gaz_gaz
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| posted on 8/11/15 at 10:45 AM |
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I was caught on the M1 just passing Junction 20 in 2003 at 142mph. 3am. 20 years old. STI type R Impreza. (Just to tempting)
Appeared in court on a dangerous driving charge and accepted a plea bargain to drop it to careless.
Resulted in an 8 week ban and a £700 fine.
Wonder what the punishment would be in 2016? There appears to be a real strict approach to high speeding these days.
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JacksAvon
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| posted on 8/11/15 at 10:55 AM |
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I think the approach would be to screw as much money as possible out of any driver with a pulse.
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jeffw
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| posted on 8/11/15 at 02:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
I'm just hoping they go to town with an asset confiscation order.
Asset confiscation for speeding??? Seriously?
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 05:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by johnemms
How many on this site have never 'ever' driven a car or bike hard on a British road?
Lets face it ..
He got caught..
Bring out the haters...
At least ONE...
ME!!
I had an Irish boss, here in Mexico that told me: You are not punished for breaking the rules, but for being caught....
That´s why I don´t let myself get caught...
So far...
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 05:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ivan
quote:
Originally posted by JacksAvon
Albeit bone to do that speed on a road......................I am always stunned by the amopunt of non speeding saints on this site.
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...At that speed differential most people wouldn't even see him in their mirrors before they started a lane change and he hit them.
Braking and closing distances at that speed on a public road where other drivers are not expecting it are just suicidal.
It is only safe where other drivers are expecting it and practice the lane discipline to take it into account - for instance on the unrestricted
autobahns.
[Edited on 8/11/15 by Ivan]
Here in Mexico doing 150 to 160 KPH would get you in trouble just because most people would never expect to see you there...
Let alone 320 KPH (200 MPH)...
Been there done that...
ETA: 150 KPH 
[Edited on 11/9/2015 by Angel Acevedo]
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 07:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
I'm just hoping they go to town with an asset confiscation order.
Asset confiscation for speeding??? Seriously?
For the drug dealing. If he has no lawful income, why is he driving a gtr?
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owelly
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 10:13 AM |
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Maths has never been my strong point but.....
He got jailed for 11 years in 2007, yet he was caught speeding in 2012......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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gaz_gaz
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 11:37 AM |
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He's most likely done half his sentence, And I'd imagine he was held on remand before his conviction.
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dhutch
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 03:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Maths has never been my strong point but.....
He got jailed for 11 years in 2007, yet he was caught speeding in 2012......
Mad isnt it.
Its very important not to lock up people for the wrong reason, and to reward those who appear to have turned there life around appropriately, which
may even extend to early release in certain circumstances.
However, funding a multi million pound lifestyle with brazen drug dealing, and then getting out after five years? And then likely only getting a year
and a half for doing nearly two ton down an a-road?
Daniel
[Edited on 9/11/2015 by dhutch]
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 03:55 PM |
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There should be no early release. Sentences should be whatever is given in court. Those who then do not turn their life around and instead continue to
cause trouble while in prison should then have their sentences extended.
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dhutch
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 04:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveWalker
There should be no early release. Sentences should be whatever is given in court. Those who then do not turn their life around and instead continue to
cause trouble while in prison should then have their sentences extended.
We that is certainly the other way of doing it.
Daniel
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 9/11/15 at 04:44 PM |
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Drug dealers are the scum of the earth IMHO How many lives has he ruined ? If capital punishment was brought back maybe drug dealers could be
included . And before anyone gets on their high horse I do have a close member of my family who is a heroin addict so I do know how it ruins lives .
As for his speeding that was totally iresposable .
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DIY Si
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 12:00 AM |
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I'd love to know which bit of the A45 he managed to do 200 MPH on, as I doubt it's any where near straight enough! If it was the M1, then
that's believable.
As has been said, I'm sure most here, if not all, have been naughty. I would struggle to suggest ANY journey in which I haven't'
broken a road law/speeding limit, but there is a difference between doing 100MPH and 200MPH, if only for the reason that no one will have seen him
coming at that speed. Think how fast come cars appear on motorways as it is, and they're probably doing less than 120.....
“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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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 09:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
I'd love to know which bit of the A45 he managed to do 200 MPH on, as I doubt it's any where near straight enough! If it was the M1, then
that's believable.
As has been said, I'm sure most here, if not all, have been naughty. I would struggle to suggest ANY journey in which I haven't'
broken a road law/speeding limit, but there is a difference between doing 100MPH and 200MPH, if only for the reason that no one will have seen him
coming at that speed. Think how fast come cars appear on motorways as it is, and they're probably doing less than 120.....
