Bummer!

[devonwoody]

Cheaper to purchase a sat nav. I have always been stressed on a London and back getting 6 speeding tickets on one journey. :roll:

 

[porker]

I've only ever got a ticket once from a front-on Truvelo camera doing 34 in a 30. Three points and sixty quid. So the margins they allow aren't much. It was going from a 60 to a 30 entering a village at 2am. The bright flash nearly made me crash the car.

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[Steve Maskery]

Even I think that is a bit harsh.
S

 

[Water-Mark]

I managed to get 6 points with in two years of passing my test.
First set for a bald tyre on a car I'd just bought, I paid and came back to collect it a few hours later and got stopped on my way home.
The garage had changed the wheels after I'd left, the alloys didn't even match each side, but I was young and naive and never imagined some one would do that.
Second set for jumping a red light on the hanger lane gyratory, I pulled into the gap between the lights and the roundabout to let an ambulance through and got snapped by a camera.
Photo clearly showed van over past the line and lights on red but no ambulance.

Better than those though I got a parking ticket on Uxbridge road in a work van because the rear over hang was in a bus stop, I was furious and rang to appeal and was given the advice to pay and then appeal as appeals can take a number of weeks and if I loose I'll have to pay the higher amount.
I paid by debit card over the phone and then said "I'd like to appeal against that ticket" and was told "Sorry sir, now the ticket has been paid the case is closed, you can only appeal an open ticket".

Sometimes your just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Since getting two tickets in one day, one of which allowed me to go on a speed awareness course, I have found that just leaving the car in 3rd gear when in a 30 makes it SUPER EASY to know when I'm approaching 30 - engine noise - SIMPLES

There was a famous case some years ago where a chap got let off in court for the same double in a day offence. He pleaded (successfully) that since he had not yet received the punishment for the first offence....he had not yet had time to go through the process of learning from his mistake, being rehabilitated and therefore having the chance to demonstrate he wouldn't do it again!

I bet the magistrate was thinking...."you clever b- - - - - - d"

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

actually, whilst on the subject, someone in my village has just got nabbed for 51 in a 30. They're mortified. Does anyone know what the penalty is for that one? The person concerned is quite happy to receive whats coming...got distracted by the kids apparently and bitterly regrets such a stupid and dangerous mistake. But asked me the other day what the penalty might be. I've no idea myself.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

bump

 

[Water-Mark]

I was once told 50% over will be a summons to court.
Not sure if it still applies though.

 

[riclepp]

actually, whilst on the subject, someone in my village has just got nabbed for 51 in a 30. They're mortified. Does anyone know what the penalty is for that one? The person concerned is quite happy to receive whats coming...got distracted by the kids apparently and bitterly regrets such a stupid and dangerous mistake. But asked me the other day what the penalty might be. I've no idea myself.

If I remember rightly 20 mph over the maximum speed limit for a certian speed limit nearly always ends in a ban and large fine. The fine will be based upon the overiding factors, if they plead guilty it will be a little less than the maximum they can issue and for heven's sake dont let them tell the court they were distracted by the kids as they will deem that to be driving with out due care and attention or if the get a hateful judge they may go for dangerous driving. Expect the fine to be in the mark of up to (maybe more) £1000, depending on their ability to pay ect.

I got done a few years back (7 now) by a Traffic Sgt who was showing off as he had a newbi with him. If was around 6:30 in the morning and I was on a national spped limit country road (50MPH no street lights) into a 30 mph and it was wet, the speed camera showed me doing 34mph...and the rest is history. So dont take the speed limit and 10% as given, it really does depend on who pulls you and how you respond to them. I did put a complaint into his Co, about his abruptness and attitiude. I know ppl in the Essex Traffic and told me that he is an Ahole, but funnly enough he got transfered...He must have got a lot of complaints. As far as I am concerned I got coght and therefore I must suffer the consequences, which was 3 points and 60 pound fine..

 

[Steve Maskery]

I've only been stopped for speeding once, in Sweden. It was 10.30pm and in the middle of nowhere. I was doing 50kph in a 40kph area. There were no signs, I was supposed to know by the environment (like 30mpg here when there are streetlights).
A big red light appeared before me and a big burly 50-something cop sauntered over to the car and shoved a breathaliser through the window.
Which my mate Dave, who is teetotal and was the passenger, duly operated.
When the cop realised the situation he was in, he called over his sidekick Katerina. Now Katerina was young, absolutely gorgeous and spoke better English than I do. She gave me a lecture, asked what 4 blokes were doing in rural Sweden and wished us a pleasant holiday. I wanted to ask her what time she got off duty.
The same holiday we ran into a young deer and killed it . I wasn't driving, although it was my car. It just ran out in front.
Mixed memories.
S

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Thanks for the responses folks. I sure hope his fine isn't as hefty as suggested!!

 

[cutting42]

I've only ever got a ticket once from a front-on Truvelo camera doing 34 in a 30. Three points and sixty quid. So the margins they allow aren't much. It was going from a 60 to a 30 entering a village at 2am. The bright flash nearly made me crash the car.

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I thought Truvelo cameras had an infra red flash to avoid just what you said. I have not been flashed by one but have seen a heavy red tint to the cameras flash unit. I would have thought a regular flash would be very dangerous.

 

[cutting42]

actually, whilst on the subject, someone in my village has just got nabbed for 51 in a 30. They're mortified. Does anyone know what the penalty is for that one? The person concerned is quite happy to receive whats coming...got distracted by the kids apparently and bitterly regrets such a stupid and dangerous mistake. But asked me the other day what the penalty might be. I've no idea myself.

Hiya

There has always been a rule of thumb that 30 mph over the limit was the point where bans would be enforced but circumstances are everything. If it was outside a school or in a heavily pedestrianised area during rush hour I would expect a minimum of 6 points and a large fine. If in an urban 30 out of peak periods maybe less, 4 points.

Take a look at these real cases

http://www.ukmotorists.com/speeding%20fines2.asp

They will probably be summonsed to court, definately worth going and pleading guilty, showing contrition and apologising. Might not help but will certainly not make things worse. There are no real mitigating circumstances so don't try to offer any, concentrate on grovelling.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Many thanks again chaps...really useful pointers there.