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Speeding - by being followed
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Not good advice based on a random claim it once worked.
Anything with a 100% success rate I consider worthwhile.
Even if it failed a next time, it would still be a 50/50 success rate.
Better odds than 0%, which is what admitting to it is.
In any case, it was slightly different to the OP in that I wasn't certain of my speed.
Why would I admit to something I cannot confirm?0 -
Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »Why would I admit to something I cannot confirm?
More importantly, why do you think that you have the right to drive whilst admitting that you are not aware enough to know the speed you are driving at?0 -
Hermione_Granger wrote: »More importantly, why do you think that you have the right to drive whilst admitting that you are not aware enough to know the speed you are driving at?
The right to drive ? Why is speed relevant ? Most people don't know what speed they are doing , but can guess . Most of us can tell whether we are doing 30 or 70 . What is relevant is that they were driving well enough to not attract any other form of criticism from the Police apart from their speed. Too many people think that speed per se is a big issue when its not really . Concentration awareness and positioning are alot more relevant 99.9% of the time.0 -
Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »Anything with a 100% success rate I consider worthwhile.
Even if it failed a next time, it would still be a 50/50 success rate.
Better odds than 0%, which is what admitting to it is.
In any case, it was slightly different to the OP in that I wasn't certain of my speed.
Why would I admit to something I cannot confirm?
There's no need either to confirm or deny.
The problem with denial is that it may limit your options. Best to say nothing and decide later on your course of action.0 -
Too many people think that speed per se is a big issue when its not really . Concentration awareness and positioning are alot more relevant 99.9% of the time.
Maybe speed in itself isn't a major issue, but surely if you are not aware of what speed you are doing, you can't really know what sort of distance you would be able to stop in an emergency if required.
Also, with the proliferation of speed cameras in the UK (cameras that unlike some police officers offer no discretion when it comes to whether or not the speeding offence is followed up), surely being aware of your speed is fairly important if you wish to keep a clean licence.0 -
I'd put it down to experience, accept the consequences and move on.
£100 fine and 3 points / speed awareness course is much nicer than higher fine and more points if you plead not guilty and go to court.
I'm on Pepipoo a lot and i can't see any defence you'd have if you were to plead not guilty.All your base are belong to us.0 -
If you weren't speeding, I would still consider pleading guilty because you're likely to be convicted.forgotmyname wrote: »If you goto court and lose which is highly likely it will cost you much more.
Wow. Astonishing. Some people are blissfully happy to surrender their presumption of innocence and right to a fair trial.0 -
It's more about picking your battles ... this is one which the motorist is highly unlikely to win, especially as the offence was corroborated by two officers.0
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Hermione_Granger wrote: »More importantly, why do you think that you have the right to drive whilst admitting that you are not aware enough to know the speed you are driving at?
If a cop said to me I was driving at 47mph then that is a very precise speed.
Unless I kept my eyes constantly on the speedo then I wouldn't know my absolute accurate speed, it still wouldn't be precise in any case.
I'd rather keep my eyes on the road and mirrors and the odd glance at my speed.
You keep your vision on the speedo.
I know who's the safer.0 -
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