Speeding fine - what happens next?

UK007BullDog

sheryldoc wrote:

I think its a cheek that people will knowingly put peoples lifes at risk and then have the cheek to try and get out of it, they should take some responsibility.

wouldnt b that if it was your daughter some driver smashed into would it?..

If you would have read my posts you would see that I am taking responsibility and try not to weasel my way out of it.

However there are speed cameras in some areas that should not be there and there are some places I wonder why none have been installed as they are accident hot spots.

Repeat offenders will eventually be pulled off the road. But why someone like myself will get 3 points is ridiculous as a first offence and like I said before its not a residential road as such as there are fields and a golf course. It should be 40 MPH like it was before, but they have decided to change it and trap people. I went down that road today and could see the camera hidden behind wild growing trees. Nicely done. It will earn them a lot of revenue.

mich_city

Hi all..

Think I was flashed by a speed camera whilst in Ireland, my fault entirely.. coming off a motorway which changed into a dual carriageway.. Overtook a lorry that had been overtaking me and then slowing down etc for miles.. Missed the speed sign - have a clean license

Anyone know what the procedure is with getting a fine and/or points with the difference in currency and points for speeding?

Cheers!

:-(

Wig

The advice used to be ignore anything that comes because they can't do anything. It's not as if they can take you to court is it. and if they did in your absence any ruling is not enforceable across borders.

oldbill1969

flang wrote:

I have a PDF on how to avoid speeding tickets etc if anyones intrested.
pM me for details

I know how to avoid them as well and its easier than a PDF..........Don't speed- speed kills;)

flang

more people die unnecessarily in hospitals from poor hygiene than in road traffic accidents. Yet the government's response to prevent 5000 unnecessary deaths a year in hospitals is to tell staff how to wash their hands. Meanwhile, poorly located speed cameras fail to prevent accidents (2003 had the highest death rate since 1997) and according to police data exceeding the speed limit is the cause of only 4% of accidents. Why not refocus resources on the other 96% of causes?

mich_city

Wig wrote:

The advice used to be ignore anything that comes because they can't do anything. It's not as if they can take you to court is it. and if they did in your absence any ruling is not enforceable across borders.

Thanks.. I'll just have to sit it out and see if anything comes in the post.. might get lucky.. and then again....

Think I'd have to pay it if necessary, as I travel over there often and wouldn't want any problems in the future.. Was my own stupid fault at the end of the day

ajtrader100

sheryldoc wrote:

Why should people avoid speeding fines/tickets? making a mockery of a law thats there to protect others.

Even 6 MPH can b the diff between life and death if you his some poor kid while acting like a !!!!.. in order to get somewhere a lil quicker!

3 points for 6mph is a lil harsh and 1st time yeah maybe 1 point a lil better but persistant offenders or those who speed excessive should jst be taken off the road end of!

:mad: :mad: :mad:
I work as a sales rep, 50,000 miles a year, across all types of road. This makes me sick when people say this! HOW CAN YOU AVOID GETTING SPEEDING FINES?!?!? when you do this amount of mileage...... impossible. I must pass between 15 and 50 cameras in a day.......

Doesnt everyone go a few miles over the limit at some point? Now calculate that when your doing 5 times the average mileage A YEAR, you are bound to get stung at some point.

I have been done twice, agreed I was going very quickly, however I have been repping for 5 years, times that by the mileage, I think I have got off pretty lightly.

I have done the equivalent of 25 years worth of driving! So do not have a go at people who need to drive to put food on their table.

Rant over

bergy2

similar thing really after 20 years 1st ever offence
got a speeding fine for doing 61 in a 50 - its a type of dual cway on a deserted ring road - but is a 50 limit - dead frustrating but heck
anyways i sent the fixed penalty thing off and they have put 6 points on - thought it would be 3 - anyone had this b4??

bergy2

ahhh it's ok - the guy wrote 06 thinking 2006 under points - happened a lot if anyone else gets worried btw

Lantana

Hi everyone, a regular money savings reader but first time poster here.

I too have just received my first 'NIP' -for doing 38 mph on a 30 mph road. I have no defence and will pay up but I do have mitigating circumstances.

I wondered if anyone had ever written a letter which had been taken into consideration ...and whether it had reduced the fine or points?

I have no idea what fine and points to expect although £60 and 3 points seems to be the standard from what I have read here.

My circumstances are : my dad had died 3 days before and that day I had the task of seeing the registrar,solicitor and funeral director. This isn't meant to be a sob story but I know I wasn't quite thinking straight that day and was sure the road used to be a 40mph road. I have been a driver for 25 years and this is my first speeding offence.