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Do points make prizes?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:03 am
by Dobbs
Hi, how many points do you get for doing 82 (bad Prelude, bad!) in a 70 and what's the likely fine going to be?
Got tagged by a mobile speed van near to Newmarket a couple of weeks back and just received the 'paperwork' in the post
Good way to start the week...
Cheers,
Dobbs
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:12 am
by rob quilter
I would imagine 3 points or speed awareness course?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:20 am
by Riverghost
id agree with what rob says, 3pts or the speed awareness course, did mine earlier this year
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:28 am
by LewisH
I got caught by a cop with a gun and pulled in. 68 in a 50.3 points £60 fine... 2 months later I get a letter. "you're ticket has been over ruled as the paper work was not filled in correctly on the road side"
im dam lucky
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:53 am
by Kawa
As above, I would imagine 3 points and a fine - although these days they are handing out speed awareness courses like confetti ! I know a couple of people that have been on them and they do make you think.
Would imagine if you were going at 80, you may not have got a ticket, but hey anything over 70 is speeding. it is sometimes difficult as no speedo is 100% accurate. The speed on the satnav is often different to that of the speedo.
I travelled from Nottingham to Ipswich twice last week. On both occasions we came across vehicles travelling at 50 in a 70mph zone. IMO, they are more of a danger than someone going slightly over the limit.
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:45 pm
by Sailor
Dobbs wrote:Hi, how many points do you get for doing 82 (bad Prelude, bad!) in a 70 and what's the likely fine going to be?
Got tagged by a mobile speed van near to Newmarket a couple of weeks back and just received the 'paperwork' in the post
Good way to start the week...
Cheers,
Dobbs
You were unlucky to get pulled. Where was it?
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 8:55 am
by Shiny
Stock up on vaseline. Any thing over 80 is at least a 3 month prison sentence
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:21 am
by claymore68
Does the awareness course mean no points? as that could have saved me a few (18 in 28 yrs) also bad prelude,accord,merc
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 10:01 am
by nitin_s1
Vaseline!! Made me lol.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 1:35 pm
by wurlycorner
Shiny wrote:Stock up on vaseline. Any thing over 80 is at least a 3 month prison sentence
You sure about that?
70 +10% speedo accuracy + 3mph accuracy for reading the speedo = 80mph anyway?