Ah s**t!
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Ah s**t!
Coming home from work today coming out of town and i get a mondeo fly right up the back of me and then sit an inch off my rear,The car in front of me turns right and the road ahead is clear and mr mondeo still stuck to my bumper so i think shall i?And decide to give it a quick blip of the throttle just as i do some chaps in high vis coats run from a layby and point to tell me to turn in to the road opposite them!I actually thought they were work men at first
But yes it seems in the brief couple of seconds i blipped the throttle they got me with the speed gun-Doh!
As it was coming out of town just before the main road it was still a 30 limit and i was doing 54 They were fine with me but i ve got to wait and see what i get as it s not a normal speed camera area apparently it has to be assesed at head office and then decided what your fate is.I drive that road to and from work every day and never has there been any kind of police speed check area before,just my luck the minute i decide to be a prat i get caught doing so,hopefully just 3 points and a fine but i m just hoping they don t opt for 6 or anything more severe as i was quite a bit over,and i was only telling some one how i d still got a clean licence
But yes it seems in the brief couple of seconds i blipped the throttle they got me with the speed gun-Doh!
As it was coming out of town just before the main road it was still a 30 limit and i was doing 54 They were fine with me but i ve got to wait and see what i get as it s not a normal speed camera area apparently it has to be assesed at head office and then decided what your fate is.I drive that road to and from work every day and never has there been any kind of police speed check area before,just my luck the minute i decide to be a prat i get caught doing so,hopefully just 3 points and a fine but i m just hoping they don t opt for 6 or anything more severe as i was quite a bit over,and i was only telling some one how i d still got a clean licence
Last edited by kingchrissyp; 08 July 2009 at 07:14 PM.
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Sorry mate but if they do prosecute you will be getting a summons to court as you were 24mph over. Also the limit in a 30 for a NIP is 50mph. Good job your license is pretty clean Have a look here at some guidelines for what to expect, although it does depend on the magistrate/court, you might get lucky you never know, good luck.
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Yeah i d had a bit of a look at the guidelines to see,the copper did say that if you got a court summons you don t actually have to attend?I m not quite sure how it works so anyone with any info?
He also said that if they got quite a few there s a chance you won t even here any more about it,but the chances of me being that lucky are slim!
I suppose i ll have to just wait and see.
He also said that if they got quite a few there s a chance you won t even here any more about it,but the chances of me being that lucky are slim!
I suppose i ll have to just wait and see.
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Thats a guttrer, i got done at 46 in a 30 about 8 years ago in a beat up old escort van, and even that went to court! Scum bags waited 5months and 2 weeks to send the summons so that basically meant 6 months longer with the points pending and then actually on my licence!!
Like you say hopefully you'll get lucky!!
Like you say hopefully you'll get lucky!!
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Yeah i d had a bit of a look at the guidelines to see,the copper did say that if you got a court summons you don t actually have to attend?I m not quite sure how it works so anyone with any info?
He also said that if they got quite a few there s a chance you won t even here any more about it,but the chances of me being that lucky are slim!
I suppose i ll have to just wait and see.
He also said that if they got quite a few there s a chance you won t even here any more about it,but the chances of me being that lucky are slim!
I suppose i ll have to just wait and see.
Last edited by bioforger; 08 July 2009 at 07:40 PM.
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I dont know if this will work now,you might be too late,but apparently if you ask the copper too see the calibration certificate for the hand gun and they can't produce it then they haven't got a leg to stand on.My ex boss done it and got off totally.
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Speeder, speeder, spawn of satan. If you lose your licence for 50 years it wont be enough!
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
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Speeder, speeder, spawn of satan. If you lose your licence for 50 years it wont be enough!
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
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Speeder, speeder, spawn of satan. If you lose your licence for 50 years it wont be enough!
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
of course u have never ever ,ever gone over a speed limit
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Speeder, speeder, spawn of satan. If you lose your licence for 50 years it wont be enough!
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
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If it works it'll be because the officers know that its not calibrated and let you off rather than admit that to you.
Cant say 100% for sure as I've never tried it first hand, however I was served with the calibration certificate during court once so I know its on file when they calibrate it.
Police are getting more strict with their processes due to people getting off with things like that i'm guessing.
