Speeding - fines - court

Jenni_D

If your speedo said 49 then your actual speed will almost certainly have been less. (A speedo cannot display a speed less than the actual speed - the approvals say that they may over-read but must never under-read). If your dashcam (using GPS?) showed 49 then it's not clear what the actual speed would have been, but probably less.

Arsenal2019

Jenni_D said:

If your speedo said 49 then your actual speed will almost certainly have been less. (A speedo cannot display a speed less than the actual speed - the approvals say that they may over-read but must never under-read). If your dashcam (using GPS?) showed 49 then it's not clear what the actual speed would have been, but probably less.

Hi Jenni,
I aren’t too sure on the Speedo on my car because I wasn’t paying attention- I just knew I was speeding when I saw the van. After looking back on My next base 322 dash cam, the highest MPH it recorded was 49MPH Albeit for a brief second. I can’t say whether or not it was using gps- I don’t know how I’d find that out .

Jenni_D

I can't think of how a dashcam would calculate speed except via GPS. 🤷‍♀️

justworriedabit

Arsenal2019 said:

Jenni_D said:

If your speedo said 49 then your actual speed will almost certainly have been less. (A speedo cannot display a speed less than the actual speed - the approvals say that they may over-read but must never under-read). If your dashcam (using GPS?) showed 49 then it's not clear what the actual speed would have been, but probably less.

Hi Jenni,
I aren’t too sure on the Speedo on my car because I wasn’t paying attention- I just knew I was speeding when I saw the van. After looking back on My next base 322 dash cam, the highest MPH it recorded was 49MPH Albeit for a brief second. I can’t say whether or not it was using gps- I don’t know how I’d find that out .

We can all slightly without noting go over speed but 49 in a 30 zone.  I'm assuming you've had that car for more than a few days as with newer and better cars when you upgrade the cars do seem slower but you pay more attention.
No one wants to be booked doing 35 in a 30 zone on a clear night with hardly anyone around but 49, a bit much.
Your dash cam is pretty spot on from what I've read on the web.

Arsenal2019

Jenni_D said:

I can't think of how a dashcam would calculate speed except via GPS. 🤷‍♀️

You’re right. It does have GPS I’ve just checked . So that should be accurate, right?

and how true is that about your car Speedo been slower than what actually shows? Thought that was a myth 

Arsenal2019

justworriedabit said:

Arsenal2019 said:

Jenni_D said:

If your speedo said 49 then your actual speed will almost certainly have been less. (A speedo cannot display a speed less than the actual speed - the approvals say that they may over-read but must never under-read). If your dashcam (using GPS?) showed 49 then it's not clear what the actual speed would have been, but probably less.

Hi Jenni,
I aren’t too sure on the Speedo on my car because I wasn’t paying attention- I just knew I was speeding when I saw the van. After looking back on My next base 322 dash cam, the highest MPH it recorded was 49MPH Albeit for a brief second. I can’t say whether or not it was using gps- I don’t know how I’d find that out .

We can all slightly without noting go over speed but 49 in a 30 zone.  I'm assuming you've had that car for more than a few days as with newer and better cars when you upgrade the cars do seem slower but you pay more attention.
No one wants to be booked doing 35 in a 30 zone on a clear night with hardly anyone around but 49, a bit much.
Your dash cam is pretty spot on from what I've read on the web.

Yes I’ve had this car for going on two years now. Still, I know, no excuse!!  So we are quite confident then that the reading on the dash cam (49MPH) is accurate 

AdrianC

Of course it uses GPS for the speed - there's no other way it can know what speed you're doing.

GPS speed is calculated by comparing positions across a few seconds, so can lag behind actual road speed when you're accelerating or decelerating.

Car speedos must not under-read. They can over-read by a small margin. They take their speed from the actual rotation of the wheels - so changing tyre size (or brand, or even wear) can affect accuracy.

Arsenal2019

Car_54 said:

macman said:

'Band B - you will be put in this band if you were between 11 and 20mph over the legal limit. You may need to appear in court where you would be fined between 75% and 125% of your weekly income. Between four and six penalty points will be added to your licence or you would be banned from driving for between seven and 28 days.'

Bear in mind that with between 7 and 9 points on your licence you will be just one more FPN away from a totting-up ban, and your insurance premium is going to go up sharply as a consequence.

1.  Those Band B guidelines only apply in court. There is no reason why the OP should have to go to court for the quoted speed - he will be offered a fixed penalty.

2. With 7 or 8 points he would NOT be one FP from a totting ban. An FP is 3 points, making 10.or 11 in all.

Can you explain what you mean by - Those Band B guidelines only apply in court. 

Does this mean I won’t go to court, and that I’ll be given a FPN. IF my speed was 49 or lower 

TooManyPoints

Does this mean I won’t go to court, and that I’ll be given a FPN. IF my speed was 49 or lower 

Yes it does.

Jenni_D

It seems obvious to me ... IF you receive a notification that they're seeking to prosecute in court THEN the Band B guidelines will apply (based on the actual speed vs limit). However they're saying that you're likely to be lucky and only receive a Fixed Penalty Notice of 3 points and £100 (?) fine. (That speed is way over the option for a Speed Awareness course).

If you already have 3 points then you should already know better ... there's no excuse whatsoever for 49 in a 30 limit.