Do points make prizes?

Dobbs · Post by **Dobbs** » Mon May 13, 2013 8:03 am

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

Post by **rob quilter** » Mon May 13, 2013 8:12 am

I would imagine 3 points or speed awareness course?

Riverghost · Post by **Riverghost** » Mon May 13, 2013 8:20 am

id agree with what rob says, 3pts or the speed awareness course, did mine earlier this year

LewisH · Post by **LewisH** » Mon May 13, 2013 8:28 am

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

Post by **Kawa** » Mon May 13, 2013 9:53 am

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.

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Mon May 13, 2013 11:45 pm

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?

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Tue May 14, 2013 8:55 am

Stock up on vaseline. Any thing over 80 is at least a 3 month prison sentence

claymore68 · Post by **claymore68** » Tue May 14, 2013 9:21 am

Does the awareness course mean no points? as that could have saved me a few (18 in 28 yrs) also bad prelude,accord,merc

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:01 am

Vaseline!! Made me lol.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue May 14, 2013 1:35 pm

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?