Caught Speeding - New Rules? Any Advice/Experience?
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Hey everybody, hoping someone has some experience of the new rules around speeding that can help?!
I was caught speeding on the 16th May, 45 in a 30. It was in my local area with a handheld gun. Its no excuse and its my own fault, totally hold my hands up as I got caught twice in a short space last year and have been so careful since then but I think they got me just where it goes from a 40 down to a 30. Not looking for a lecture anyway, just some sensible replies from people who have been through the new rules recently.
I received the Notice of Intended Prosecution(?) on the 7th June, dated 5th June. My car is a company car through my work so they had sent it to the lease company first who named me, thats why I have only just found out.
Now heres the question - Has anyone had any experience of the new rules? What am I likely to be offered?
I have 6 points already (3 from Feb 16 and 3 from April 16)
From what I have seen online I am looking at a fine of 75-125% of my weekly wage and 4-6 points OR a 7-21 day ban but every article seems to say different things, can't find anything from people who have ACTUALLY been caught since the new rules.
I also got caught on April 22nd 2014 (first offence) but took the course in June 2014 so I don't think Im applicable for that. Plus I think I would only be offered the course if it was 42mph or less.
Any advice to ease my mind? I keep thinking worst case where I end up getting banned and losing my job etc. The thought of that makes me feel terrified and sick. Thanks in advance.
I was caught speeding on the 16th May, 45 in a 30. It was in my local area with a handheld gun. Its no excuse and its my own fault, totally hold my hands up as I got caught twice in a short space last year and have been so careful since then but I think they got me just where it goes from a 40 down to a 30. Not looking for a lecture anyway, just some sensible replies from people who have been through the new rules recently.
I received the Notice of Intended Prosecution(?) on the 7th June, dated 5th June. My car is a company car through my work so they had sent it to the lease company first who named me, thats why I have only just found out.
Now heres the question - Has anyone had any experience of the new rules? What am I likely to be offered?
I have 6 points already (3 from Feb 16 and 3 from April 16)
From what I have seen online I am looking at a fine of 75-125% of my weekly wage and 4-6 points OR a 7-21 day ban but every article seems to say different things, can't find anything from people who have ACTUALLY been caught since the new rules.
I also got caught on April 22nd 2014 (first offence) but took the course in June 2014 so I don't think Im applicable for that. Plus I think I would only be offered the course if it was 42mph or less.
Any advice to ease my mind? I keep thinking worst case where I end up getting banned and losing my job etc. The thought of that makes me feel terrified and sick. Thanks in advance.
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You won't be offered the course even if it was your first offence because you were 50% over the speed limit.
6 points doesn't look favourable on you especially given you've got them quite recently. If there were no other contributing factors, i.e poor driving, then you're likely to be looking at a financial stiffing plus the points but you are going to be getting a fine and points. If they do award 6 points because they deem it serious enough then you'll be banned under totting up given you've already got 6 points and 12 points is a ban. In that respect a 7-21 day ban would be more preferable as it would be shorter than one under totting up as that would be 6 months.
If your company insure your car don't forget you also need to inform your employers of any conviction that you get because it may be the case that their insurers won't cover employees with more than 6 points. If you insure it you'll need to inform your insurers even though the insurance isn't yet up for renewal. Expect next years to be expensive if you pay for it.0 -
You really should capture that feeling of being terrified and sick and remember it when you're driving. Being caught speeding four times(?) in three years suggests a serious problem with the way you drive. If your job is dependent on your licence and you manage to escape a ban or insurance consequences that take you off the road this time, it would seem only a matter of time until you're caught again anyway. It's costing you a fortune, causing you a lot of worry and is putting your job at risk, and that's before you even consider the possible risks to your and others' safety. How many more warnings do you need? Seriously, consider some more tuition or some other method of changing the way you're driving. It's not worth the worry to save a few seconds or minutes on each journey.Any advice to ease my mind? I keep thinking worst case where I end up getting banned and losing my job etc. The thought of that makes me feel terrified and sick. Thanks in advance.0 -
Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »You really should capture that feeling of being terrified and sick and remember it when you're driving. Being caught speeding four times(?) in three years suggests a serious problem with the way you drive.
