Intended prosecution

mrbadexample

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Points stay on your license for 4 years...

...but only count towards "totting up" for 3.

CHR15

taffy056 wrote: »

What would be my chances of appealing this if it came to it ?.

Chances of appealing - 100%

Chances of winning - 0%

Take it on the chin.

flyingscotno1

taffy056 wrote: »

I think I might have been caught doing about 36 in a 30, should know in due course, but the problem is I didn't know I was in a 30 zone as I didn't see the sign, went back the way I came and discovered the sign hidden behind branches of trees and the sign had been twisted around so it wasn't facing me as I came to it, the problem is there was a sign on the other side of the road and a 30 on the road, but there is a junction opposite the sign that a couple of cars were turning at the time, this is an extremely busy road and I honestly didn't see the sign. What would be my chances of appealing this if it came to it ? I have images of the sign and road.

Take pictures of the sign, if the sign on your side is twisted/hidden by overgrown bushes and possible to be missed there may be a case, but probably more unlikely.

Inactive

flyingscotno1 wrote: »

Take pictures of the sign, if the sign on your side is twisted/hidden by overgrown bushes and possible to be missed there may be a case, but probably more unlikely.

There were 3 signs, one each side of the road, one on the road itself.

I would say no chance.

cyclonebri1

DCFC79 wrote: »

i dont know alot about the courses as you can tell, thanks




cyclonebri, if you read my previous posts you will have seen that i dotn want to get away with not paying the fine etc as i dont have much choice in the matter and ive already said i feel a div for doing what i did

Never thought you did, and It wasn't intended as a dig at you.
I was actually saying we probably all take a chance and commit the odd motoring infringement, not just you, we all have to be prepared to pay if we break the rules, intensionally or otherwise ;)

TonyMMM

taffy056 wrote: »

I think I might have been caught doing about 36 in a 30, should know in due course, but the problem is I didn't know I was in a 30 zone as I didn't see the sign, went back the way I came and discovered the sign hidden behind branches of trees and the sign had been twisted around so it wasn't facing me as I came to it, the problem is there was a sign on the other side of the road and a 30 on the road, but there is a junction opposite the sign that a couple of cars were turning at the time, this is an extremely busy road and I honestly didn't see the sign. What would be my chances of appealing this if it came to it ? I have images of the sign and road.

A 30 limit doesn't necessarily need any signs at all if there are streetlights no more than 200m apart

CHR15

I think the streetlight distance has gone now (or so they told me on my Speed Awareness Course)

I don't think people could understand how far away each light had to be so all it says now is "street lighting with regular spacing"

interstellaflyer

mrbadexample wrote: »

...but only count towards "totting up" for 3.

IIRC they only count for insurance purposes for 3 years as well, unless things have changed, it's 20 years since I had any points.