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Speeding Fine 3 Pts / £100 or Speed Awareness Course

Hi all,

I have the choice to £100 and accept 3 points, or pay £84 for a speed awareness course for driving over the local speed limit.

Question is (and i cant find 100% clear answers on this), is can I pay the £100 fine over 3 installments, or does it need to be paid in one go?

Cheers
Dave

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  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    has to be paid in one go
  • Do the course. Mate of mine works in the motor insurance industry and he advised me (and Mrs Hogweed !) to do the course as they (the insurance companies) are now loading massively on speeding convictions.

    Cheaper to do the course as a lot of companies don't require you to declare it (although some do )
  • Johno100
    Johno100 Posts: 5,259 Forumite
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    Do the course. Mate of mine works in the motor insurance industry and he advised me (and Mrs Hogweed !) to do the course as they (the insurance companies) are now loading massively on speeding convictions.

    Suggest you might to try running some dummy quotes through some price comparison sites with 0 and 3pts. You'll find two things out, one that while some insurers will lindeed load for a 3pt speeding conviction there'll still be many insurers for it will make none or very little difference to the premium charged. Secondly, you'll know in future to take what your mate says with a large pinch of salt..
  • Stigy
    Stigy Posts: 1,581 Forumite
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    Discodave wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I have the choice to £100 and accept 3 points, or pay £84 for a speed awareness course for driving over the local speed limit.

    Question is (and i cant find 100% clear answers on this), is can I pay the £100 fine over 3 installments, or does it need to be paid in one go?

    Cheers
    Dave
    That course seems very cheap...If it is that price, I'd do it as it's a no brainer, surely?
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