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Speed Cameras

garcon6
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Going along a dual carriage way around 65mph and seen a police van which most likely had a camera in the back so quickly reduced my speed hopefully it was enough.
Is the national speed limit still 60 and if you receive a ticket is it points/fine. Hopefully if I was just over 60mph I won't receive a ticket.

Thanks,

Garcon.
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  • smashingyour...
    smashingyour... Posts: 544 Forumite
    garcon6 wrote: »
    Going along a dual carriage way around 65mph and seen a police van which most likely had a camera in the back so quickly reduced my speed hopefully it was enough.
    Is the national speed limit still 60 and if you receive a ticket is it points/fine. Hopefully if I was just over 60mph I won't receive a ticket.

    Thanks,

    Garcon.

    If you were in a car the national speed limit on a dual carriageway is 70.
  • Quiet_Spark
    Quiet_Spark Posts: 1,093 Forumite
    smashingyour... wrote: »
    If you were in a car the national speed limit on a dual carriageway is 70.
    Only if there is a physical divider of some description between opposing lanes, if not then it's 60.
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  • garcon6
    garcon6 Posts: 485 Forumite
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    so is it 70mph as I passed my test in 1991.
  • interstellaflyer
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    Quiet_Spark wrote: »
    Only if there is a physical divider of some description between opposing lanes, if not then it's 60.

    If there's no physical divider then it's not a dual carriageway.
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  • Iceweasel
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    garcon6 wrote: »
    so is it 70mph as I passed my test in 1991.

    What would you think if I said I passed my test in 1965 so I wouldn't know! There were no such things as 70mph limits back then.

    You're driving around and you don't know the speed limits - shame on you.

    Go and buy the latest copy of both The Highway Code and Know Your Traffic Signs.

    Ignorance is no excuse - 12 years 'experience' and you're not sure if things have changed - nah - it's a wind up - surely - hopefully.
  • Ectophile
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    garcon6 wrote: »
    so is it 70mph as I passed my test in 1991.

    The national speed limit doesn't depend on when you passed your driving test, but it does depend on what you're driving.

    For dual carriageways, in a car, it's 70.
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  • GAZ237
    GAZ237 Posts: 403 Forumite
    Google map it and see what the signs say.
  • smashingyour...
    smashingyour... Posts: 544 Forumite
    Quiet_Spark wrote: »
    Only if there is a physical divider of some description between opposing lanes, if not then it's 60.

    Do you drive?
  • Paradigm
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    smashingyour... wrote: »
    Do you drive?

    Why does that matter, he's still right!
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  • notanewuser
    notanewuser Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    Iceweasel wrote: »

    Ignorance is no excuse - 12 years 'experience' and you're not sure if things have changed - nah - it's a wind up - surely - hopefully.

    You meant 22 years, right?
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