Speeding fine

spl2nh

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arnie&caseysma!

If you are going to receive anything you should receive a form through the post within 14 days (i think its 14 anyway). You will have to tell them who was driving the car. The standard penalty is £60 and three points on your licence. Fingers crossed you haven't actually been done tho!!!

chatta

If you go to DVLA website there is a list of fines etc. Not sure how long it takes to reach you for offence though.

MBN

Hi,:)

I've just noticed this post, and thought you could help. I don't drive, but hubby does, and he's been told that you can see when you're caught by a speed camera, because such cameras always make a flash when they take pictures. Is this true? Is the flash a reliable indicator (the only one?) of your being caught? How can you know for sure?

Thank you:A

spl2nh

MBN - like i said, i THINK i was caught speeding, there was no flash as it was a police van overlooking the motorway. As such I would be inclined to think that it would be impossible to continuosly (sp!) flash for all speeding drivers on a motorway. Also, I think some speed camers are not just photos but more a film of the speed with a still photo taken from the film. I hope this makes sense.

MrChips

As far as I know, a flash is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition of being caught. If it flashes, it has noticed you speeding, but not all cameras have film in...

xnetco

If it's a mobile camera it doesn't need a flash. It depends how fast you were going. If you were over 26 miles above the limit then you could be looking at a court summons, below then your just looking at 3 points and 60 quid. Eitherway you'll have a letter within 2 weeks. If it's 3 points you'll be informed quite quickly if not, it can go up to 6 months.

FYI, I was caught 27 miles above the limit and was fined £200 with £35 costs and 5 penalty points. Although they wrote to the owner of the car within 2 weeks I wasn't processed until 6 months later!

spl2nh

FYI, I was caught 27 miles above the limit and was fined £200 with £35 costs and 5 penalty points. Although they wrote to the owner of the car within 2 weeks I wasn't processed until 6 months later!

Damn. Am going to be on tenter hooks for months!

xnetco

Yep, any idea how fast you were going?

MBN

Many thanks for your replies,:T and apologies for my stupid questions (you can see that I don't drive ).

OK, so you can never know for sure when you're being caught - until you get the formal letter by post, that is.:eek: I also didn't know about the 3 point penalty for speed driving (I thought the only penalty was the £60 fine). Definitely worth knowing!:eek:

xnetco

Yep, 12 points and your banned!