Not so much a serious problem, more one of not paying attention to speed limits and possibly a large dose of the "average speed driver", who does 40-45mph everywhere.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Since this is well within fixed penalty guidelines, 3 points and £100 will be the result.0
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There are no "new rules". The press totally blew a very minor change (the guideline %age of weekly income for fines for serious offences that went to court) out of all proportion.I was caught speeding on the 16th May, 45 in a 30.
Now heres the question - Has anyone had any experience of the new rules? What am I likely to be offered?
I have 6 points already (3 from Feb 16 and 3 from April 16)
I also got caught on April 22nd 2014 (first offence) but took the course in June 2014
Whether you went on an SAC or not is irrelevant, since you were a little above the threshold for a course. 3pt, £100 FPN.
You now have another two years of driving like a nun, because your resistance to clue means you are now one more ticket away from a ban. TAKE THE HINT.0 -
Advice to ease your mind?Hey everybody, hoping someone has some experience of the new rules around speeding that can help?!
I was caught speeding on the 16th May, 45 in a 30. It was in my local area with a handheld gun. Its no excuse and its my own fault, totally hold my hands up as I got caught twice in a short space last year and have been so careful since then but I think they got me just where it goes from a 40 down to a 30. Not looking for a lecture anyway, just some sensible replies from people who have been through the new rules recently.
I received the Notice of Intended Prosecution(?) on the 7th June, dated 5th June. My car is a company car through my work so they had sent it to the lease company first who named me, thats why I have only just found out.
Now heres the question - Has anyone had any experience of the new rules? What am I likely to be offered?
I have 6 points already (3 from Feb 16 and 3 from April 16)
From what I have seen online I am looking at a fine of 75-125% of my weekly wage and 4-6 points OR a 7-21 day ban but every article seems to say different things, can't find anything from people who have ACTUALLY been caught since the new rules.
I also got caught on April 22nd 2014 (first offence) but took the course in June 2014 so I don't think Im applicable for that. Plus I think I would only be offered the course if it was 42mph or less.
Any advice to ease my mind? I keep thinking worst case where I end up getting banned and losing my job etc. The thought of that makes me feel terrified and sick. Thanks in advance.
Start paying some attention to that pretty dial or display just above the steering wheel with all the numbers on it.
Hint: when the number on the dial is MORE than the number on those little red and white circular signs by the side of the road, stop pressing the !!!!ing right hand pedal and start pressing the middle one.0 -
I would point out that not all speed limits have pretty read and white signs - but the OP knows this, because he was reminded about default limits (and how to determine them) within the last three years on his half day of tea and biccies.BeenThroughItAll wrote: »Hint: when the number on the dial is MORE than the number on those little red and white circular signs by the side of the road, stop pressing the !!!!ing right hand pedal and start pressing the middle one.0 -
I would point out that not all speed limits have pretty read and white signs - but the OP knows this, because he was reminded about default limits (and how to determine them) within the last three years on his half day of tea and biccies.
Fair comment. But let's face it, if they're missing the obvious signs, they're hardly going to notice how far apart the streetlights are
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BeenThroughItAll wrote: »
Start paying some attention to that pretty dial or display just above the steering wheel with all the numbers on it.
Hint: when the number on the dial is MORE than the number on those little red and white circular signs by the side of the road, stop pressing the right hand pedal and start pressing the middle one.
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I was once told that the default speed limit is 30 mph, so if you haven't seen a sign for a while, it will be that ; except motorways, which are 70, and you know when you are on one.
I have indeed only once seen a 30 mph repeater, I think where a housing estate is being built outside a village, and the 40 limit was recently moved beyond it.
It is a common mistake to believe that : the limit increases when you first see the sign with the higher number, and passing the lower number is where you start easing off. A real speed of 45, means about 45 to 50 on the gauge.
Extra advice for the OP :
"A friend of mine was caught speeding . . ."
Then again, I got forum flak, when I recounted the misbehaviour of the wife of a colleague.0
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