Probably between M1(J15)/ Northampton and Wellingborough. It's about the longest stretch without any roundabouts. Serviced my 2.0i Ghia Granada
once and on the journey home I noticed a Plod at the head of a line of cars about a mile ahead along there, the trouble was I noticed I was close to
double the limit (125), so I eased off and fed into the line of traffic. If I saw him he would have seen me. Still not as quick as my Mk1 Cortina back
in the early 80's tho. 8000rpm in top gear giving 18mph/1000rpm.
These days, there is just too much traffic on the road, even at silly o'clock in the morning, to be doing anything else but the speed limit. Let
alone the plethora of cameras.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Oddified
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 09:34 AM |
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Most people speed a little quite often, some break the speed limit by quite a margin from time to time and then there's a few that will break
the speed limit by a lot occasionally. Safe/unsafe is all subjective depending on conditions, where and when but the one common thing is get caught
then take it on the chin.
One thing most people would agree with though is, how on earth can a fix speed limit be correct in all conditions any way. On a rush hour motorway
70mph in rain is plenty, but is 70mph still the 'safe' limit on a quiet dry and warm day, i think not but you'll still get fined
just as easily, maybe even easier because that's when dibble is out with their speed camera vans!.
Ian
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 11:24 AM |
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They have a reasonable approach in France: dual speed limits. A road that may be 100kph in the dry becomes 90kph, or even 80kph, in the wet. How do
you know if it's wet conditions? I was told that the approach is "if it's raining enough to require the windscreen wipers, then the
lower speed limit applies".
Sounds woolly, but in my limited experience the French drivers seemed to obey this rule (with exceptions, of course!).
As for the speeding driver, my thoughts were "I wonder if his tyres are speed-rated for 190mph? I wonder if they were in good condition and
properly inflated? I wonder if his brakes were suitable for that speed?" In other words, all the things you'd pay attention to if you were
planning to do 190mph on a race track. I can guess the answers...
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 01:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
As for the speeding driver, my thoughts were "I wonder if his tyres are speed-rated for 190mph? I wonder if they were in good condition and
properly inflated? I wonder if his brakes were suitable for that speed?" In other words, all the things you'd pay attention to if you were
planning to do 190mph on a race track. I can guess the answers...
I have the same feelings about THAT copper who got away with his 154mph in court because he was doing "a test drive".Ok then, where was
the pre test health and safety audit for an "untested car with a PLANNED test".
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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morcus
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 05:50 PM |
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Not trying to defend the guy but I was told you had to have tyres rated to the recorded top speed on the car, but that might have been a con to sell
my tyres rated to 150 mph on my Vectra (The fastest I ever went in the car was about 65). Even if that's true though there's a good chance
he's not checked any of that or set the tyre pressures for the speed (That Vectra listed a few and to go above 120mph you were meant to set them
so hard that you felt every crack in the road, obviously I had them at a lower pressure).
I'd like to see a two speed limit system, the number of times I've had to stop on the M4 because the weather has been two bad to drive
safely at 50 and I dare not drive slower as I don't want to be hit by a lorry (I've been on the M4 in rain that limited visibility to
literally 10 metres or less more than once in more than one car). My driving instructor was always saying in an ideal world we wouldn't need
speed limits as you should always drive to the conditions but most people are just incapable of that, hence people doing 80 in severe rain (Or 60 on
tight B roads).
I still don't understand why people make records of their crimes. If I was going to break the law I wouldn't make any sort of audit trail
to prove it, if anything I'd try and make some other evidence to suggest I didn't.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/11/15 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
I'd like to see a two speed limit system, the number of times I've had to stop on the M4 because the weather has been two bad to drive
safely at 50 and I dare not drive slower as I don't want to be hit by a lorry (I've been on the M4 in rain that limited visibility to
literally 10 metres or less more than once in more than one car). My driving instructor was always saying in an ideal world we wouldn't need
speed limits as you should always drive to the conditions but most people are just incapable of that, hence people doing 80 in severe rain (Or 60 on
tight B roads).
I have the memory of a journey along the A14 in Suffolk, during a standard East Anglian autumn fog - I had visibility of around 50 yards, maybe a
little bit more, so I was doing about 40 - 50 (nearer 40 most of the time) and I wasn't comfortable doing that. All through one part of the
journey I was passed by big Volvos, BMWs and Mercedes doing 70+mph - either they had some magical navigation system, or they thought they were
immortal. Or maybe they were just stupid...
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