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[Tommyboy12]

I got caught doing 37mph in a 30mph zone about 3 months after passing my test. They asked me to confirm my identity before I got the actual fine. But i contested about the photo too. Although in my case they actually provided it.... Anyway once they know it was you driving youll get the usual fine and points. I asked about the speed awareness course but they said you have to be doing 34mph or less in a residential zone to be offered it.

[Jacko-lah]

Its useful to keep a relative/friend who lives abroad insured for your car.........

It's also useful to have 3 licences in 3 false names from 3 other countrys, a cousin whose a magristate, a brother in the Cabinet, and a pile of money to pay for Mr Freedmans advice.

Back in the real world where we don't want to go to prison for purjury, or perverting the course of justice........ If it was us, we pay up.

[Bungle]

this morning i got a letter in the post about a speeding ticket i picked up a week or so back.

your postman works on Christmas day

[minili]

Everyone in my 'class' had just crept over the limit they were in, its not about someones discretion its all about numbers

Josh did the course after being caught doing 45 in a 30!

And his brother has done the course twice so is still points free! lucky!

I think it's discretion as much as anything, as well as speed, age, etc...

Anyway, good luck to the OP! Sounds like you've got enough points already!

[benb12]

I imagine different countys have their own rules. My dad got caught on holiday in Bristol (we live in Kent), he got the choice of points or the speed awareness course. He chose the course, but he had to go all the way to Bristol for it, he didn't get the option of doing it in Kent.

[cradley-heathen]

i have only got 3 points now, the first 3 were taken off ages ago, infact it cant be long until those 3 are taken off, suerly only a matter of months, as long as they dont give me 9 points i wont worry about it.

[Deathrow]

http://www.pepipoo.com/

Great website, the guys on there know what they're talking about, you won't get any vague answers or mythical nonsense. They even have a calculator where you can pop in your speed and in what zone etc and it will tell you what action is likely to come of it.

I used it when I got pulled over by a traffic officer. He used some very confusing wording at the scene and I was too bedazzled by what had just happened to remember what he said. Anyway, turned out he just gave me a warning as it's been well over 6 months now and I've not received a FPN or a court summons. His warning did me well though as I've not been over the limit since then and I'm a better, safer driver for it.

[myredmini]

this morning i got a letter in the post about a speeding ticket i picked up a week or so back. its a yellow letter and a white one, basically asking who was the driver etc at the time of the offense (38 in a 30 zone?)

anyway it says dont send money or a license yet, just fill in who was driving etc and send it back, it does say if we DONT that it will be 6 points and a fine up to 1k though. anyway im obviously going to send it off, but i have never had one like this before, so my question is, what happens next?

last time i got 3 point and a £70 fine i think, but that was when i actually got stopped by the cops, and the time before that ( a good few years back) it was 3 points and £60 i think? but that was from one of those speed camera van things parked on the curb.

any ideas folks? nice xmas present eh!

you got post on christmas day ?

[charie t]

last time i got 3 points

Tut tut! getting caught is lazy! If you get caught get out of it
I've a clean licence been pulled once for speeding, 60 in a 40, I got let off with a don't do it again I flew past a stationary police car the other day. Lost them on the country lanes though 75 in a 40 zone although it was 3am

Edited by charie t, 29 December 2010 - 10:53 PM.

[Scallywag630]

Its useful to keep a relative/friend who lives abroad insured for your car.........

It's also useful to have 3 licences in 3 false names from 3 other countrys, a cousin whose a magristate, a brother in the Cabinet, and a pile of money to pay for Mr Freedmans advice.

Back in the real world where we don't want to go to prison for purjury, or perverting the course of justice........ If it was us, we pay up.

Funny you should say that...I do have three perfectly valid licences....UK, Spain and USA...although they are all in my name, all are valid in the UK.

[Jacko-lah]

Its useful to keep a relative/friend who lives abroad insured for your car.........

It's also useful to have 3 licences in 3 false names from 3 other countrys, a cousin whose a magristate, a brother in the Cabinet, and a pile of money to pay for Mr Freedmans advice.

Back in the real world where we don't want to go to prison for purjury, or perverting the course of justice........ If it was us, we pay up.

Funny you should say that...I do have three perfectly valid licences....UK, Spain and USA...although they are all in my name, all are valid in the UK.

I knew a bloke who kind of commuted between business interests in Portugal and the Uk and had a UK registered car out there and a portugise registed one over here. With 2 perfectly legal licences.

[mattdc2r]

Well you shouldn't have. I had a Cypriot license as well as my UK licence, not realising it was not allowed. Until I got advised by a copper on a random check to lose the Cypriot licence.

[Scallywag630]

Well you shouldn't have. I had a Cypriot license as well as my UK licence, not realising it was not allowed. Until I got advised by a copper on a random check to lose the Cypriot licence.

Perfectly legal if you have residences in the countries for which you have licences. I've used my US licence here and spain with no problems.