A40 London New Average Speed Cameras?

BigBopper

bigjl wrote: »

True, and Inwoild have had to justify any claimed exemption in court if needed.

I was just trying to disprove the new age speed kills ideology that is prevalent these days.

The Met for example have to explain why they have been caught by a speed camera at excess of 20mph over a posted limit, caveat is that info is 4yrs old.

As a result the area car drivers have to slow for speed cameras when in a pursuit.

Now with the Met decision not to chase motorcyclist if they have no helmet has caused a rise in lawlessness. With riders knowing any pursuit will be called off if they either have no helmet or take their helmet off and wave it at the Coppers.

But the Met will happily serve you a NIP for doing 37 in a 30 a 04:00 on a Sunday morning when riding a fully insured motorbike whilst wearing full protective gear and high vis.

Honestly you have to laugh or you would cry.

Really?

They have no need to slow down and it's easily justified if the control room inspector has authorised the pursuit.

Most forces have scrapped speed cappings for advanced drivers.

Johno100

bigjl wrote: »

They are being less than generous with courses these days.

I got a £100 fine and 3 Points for doing 36 in a 30 limit.

The fact I accelerated to avoid somebody drifting into my lane from my NS with a car close to my rear bumper and my transgressions was seconds was irrelevant.

I did get a course for 54 (or was it 56) in a 50 a couple of years ago.

I wonder if the fact you had done a course a couple of years earlier was the reason they didn't offer you a course for your 36, rather than any tightening up?

Head_The_Ball

bigjl wrote: »

They are being less than generous with courses these days.....

....I got a £100 fine and 3 Points for doing 36 in a 30 limit.....


I did get a course for 54 (or was it 56) in a 50 a couple of years ago..........

Perhaps you got that fine and 3 points as you had done a speed course within the previous three years so you were not eligible for another speed course no matter how marginally you were over the speed limit.

konn1ch1ha

BigBopper wrote: »

Yes, you had an exemption and insurance unlike the op.

What do you mean? I have insurance as 'social, leisure and pleasure.' Last night, I drove back from an unpaid gig which I lent some equipment for a friend. How is that not 'social, leisure and pleasure'?

konn1ch1ha

BigBopper wrote: »

Your posting history says otherwise.





How was the Merc you went to look at yesterday?

What do you mean? I feel like you want to argue. And if it was a policeman, why didn't he pull me? Because he believes where it's warranted, it's not necessary to pull for 'appropriate' and 'not unsafe' speeding.

I see people speed past coppers all the time on carriageways and motorways.

BigBopper

konn1ch1ha wrote: »

What do you mean? I have insurance as 'social, leisure and pleasure.' Last night, I drove back from an unpaid gig which I lent some equipment for a friend. How is that not 'social, leisure and pleasure'?

You made a false declaration to obtain insurance aka fraud.

konn1ch1ha

BigBopper wrote: »

You made a false declaration to obtain insurance aka fraud.

I genuinely want to know why and how? Please elaborate.

konn1ch1ha

bigjl wrote: »

They are being less than generous with courses these days.

I got a £100 fine and 3 Points for doing 36 in a 30 limit.

The fact I accelerated to avoid somebody drifting into my lane from my NS with a car close to my rear bumper and my transgressions was seconds was irrelevant.

I did get a course for 54 (or was it 56) in a 50 a couple of years ago.

The fact that the "youths" doing wheelies up Old Kent Road last night without helmets and some on off road bikes got nothing pretty much sums up London roads and the U.K. In general.

The super rich avoid taxes, the long term unemployed don't pay anything and the middle bit of society that have their car in their name and whose only transgression is the occasional breaking of a speed limit get to pay loads of tax and get fines etc.

If memory serves the elevated section of the A49 used to be a 50 or 60 limit years ago.

I can't honestly see how anybody was out at risk by somebody doing 50 or 60 mph down it.

Very well said. I see maniacs driving really dangerously, weaving in and out of cars like it's a go-kart track in the middle of the daytime. Whereas I, yes, granted, still sped, but on a 2 or 3 cars more than empty road at 2am. I was tired, I wanted to get home. At least I'm not a go-kart w****r skimming past other cars on the North Circular.

RichardD1970

konn1ch1ha wrote: »

I genuinely want to know why and how? Please elaborate.

Have you told your insurance company that you have a second job playing in a band and that you use your car to get to and from this job?

konn1ch1ha

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Have you told your insurance company that you have a second job playing in a band and that you use your car to get to and from this job?

Not as of yet, as I haven't actually played a gig yet but have had rehearsals. I practice drums elsewhere other than where I live, and last night was just taking some equipment to a gig and back. It's not a 'job' per-se, not yet, anyway. My job is a part-time teaching assistant and I play drums in my spare time, joining a paid band in the next month or so.