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Speeding ticket
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Mikey i'm not disagreeing but the instructor has a lot of other things to be checking than just the speedo, as we don't know where the camera was, what else was going on around the car and how many times the instructor has had to tell the driver to slow down (if at all) its hard to give a comment as to whether the instructor should be liable or not. We don't even know what the car was, is the speedo perfectly visable from the passenger seat.Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.0
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Actually, we don't even know who was driving. Unless the photo proves who was driving, everyone involved would be quite entitled to claim they were not the driver if they cannot remember or prove who was.0
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pitkin2020 wrote: »Mikey i'm not disagreeing but the instructor has a lot of other things to be checking than just the speedo,
He has, and he should be capable of doing it, it's his job after all.
as we don't know where the camera was,
He did, it's not like he wouldn't be familiar with the road though?
what else was going on around the car and how many times the instructor has had to tell the driver to slow down
As I said above, it's a very basic part of the instruction, and with dual control, he just declutchs, and presses the brake lightly.
(if at all) its hard to give a comment as to whether the instructor should be liable or not. We don't even know what the car was, is the speedo perfectly visable from the passenger seat.
You would hope when the instructor bought the car to teach in, he considered it, and it wasn't all a surprise to him on his first lesson though.
The instructor has no excuse, and I'd certainly want to see the photo as well.0 -
newfoundglory wrote: »Actually, we don't even know who was driving. Unless the photo proves who was driving, everyone involved would be quite entitled to claim they were not the driver if they cannot remember or prove who was.
Rubbish.
The instructor will have records on who he was teaching at the time and if he doesn't he will be liable for 6 points and a fine in the region of £500.0 -
Marissa_Daisy wrote: »I was going to say that, should learners not be on the road until they have competent with all aspects of driving.
Afterall, if a learner cannot yet control their speed then how on earth are they going control the car if they need to break fast etc.
Because that is the point of having an instructor to make sure that the student driver can learn to drive.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
I haven't had a car made since about 1990 where the speedo doesn't agree with my sat nav.
Well that's hardly surprising really is it, seeing as sat nav is not accurate either.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
LOL are you being serious?
Who was driving at the time? Your daughter or the driving instructor? Why would the instructor pay or be liable when he wasn't driving?
Your daughter should be paying attention to her speed, just like everyone else who drives.
Becasue he is the instructor responsible for his students driving. I thought that would have been obvious. I am not saying that he should be, but it could be a reason for the OP believing that he might.
That said, I don't think this is as genuine as people are assuming.
The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
geordieracer wrote: »
Of course your going to bring me pictures and show me proof of whatever you say aren't you. Just like every other time i have asked you for proof of what you say yet fall down and hide behind meaningless words and keep calling me a troll.
http://www.pentagontoyotaparts.co.uk/yaris-1999-2005-driving-school-speedometer-pz445-b0e31-00-i2893.htmlThe greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
Becasue he is the instructor responsible for his students driving. I thought that would have been obvious. I am not saying that he should be, but it could be a reason for the OP believing that he might.
That said, I don't think this is as genuine as people are assuming.
Lets take the instrutor out of the picture. Say it was the OP and her daughter, the OP was supervising the daughter, would everyone be saying the same? You don't have to have any lessons with a driving instrutor to take a driving test. Would it be the OPs responsibility to take the fine and points?What is pi? Where did it come from?0 -
Lets take the instrutor out of the picture. Say it was the OP and her daughter, the OP was supervising the daughter, would everyone be saying the same? You don't have to have any lessons with a driving instrutor to take a driving test. Would it be the OPs responsibility to take the fine and points?
I can't speak for everybody else, but I would say, "yes."The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0
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