96mph on Motorway likely consequences?

Hintza

Does anyone have first hand experience of what the latest penalties are for 96mph in a 70mph on the motorway? M876 in Central Scotland.

Thanks

Alias_Omega

Peepoo.com i believe..

Prob just a £60 fine, 3 points. Could be a ban, wait and see..wait and see

hjd

pepipoo.com

plane_boy2000

I think there is a cut of point between fixed penalty and being a court job. My mate was caught doing 97 and got banned plus £400 odd fine, but the real bummer was his insurance went through the roof when he had to declare a ban. He fully admits he was breaking the law, but thought that the ban was a bit stiff given his then clean licence, being under a ton, and it was a dry, sunny sunday afternoon on a quiet stretch of motorway. Another colleagu of mine who is a magistrate also though that a ban was a bit stiff. He put it down to being made an example of.

mcfisco

Given that you already know what speed you were clocked at you must have already had a 'Notice of Intended Prosecution'?
So it's not going to be a fixed penalty or you'd know that by now too
if you have a cleanish licence, you can probably expect £150 - £200 + points unless the beak is having a bad day or has had to deal with a road death due to speeding recently etc. etc. Just make sure you turn up on time & smart & give due deference to the authority of the court

epz_2

dont the police have anything better to do !!!!!!, 96 on a motorway is nothing, most trafic these days usually sits at 80 on clear days.

ben500

96mph on Motorway likely consequences?

Death springs to mind

mattymoo

Last time I checked the police guidelines were 80mph to 94mph in a 70 = fixed penalty. 95 and over = court appearance and likely ban.

It may be better to appoint a solicitor, aim for a 28 day ban and get it over and done with. If you aim to get points then it is likely to be 6 and these will then be on your license for 4 years, 3 yrs for totting up purposes.

If you have not had the NIP yet and only think you were doing 96mph then you may be lucky. Your speedo will be over stating your speed, by as much as 10% in some cases but modern cars tend to be 5-6 mph over at this sort of speed. They can never understate the speed btw.

Like others have said, Pepipoo is a good site for info and help.

C_Ronaldo

ive done 96mph on a motorway and not been caught, just be careful and look out for any cameras,

greyster

C_Ronaldo wrote: »

ive done 96mph on a motorway and not been caught, just be careful and look out for any cameras,

Thanks Ronaldo I'll be extra careful in the future.

rdwarr

C_Ronaldo wrote: »

ive done 96mph on a motorway and not been caught, just be careful and look out for any cameras,

Wise words, mate

When you say you were doing 96mph do you mean that that was what your speedo said? If so you were probably doing around 87.

To actually achieve a prosecution for doing 96 the indicated speed would be well over 100mph. And getting caught reveals a lack of awareness of surroundings.