notice in the post and you will, most likely, be able to plead guilty by post as well.
It saves the courts time.
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red22
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:22 PM |
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Got caught by mobile camera coming up to the Dartford crossing. Just got the letter today but was wondering if this going to be more than a fixed
penalty. Oh well fingers crossed.
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Valtra
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 10:29 PM |
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You weren't driving a truck or bus were you ? if not 91 's a bit pathetic (usual caveats aply, we cannot condone law breaking etc etc)
"If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works"
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 12:18 AM |
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Public flogging and Stoned!!!
Little more thana wrap on the knuckles...
S
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CraigJ
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 02:05 AM |
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i got caught by a police Range Rover the other year doing 93 on the A1M, 3 points and £60 fine.
Not proud.
Craig.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 06:20 AM |
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as others have said, under 95 (not 100 as many think! ) is normally regarded as fixed penalty, so not too bad
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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iank
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 06:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Valtra
You weren't driving a truck or bus were you ? if not 91 's a bit pathetic (usual caveats aply, we cannot condone law breaking etc etc)
91mph measured is probably close to 100mph indicated that's faster than most are going.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Macbeast
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 06:55 AM |
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They crush your car 
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afj
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 07:14 AM |
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93 in a 70 3 points and they never took the £60 from my bank indicated 105
eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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ashg
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 07:38 AM |
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be carefull guys as they now have average speed cameras over the bridge set at 50mph.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 07:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CraigJ
i got caught by a police Range Rover the other year doing 93 on the A1M, 3 points and £60 fine.
Not proud.
Craig.
Why was the Range Rover doing 93 in a 70? Nick 'em!.....OK, I'll get me coat
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 08:28 AM |
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If you were on a Motorcycle, it'll be 6 Months Jail, a hefty fine and the loss of your licence and motorcycle. You'll need to be
Reprogrammed, given such obviously risky behaviour. If you had a child pillion, then in addition, your child will be taken into care and you'll
be on some offenders register of one type or another. Basically, your life will be over.
If you were driving an Audi, on the phone, shuffling paper, it'll be a hefty fine, nothing else.
If you're a member of the Political Classes, then a commendation.
Seriously - wait for the Postman. If/When the notice arrives, unless you can dispute it, simply pay up. It'll be a financial/licence penalty and
not an extreme one.
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 08:43 AM |
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I'll second that. Below 95 is a fixed penalty. Very nice policeman stopped me for doing 105 MPH on the M1 at the beginning of the 90s. He also
suggested I shouldn't overtake on the inside (a long story, I certainly don't advocate inside overtakes).
When I explained that I was rushing back to my batallion (yes really) to enplane to the Gulf War he did me for 95 and forgot about the overtake, fixed
penalty!
So there are nice coppers about! Just have crap laws to enforce!
Avoid court, stick it under 95!
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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sickbag
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 08:45 AM |
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My fully comp insurance went up £25 a year too. But that was 5 years ago now.
Finally back on the job!
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Andy B
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 09:59 AM |
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Bearing in mind the current topical debate it might be worth enclosing a covering letter to see if there is any possibility of claiming back any
imposed fine as expenses - if you back it up explaining it was a genuine oversight you should get off scott free
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DarrenW
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 10:06 AM |
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I got caught by patrol car doing 93 (iirc) on A1. he did tell me that the first reading was 96, but since the second was lower i was facing 3 points
and £60 fine. Had he got me on the first reading he said i would have been summonsed to court. i didnt bother asking him to prove calibration etc as i
was speeding so it was fair.
Again not proud but lucky. Ive been a lot more careful ever since and favour palying the 'how high can i get the mpg reading' rather than
'how quick can i get home' game which has tamed my already slow driving style somewhat.
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BenB
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 11:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
If you were on a Motorcycle, it'll be 6 Months Jail, a hefty fine and the loss of your licence and motorcycle.
That ain't true. Ex-girlfriend had a Cagiva V-raptor. Undertook an unmarked police car @ 130mph (had slowed down as well ). Got a year ban
and a big fine. The amusing bit was that it took the police a while to catch up with her so the incident slip given to her at the road side read
"place of incident: J9-13 M1"
Bizarrely the next GF I had was a bit dizzy rather than a petrolhead and apparently despite having passed her driving test in EIRE had managed to not
read the bit about speed limits. Bought a new 6 speed celica and did Nottingham to London in 55 minutes. Amazingly she didn't get caught!!!!! I
told her she was BSing when she said she'd done it in 55 minutes because she would have had to have been going 130-140mph. To which she said
"yes, it's quite a fast car, what's wrong with that?!?!"..... Scary. She was quite shocked when I informed her of the 70mph
speed limit, driving bans etc etc etc. Scary but true.
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Gav
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 07:17 PM |
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I got caught on the M6 at carlise a couple of years ago doing 98...
5 points £200 fine.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 08:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sucksqueezebangblow
He also suggested I shouldn't overtake on the inside (a long story, I certainly don't advocate inside overtakes).
When I explained that I was rushing back to my batallion (yes really) to enplane to the Gulf War he did me for 95 and forgot about the overtake, fixed
penalty!
I do, lesser evil than the t**t who "thinks" it's a good idea to do 50 in the middle lane. You know not one person I've done
it to has even looked at me... I used to overtake and yank my car back into the middle lane when I had about 2 inches clearance. Out of 6 times I did
it ONE reacted...
Also that copper should have sacked the ticket and given you an escort!
quote:
Originally posted by CraigJ
i got caught by a police Range Rover the other year doing 93 on the A1M, 3 points and £60 fine.
Not proud.
Craig.
I wouldn't be either, didn't think those tractors could go that fast!
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