Highest speed for a speed awareness course

PeacefulWaters

I'm slightly surprised, having been stopped by a policeman who showed me a video of my car hitting 100mph in a 70 mph zone, to be offered a speed awareness course by letter a month or so later (or FPN or go to court if I so wish).

While not settting a challenge to beat this, has anybody got away with a speed awareness course for a higher speed?

I think I'll get the course booked before they change their minds.

Mark_Mark

I thought you got a TOR and someone else made the decision.


But if you say that's what happened the who are we to argue.

OnanTheBarbarian

Usually it is when you are only slightly over the limit that the speed awareness is offered (although I do not know if there is a certain % that is applied)

You're pretty lucky by all accounts though :-D

iolanthe07

You did well. 100 mph often means a ban.

Iceweasel

That's pretty unusual in my opinion, as 100mph is well over any threshold recommended by the Association of Chief Police Officers, which is what I thought almost every region used.

See here:

http://www.herts.police.uk/advice/cameras,_tickets__collisions/enforcement_thresholds.aspx

Johno100

The OP may have 'hit' 100mph, but I wonder what speed is on the FPN?

PeacefulWaters

Johno100 wrote: »

The OP may have 'hit' 100mph, but I wonder what speed is on the FPN?

The policeman wrote "98-100mph" on the ticket he asked me to sign.

The letter makes no reference to the actual speed.

Mark_Mark

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

I'm slightly surprised, having been stopped by a policeman who showed me a video of my car hitting 100mph in a 70 mph zone, to be offered a speed awareness course by letter a month or so later (or FPN or go to court if I so wish).

While not settting a challenge to beat this, has anybody got away with a speed awareness course for a higher speed?

I think I'll get the course booked before they change their minds.

As I said.

Mark_Mark wrote: »

I thought you got a TOR and someone else made the decision.


But if you say that's what happened the who are we to argue.

Since you've edited your original post my guess this is going straight to court.

PeacefulWaters

Mark_Mark wrote: »

Since you've edited your original post my guess this is going straight to court.

Apologies - I edited the post as your post indicated mine was unclear.

As I stated originally, I have been offered a speed awareness course. So I won't be choosing to go to court and I'm not being compelled to.

Mark_Mark

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

Apologies - I edited the post as your post indicated mine was unclear.

As I stated originally, I have been offered a speed awareness course. So I won't be choosing to go to court and I'm not being compelled to.

Good luck with that, you may not have an option.

PeacefulWaters

Mark_Mark wrote: »

Good luck with that, you may not have an option.

Why do you think I don't have an option when I've posted twice that I have a letter giving me that option?