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You are shooting the messenger. I did not set that phone system up.
He gets one chance to decide. He chose. He does not get a chance to change that decision.
I'm very sorry that this is not the answer you want to hear, but it is the correct one.
I have made many, MANY mistakes in my life. Everybody does. The difference is that some of us accept the consequences.0 -
Karen235 said:Now, my question originally was does anyone know who he could speak to (he’s already spoken to the police and visited the police station where the notice came from) in the hope that he could start the process again and pay the fine and go on the course!Karen235 said:It was a simple question you know!
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I've suggested he should write to the ticket office, Karen, and in all honestly that is the only option he has. Whatever offer is made (course or fixed penalty) is entirely at the discretion of the police. They don't have to offer either - they can refer all speeding matters to court if they wish. It is also up to them how they handle the process that deals with out of court disposals. The only thing your husband is entitled to is a hearing in court - and that's not recommended because it will cost him almost certainly at least three times the fixed penalty amount (possibly more, depending on his income).
Yes, your question was a simple one and there is a simple answer which you have been provided with. One thing I would say is you should not "take on so" when people behave sanctimoniously. Sites which discuss speeding and other motoring offences are full of sanctimonious so-and-so's who seem to get a kick out of posting unhelpful drivel. The only place you will not get that is on Pepipoo.com. They have a firm rule - if you can't help, don't post. It is rigorously enforced and the posts that you take exception to on here would be simply removed if hey appeared on Pepipoo.0 -
Karen235 said:and right before a 30mph zone,
So at the point where the camera was situated, he wasn't yet in the 30mph zone?
And they probably 'gunned' him at a certain distance, at least tens of yards.
So if he was gunned at 34mph at that point, he had ample time to lose 4mph for the 30mph zone.
Ergo, he wasn't speeding at the point he was gunned.
I'm confused now.
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BOWFER said:How people get caught for speeding is one thing, it's people trying everything to get out of it that does my head in.
You've been a chancer, you've been unobservant, you've been caught, deal with it.
Please don't take this is a holier-than-thou post, I regularly break speed limits out of town and often reach speeds that would have me instantly banned.
I accept the risk, yet I have a clean licence and have done for years.
Don't tell me it's luck, that's an abstract construct - joo-joo, bunkum.
It's called being aware of my surroundings, looking ahead and being aware of where it's likely police would/could sit.
I totally agree. Every driver knows and understands speed limits and has a very clear indication of their current speed right in front of them. If you break the limit, it is a conscious thing, so own it if you get caught.0 -
Karen235 said:Adrian C, I think that you think you know what you’re talking about but on this occasion, you don’t! As I have said time and time over, I’ll explain it in a step by step process for you, he was caught by a man with a speed camera, just past the brow of a hill and right before a 30mph zone, and therefore he received a letter asking him to declare he was the driver as the car registration informed the police that he was the driver. He admitted he was the driver then received another letter saying he had the choice of attending a course and paying a fine, OR paying a fine and accepting g three points. Now this is where it gets complicated for you, when he rang the number to make his choice of options, he actually pressed number 2, instead of 1, and actually went through the process then realised he’d made a mistake, but by then he was too late!! I mean you must never have made a mistake in your life to say the things you come out with, however I’ll forgive you for being perfect. Now, my question originally was does anyone know who he could speak to (he’s already spoken to the police and visited the police station where the notice came from) in the hope that he could start the process again and pay the fine and go on the course! I hope that explaining this is intricate detail, will help you understand. It was a simple question you know!If you’d only accepted that in a kind and gracious way, there’d be no need to become sarcastic.Although, I agree with you. Some people in this particular (motoring) forum need to lighten up.It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end....0
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TooManyPoints said:I've suggested he should write to the ticket office, Karen, and in all honestly that is the only option he has. Whatever offer is made (course or fixed penalty) is entirely at the discretion of the police. They don't have to offer either - they can refer all speeding matters to court if they wish. It is also up to them how they handle the process that deals with out of court disposals. The only thing your husband is entitled to is a hearing in court - and that's not recommended because it will cost him almost certainly at least three times the fixed penalty amount (possibly more, depending on his income).
Yes, your question was a simple one and there is a simple answer which you have been provided with. One thing I would say is you should not "take on so" when people behave sanctimoniously. Sites which discuss speeding and other motoring offences are full of sanctimonious so-and-so's who seem to get a kick out of posting unhelpful drivel. The only place you will not get that is on Pepipoo.com. They have a firm rule - if you can't help, don't post. It is rigorously enforced and the posts that you take exception to on here would be simply removed if hey appeared on Pepipoo.0 -
teachfast said:Username03725 said:BOWFER said:How people get caught for speeding is one thing, it's people trying everything to get out of it that does my head in.
You've been a chancer, you've been unobservant, you've been caught, deal with it.
Please don't take this is a holier-than-thou post, I regularly break speed limits out of town and often reach speeds that would have me instantly banned.
I accept the risk, yet I have a clean licence and have done for years.
Don't tell me it's luck, that's an abstract construct - joo-joo, bunkum.
It's called being aware of my surroundings, looking ahead and being aware of where it's likely police would/could sit.
I cringe every time my F-i-L drives us anywhere; for him entering a 30 zone is an invitation to start letting the speed gradually reduce, despite having been done twice for exactly that.
Of course, bus lane infringment does not result in penalty points on your driving licence so for a multi-millionnaire £60 per day to avoid traffic jams must seem like a bargain!0 -
Karen235 said:He admitted he was the driver then received another letter saying he had the choice of attending a course and paying a fine, OR paying a fine and accepting g three points.
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