Speeding Court Summons

Robisere

You exceeded the legal limit by almost 30%. I think you should not expect nor deserve any leniency.
I earned 6 points for 35 MPH in a 30 Zone. I have no excuse for that and I accepted my punishment. Just turn up at court however you can without expensive legal representation and plead guilty, as has been said, some contrite behaviour would help. By all means say that you need the car for work, also that you are sorry and have learned a lesson that you will never repeat. Try not to lay it on with a trowel: be as brief as possible and don't waste the court's time with anything elaborate.

AdrianC

Robisere wrote: »

I earned 6 points for 35 MPH in a 30 Zone.

I'm not calling you a liar, but I am _very_ sceptical about that. SP30? How come it went to court rather than FPN? What state was your licence in beforehand? Was that in lieu of a totting-up ban?

StrongWork

Robisere wrote: »

You exceeded the legal limit by almost 30%. I think you should not expect nor deserve any leniency.
I earned 6 points for 35 MPH in a 30 Zone. I have no excuse for that and I accepted my punishment. Just turn up at court however you can without expensive legal representation and plead guilty, as has been said, some contrite behaviour would help. By all means say that you need the car for work, also that you are sorry and have learned a lesson that you will never repeat. Try not to lay it on with a trowel: be as brief as possible and don't waste the court's time with anything elaborate.

6 points for 35 in a 30?

Something else you're not telling us?

FWIW OP, worth consulting over on Pepipoo. I suspect 6 points and a heavy fine are coming your way.

Aretnap

In England the sentencing guidelines for a speed of 101-110mph in a 70 limit are for 6 points OR a ban of up to 8 weeks, and contrary to popular belief it's common, verging on normal, to get points rather than a ban for doing slightly more than 100 on a motorway. However Scotland has no equivalent of the English sentencing guidelines which makes predicting sentences up there harder than it is down south. Anecdotally however Scottish courts often (but not always) seem to be harsher than English ones.

One important difference is in the way the reduction in sentence for a guilty plea is treated - in England only the fine is reduced, but in Scotland you can expect a reduction in the points/ban as well. So you should definitely plead guilty unless you have a realistic prospect of a defence, which probably means something more than a vague hope that the calibration certificate might turn out to be out of date.

PeacefulWaters

Some example penalties here.
http://www.ukmotorists.com/speeding%20fines2.asp

Disclaimer: make your own decisions.

If it was me I'd take no solicitor, go to court, grovel, apologise and take what's coming. If you don't like the outcome pay for a solicitor to support an appeal.

Scotland appears to be a little more lenient, but that's not guaranteed. In England I'd expect 6 points and a short ban or a fine of two weeks wages.

I won't tell you I got lucky with a speed awareness course for doing 100mph. You're past that stage now.