Speeding question

Basara

Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this.

I was on a duel carriageway a few days ago for the first time since passing my test. I was a little nervous and while making sure if it was ok to change lanes i had slowly creeped up to 80mph without realising, i quickly dropped back down to 70 and carried on. The problem is i am worried it may have been during a section of average speed cameras.

Am i being overly worried over a few seconds of speeding?

Any idea what the normal penalty for this would be and how long they take to notify you?

Appreciate any help, thank you.

thescouselander

If you were only doing 80 for a few seconds you'll probably be ok - your average speed will have been nearer 70 than 80 and they do allow a few mph before they send you a nasty letter.

Hammyman

Seconded. All car speedos overread and with most of mine in my long history of cars,80MPH on the speedo was around 72-75 in reality which is well below the ACPO guidelines.

Basara

Thanks for the fast replies! That's put my mind at ease a little.
I didn't want to get in trouble for a stupid mistake. Hopefully it will be ok and I'll be sure to pay better attention next time.