96mph on Motorway likely consequences?

Hintza

tigtag02 wrote: »

I think the point that you are failing miserably to see is that YOU ARE LEGALLY IN THE WRONG!!

I don't think I have moaned, I think they are wrong with the speed and all I was asking was what are the likely penalties. A fine and points is one thing, a ban has an impact not only on me but on all my family.

I now have to weigh the pros and cons of several potential courses of action weighing up the upsides and downsides of each.

All I wanted was some blasted advice.

tigtag02

Hintza wrote: »

I don't think I have moaned, I think they are wrong with the speed and all I was asking was what are the likely penalties. A fine and points is one thing, a ban has an impact not only on me but on all my family. But THAT is my point!! Regardless of whay *you* think the limits are set and *you* know what they are. The impact that a ban with have, be it on you or your family is no-one's fault but your own!

I now have to weigh the pros and cons of several potential courses of action weighing up the upsides and downsides of each. The

All I wanted was some blasted advice. Which I beleive you have received! If *you* haven't moaned directy then I apologise but I stick by comments in general.

I always thought it was he who was without sin that casts the first stone but obviously we are now a nation of saints devoid of any sinners (apart from myself and a few other wayward souls).

FWIW this sounds like a bit of a *moan* to me!! What is it *they* say - "If you cant to the time dont do the crime"!!!

cajef

Hintza wrote: »

A fine and points is one thing, a ban has an impact not only on me but on all my family.

I would say maybe you should have thought of that before you did 96 mph, if you do get a ban you may try driving at legal speeds in future.

Hintza

cajef wrote: »

I would say maybe you should have thought of that before you did 96 mph, if you do get a ban you may try driving at legal speeds in future.

Another helpful suggestion, keep them coming!!

And you have of course never broken the speed limit.....arghhh!

ben500

Markyt wrote: »

Exactly what I said - 29.5 mph in a 30 mph limit is appropriate in some cases and not in others,. People need to engage brain when driving

Which if you take my full post is exactly what it implied and not worthy of the retort it got from you especially when you clearly appear to support it. Incidentally another implication being that it is NEVER appropriate to travel at a speed in excess of the regulated speed and there is no point whinging about the penalty after the event if you don't consider it before the event, to get off with a fine and a few points or even a ban is lenient compared to the trauma of a collision and the outcome of that.

xjlmummy

tr3mor wrote: »

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Originally Posted by xjlmummy View Post
Silly me! I thought this was MSE

How can you justify financially (never mind legal/safety/environmental aspects) driving well in excess of the speed limit? Doesn't it cost a lot more in fuel if your foot is pressed to the floor? Hmmm



Time is money!

I was always told it was better to arrive late than not at all :P

cajef

Hintza wrote: »

And you have of course never broken the speed limit.....arghhh!

No but I have seen the aftermath after accidents caused by people like you that think they are expert drivers and that speeding is OK, maybe you should try clearing up after idiots on the roads that think they are all Jenson Button, just hope that one day it is not one of your family when someone knocks on your door at 2 or 3 in the morning, then you may realise why speed limits are enforced by the police.

Markyt

ben500 wrote: »

Which if you take my full post is exactly what it implied and not worthy of the retort it got from you especially when you clearly appear to support it. Incidentally another implication being that it is NEVER appropriate to travel at a speed in excess of the regulated speed

I read your post as implying that anyone travelling under the speed limit made the road inherently safe. This is incorrect, as is stating that anyone travelling in excess of the speed limit is unsafe. There are too many variables to make a generalisation in either case.

scheming_gypsy

xjlmummy wrote: »

Silly me! I thought this was MSE

How can you justify financially (never mind legal/safety/environmental aspects) driving well in excess of the speed limit? Doesn't it cost a lot more in fuel if your foot is pressed to the floor? Hmmm

S.x

This is MSE and if you can afford the petrol and got it at the cheapest petrol station near you then you're doing exactly what this forum / website is for..

Oh and f*ck the environmental aspect of it.

xjlmummy

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

This is MSE and if you can afford the petrol and got it at the cheapest petrol station near you then you're doing exactly what this forum / website is for..

Oh and f*ck the environmental aspect of it.

Hmmmmm I have to assume you have no children? Me, I'd quite like my boys to grow up and have children, and them to have children etc etc without having to wear a gas mask/ suffer asthma or indeed have no planet to live on.