Caught speeding 106mph on motorway

rikbar

Paddy2eyes wrote: »

106 is very clearly illegal. We are not talking about a wee bit over the limit, we are talking about over 50% over. That is willful law breaking and he had good reason for doing that speed he deserves the going punishment. I agree that 70 in think fog would be stupidly dangerous, but the limit needs to be set somewhere, and it is generally enforced with a certain amount of flexibility.

I think that you miss the point of the post, whilst 106 is clearly illegal, on a clear night and empty road it is not necessarily dangerous. Driving even under the speed limit, and thus 'legally', in the wrong conditions could be far more irresponsible and thus more dangerous. This is the problem with the current "speeding is bad" syndrome caused by the arbitrary limits that are imposed. Safe driving is driving to the conditions and skill of the driver,the only problem being most drivers grace themselves with more skills than they actually have.

My view is you want to do 106 then get on a track, but don't assume that a high speed is the only indicator of a very poor driver.
Rikbar

mrbadexample

Keith wrote: »

1960s is still enforced. With modern cars being far more advanced than those in around in the time when the speed limit was introduced perhaps it’s time that our motorway limits were reconsidered.

But, playing Devil's advocate again, people still drive Ford Anglias. I've seen Top Gear...I wouldn't want to do an emergency stop in one. :eek:

XDA

With any luck, it'll be a ban.

Now I'm not in favour of the speed limits (they are too low especially on the motorways) and Yes, I may from time to time exceed them slightly.

However, there is no excuse for that speed at all.

The Magistrates' Guidelines for that speed are:

Points:6
Normal fine range:£263 - £438
Disqualification possible?Consider 7-56 days
Maximum fine:£2500

jaydeeuk1

Can't you just say you were testing the limits of the car? Worked for that copper who got off doing 150+ in his Astra VXR.

loopy_lass

a ban is immintnet i guess

sorry loops

Ebe_Scrooge

I had a friend many years ago who was in a similar situation ( yes, I really am talking about a friend, not me ! ). Anyhow, he got his employer to write a letter stating that the car was essential for his job. When he came to court, he did the appropriate amount of grovelling, and ended up with £1000 fine and 6 points. The magistrate said that the alternative would have been ( I think, IIRC ), that he was going to impose a 28 day ban and £100 fine. So the upshot was that he avoided the ban, but got hammered with points and a big fine. He did have a clean licence up until that point, and this was about 15 years ago, so things may have changed ......

Lord_Lardington

About 10 years ago I got a 1 week ban and a £300 fine (no points). I don't think they issue points and disqualifications together (they didn't at the time). I was doing 101.1 on the M40. Some guys at the court on the same day got heftier fines/points/bans for a variety of reasons:-
a) No solicitor defending them
b) Higher speeds (every mph seems to matter over 100) and
c) Entering the lamest excuses known to man which seemed to anger the magistrates no end ("I didn't know I was speeding").

eslick

sorry cant believe this thread... 106 mph whats he looking at ...............

Old bloke ran a red traffic light speeding when I was young, hit our car so hard the car spun, cops came and because I was young thought it was my fault. In the end the old guy was let off as the CPS said that it wasnt in the public interest to charge him, but if it had been the other way around I would have been nicked.

Anyway speedlimits are there for a reason like them or not if you exceed them at this level there is only one thing that should happen hopefully a long ban and a massive fine even with the disability unless you get him the footballers lawyer.

ChrisCobra

I hope they find the biggest book in the courtroom and launch it at him harder than a NASA rocket.

Thats just an excessive speed asking for a trip home in a wooden box , or even worse... someone else.

pink_princess

Keith wrote: »

And you know the circumstances?

Speed isn't as dangerous as it is made out, inappropriate speed is.

Our lovely government, reduces speed limits on our motorways during times of congestion (under the banner of reducing the pollution) but during the night or at times when the motorway is very quiet, the speed limit introduced in the 1960s is still enforced. With modern cars being far more advanced than those in around in the time when the speed limit was introduced perhaps it’s time that our motorway limits were reconsidered.

I never made any such comments as your implying.
I do believe it would be the best thing for the rest of us drivers.Did he know all the circumstances,ie that there was not debris in the road ahead,no stationary vehicle in the lane.No animal or etc could run in front of him?
You can t know these things and have no chance of taking evasive action at that speed if the unlikely were to happen.