Speeding five

Jenni_D

Car_54 said:

Jenni_D said:

(From memory) ... if the limit was 50 and you were doing 61 or less then you may get away with it. 62+ and you may get offered a speed awareness course (assuming you haven't already done one in the past 3 (?) years, in which case it would be £100 fine and 3 points).

Your memory is less than perfect!

So it is ... 10% + 2 not 10% + 6 (which was what I was thinking).  

TooManyPoints

Oh right I didn’t realise you could do that. 

You can do - but it's always best to look out of the window,

twopenny

Don't rely on a Sat Nav. Where I live we have so many people going up the wrong roads and even driving past No Through Road signs and still saying 'but my Sat Nav said.....'

Yes, it is an anxious time waiting and it can take ages I found when I got my one and only parking fine. And it was wrong, I wasn't liable. But apart from the stress and worry, feeling powerless it wasn't difficult to deal with.

Just wait for the letter and respond as soon as possible. A first offence is simple. A driving awareness course is almost as much as the fine and it varies according to the provider - but you don't get the points on your license so that is preferable.

When speed guns first came in I got stopped for doing 32 in a 30 mile zone!

And 34 on a completely straight and empty of all cars and pedestrians by a passing police officer. Wouldn't be so annoying but they never seemed to catch the teen boy racers on that road. 

Both were a case of gritted teeth but it was a caution.

Treetops88

Thanks for your replies I have certainly learnt a lesson with Sat nav! 

Now for an anxious 2 week wait & hoping I get the option for the speed awareness course 

jimjames

Treetops88 said:

And no, I have never been stopped or caught speeding in 30 years of driving and no speed awareness course. 

I am just gutted and no excuse I was speeding but I was relying on my sat nav not looking for signs 

You should also be aware that on a motorway there could well be variable or temporary speed limits that are not known by the sat nav and you will therefore get tickets if you aren't reading the signs on the road.

35har1old

Treetops88 said:

And no, I have never been stopped or caught speeding in 30 years of driving and no speed awareness course. 

I am just gutted and no excuse I was speeding but I was relying on my sat nav not looking for signs 

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Bigphil1474

There's a road where I live where Google maps says the limit goes from 40 to 60 to 30 and back to 40. The actual road signs are a constant 40. If you have the option, I'd turn the speed limit display off on your sat nav.

tifo

Jenni_D said:

So it is ... 10% + 2 not 10% + 6 (which was what I was thinking).  

It's unofficially 10% + 2 mph but i know of people who've been fined/points/course below this but above the speed limit for the road, usually mobile device either in a vehicle or standing.

Car_54

tifo said:

Jenni_D said:

So it is ... 10% + 2 not 10% + 6 (which was what I was thinking).  

It's unofficially 10% + 2 mph but i know of people who've been fined/points/course below this but above the speed limit for the road, usually mobile device either in a vehicle or standing.

It's NOT unofficial. The guidelines have been in place in England & Wales) since 2011.  They are not secret - they're explained on many forces' websites - and are available here https://library.college.police.uk/docs/appref/ACPO-Speed-Enforcement-Guidance.pdf

Over the years, many people have claimed on pepipoo.com to have been booked below the threshold, but none have ever been able to substantiate the claim.

happyhacker

My strategy now: Keep to all limits, set limits 30 and 50 on in-car warning, keep sat-nav open and eye on limit as well as road signs, no overtaking unless really necessary. Point is other drivers go like the clappers but I often catch them up further on !