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Thats a guttrer, i got done at 46 in a 30 about 8 years ago in a beat up old escort van, and even that went to court! Scum bags waited 5months and 2 weeks to send the summons so that basically meant 6 months longer with the points pending and then actually on my licence!!
Like you say hopefully you'll get lucky!!
Like you say hopefully you'll get lucky!!
As for the OP, it could go to court but probably unlikely. If it were maybe use the Mondeo driving dangerously as mitigating circumstances..?
If you need a good motoring lawyer drop me a PM.
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That's really unlucky, but the court will not believe that it was just that one moment you were willing to do 54 in a 30. They will assume that it is a regualr event. 6 points and a big fine would be my guess?
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Speeder, speeder, spawn of satan. If you lose your licence for 50 years it wont be enough!
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
Speed limits are there for yours and everyone else safety, imagine if you had run over a child... excuse me officer i only blipped the throttle momentarily, i was only doing 54, how was i to know i'd kill someone?
Seriously, i have no sympathy.
As mentioned we all do it from time to time and i was unlucky and got caught,i drive that road every day and 9 times out of 10 i m doing the exact speed limit,and as for running kids over there are no houses either side of the road and it s a 30 that then joins a 70 mph bypass!
It wasn t as if i was the only one as they were literally pulling in every other car as it s just an area where you don t expect it and people generally drive around the 40 mark.
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You need to chill out. You were the one that broke the law, these 'scum bags' were doing their job and were within guidelines/timescale for the summons/NIP to be sent.
As for the OP, it could go to court but probably unlikely. If it were maybe use the Mondeo driving dangerously as mitigating circumstances..?
If you need a good motoring lawyer drop me a PM.
As for the OP, it could go to court but probably unlikely. If it were maybe use the Mondeo driving dangerously as mitigating circumstances..?
If you need a good motoring lawyer drop me a PM.
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stingzor you need to cut him some slack.
I'm not saying its good to speed, but it does happen to the best of us at times.
I'm not saying its good to speed, but it does happen to the best of us at times.
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As i said the whole thing of putting my toe down because of the *** whole on my tail is a very childish thing to do and usually refrain from doing so,but sadly in this case gave in to temptation and it s cost me!
Just have to learn from my mistake i guess,i d gone 8 years without any points hope i can manage at least another 8 without any more
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I got caught doing 52 in a 30 zone a couple years ago (thought it was a faster road, but my own fault).
Got a court summons, but pleaded guilty via post, and got 3 points and a £60 fine.
Got a court summons, but pleaded guilty via post, and got 3 points and a £60 fine.
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I lost my licence a few years ago for doing 107mph on the M25, It took 18months to summons me so thought i had got away with it,
My only advice to you if it goes to court is to look smart, A suit maybe, be polite and not too much bum licking,
I was the same as Bioforger, Got a 14 day ban, hefty fine and no points, Thought my insurance was going to shoot up but as their computers will only imput bans in months, they would be lying by putting 1 month down, My insurance never went up and was left without points, So for me, other than the big fine it could of been worse to get 6 points.
It happens to the best of us mate, its not as if your saying the coppers are *** holes, you know what you done wrong and will accept the punishment,
Good luck mate
My only advice to you if it goes to court is to look smart, A suit maybe, be polite and not too much bum licking,
I was the same as Bioforger, Got a 14 day ban, hefty fine and no points, Thought my insurance was going to shoot up but as their computers will only imput bans in months, they would be lying by putting 1 month down, My insurance never went up and was left without points, So for me, other than the big fine it could of been worse to get 6 points.
It happens to the best of us mate, its not as if your saying the coppers are *** holes, you know what you done wrong and will accept the punishment,
Good luck mate
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If i get a court summons what do you recomend,just dealing with it by post or would it make any difference if i attend court?As the copper who talked to me said just to send it off via post?
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Alritey pal. Dont worry too much about it, it can happen to anyone matey. And when sum *******'s sittin on ur bumper goading u its hard not to give in and just put ur foot down. As for court If your really worried about it maybe you should go, smartly dressed and try and plead your case that you need your license for work being a postie and also see If you could maybe take a union rep with you too bud, I got dun doin 52mph in a 30 mph zone in 2004 and got off with 3 points and a £30 fine, just ur luck I suppose. Good luck buddy.
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Hopefully they might offer some form of 'rehabilitation course' if they are running them. They have in Yorkshire before (it's down to the police force). You attend this, and thats it, no points or fine.