View Full Version : Speeding ticket 48 in a 30 - what can I expect?
KnightRider
24-04-08, 09:02 AM
So just got a letter through the door informing me of a speeding ticket. Serves me right really - it was when I was gunning it through High Wycomb trying to get to Mark's funeral :mad:
Just trying to work out what I am going to get? Answers on a postcard!
When you say informing you, is it a NIP or a summons?
If the former, it should have an option to cough up, I'd expect 3 points and what, 60 quid? You'd need to be doing more like 60 in a 30 to be looking at a ban so if your licence is currently clean 3 points won't even make a dent in your insurance premium.
KnightRider
24-04-08, 09:09 AM
It was a NIP. I have a clean license so hopefully all is well.
Am gutted - cause I cleaned my number plate just before that journey!!! Moral of the story - never clean your number plate.
sandman
24-04-08, 09:09 AM
I was caught last year doing 78 in a 60 and i got 3 points and the 60 quid fine.
As already said if the license is spotless then it will not make a lot of difference just the code SP30 on license.
eviltwin
24-04-08, 09:13 AM
Bummer. Got radar-gunned in a 30 on the way to the funeral myself. Still crossing fingers 8-[
Best bet is to dress smart, go in and apologies and say you were in the wrong and your very sorry.
I wouldnt go in trying to explain why you were speeding, they dont like you trying to justify your speed with excuses.
As its 50% over the speed limit you would normally b e looking at 6points and £150, as its your first conviction if you do the above you may get lucky with 3 points and a perhaps higher fine.
KnightRider
24-04-08, 09:26 AM
I think mark is still working his magic - in a way that only he finds funny!!
KnightRider
24-04-08, 09:26 AM
Best bet is to dress smart, go in and apologies and say you were in the wrong and your very sorry.
I wouldnt go in trying to explain why you were speeding, they dont like you trying to justify your speed with excuses.
As its 50% over the speed limit you would normally b e looking at 6points and £150, as its your first conviction if you do the above you may get lucky with 3 points and a perhaps higher fine.
Hopefully it wont come to that though!
Ahh sorry, I thought it was a summons......striaght 3 point £60 fine otherwise.
You could have bribed him with the offer of free Skittles for life.
Sorry, just doing Ogdens work for him.
fat_brstd
24-04-08, 11:35 AM
no idea what your going to get but just wanted to say unlucky. Hopefully it wont be that bad.
Warthog
24-04-08, 12:10 PM
Probably just 3 points and a fine? Bad luck mate, curse that Mark hey!
flibble
24-04-08, 12:10 PM
no idea what your going to get but just wanted to say unlucky. Hopefully it wont be that bad.
+1.. gutted :(
You'll have your motorcycle seized. It'll be crushed into a little cube type shape and posted back to you. You'll be incarcerated for the rest of your life in a purpose built gay prison with your wrists permanently handcuffed to your ankles and a pot of vasaline on a belt strapped to your waist.
Or it'll be a 3 pointer and fine. Stop worrying about it.
Devil Biccy
25-04-08, 07:15 AM
It was a NIP. I have a clean license so hopefully all is well.
I know that my Partner got caught doing 39 in a 30 recently and as it's a first offence she has been offered "Rehab" for ?70 for a 3 hour course and no points. Thats with TV police, So you may not get the points! But as BA said " "stop worrying and get on with living our life"
They only offer the course up to a certain speed over the speed limit. I got done for 34 in a 30..... if I'd have been going 33 I would have been clear
philbut
25-04-08, 07:46 PM
Sorry to hear this Jon. bloody cameras. its a pain but not the end of the world, could be worse. I don't think insurance companies are too fussed about 3 points, just about everyne these days has a few.
Blackjack
26-04-08, 12:11 PM
So just got a letter through the door informing me of a speeding ticket. Serves me right really - it was when I was gunning it through High Wycomb trying to get to Mark's funeral :mad:
Just trying to work out what I am going to get? Answers on a postcard!
OK John Whats it worth ?
PS 6 points and 150 quid worst case
k
You'll have your motorcycle seized. It'll be crushed into a little cube type shape and posted back to you. You'll be incarcerated for the rest of your life in a purpose built gay prison with your wrists permanently handcuffed to your ankles and a pot of vasaline on a belt strapped to your waist.
Or it'll be a 3 pointer and fine. Stop worrying about it.
:lol: Funny but also strangely detailed...that would be an interesting deterrent
Be fine, don't worry, do you have to declare your points to your insurance company if its only 3 points?
do you have to declare your points to your insurance company if its only 3 points?
As Churchhill would say.
Oh yes yes yes.
:lol: Funny but also strangely detailed...that would be an interesting deterrent
Be fine, don't worry, do you have to declare your points to your insurance company if its only 3 points?
Of course you do. It's still a change to your licence.
It's then up to them as to whether they adjust the premium. Generally, for three points, they won't.
As Churchhill would say.
Oh yes yes yes.
But surely only at renewal time :scratch: Was Falc asking do you have to notify them like you have to notify them of an accident?
StreetHawk
30-04-08, 06:09 PM
When I got my 3 points I called the insurers who said they were only interested at renewal time.
Hmm. It's best to notify your insurers as soon as you have the points, but they won't make any changes to the premium until renewal time. The last thing you want to do is leave any scope for an insurer to weasel out of a claim due to a change in material facts.
sandman
01-05-08, 07:58 AM
When i got my points i notified carole nash straight away and they bumped up my policy by ?50
Although my friend did the same with another company and he was told not to worry!
I wonder if i got fleeced :-(
KnightRider
17-05-08, 07:52 PM
3 points £60. Happy days!!
Go shopping to celebrate. The place I'm getting the Gixer from has two 600s, one blue/white, one yellow/black. Suit you, sir!
Go shopping to celebrate. The place I'm getting the Gixer from has two 600s, one blue/white, one yellow/black. Suit you, sir!
How sweet. His and his gixxers.
How sweet. His and hers gixxers.
Post corrected.
KnightRider
18-05-08, 09:14 AM
Go shopping to celebrate. The place I'm getting the Gixer from has two 600s, one blue/white, one yellow/black. Suit you, sir!
Am currently discussing the Pro's and Cons's of getting a 600 vs a 1000cc bike with my good lady. Need to find out what the insurance difference will be as that might become restrictive for the thou.
My primary motivation with the thou is that it is future proof ie I wont feel the undying need to upgrade in 1yr time. This will allow me to mod it a bit and do my own servicing etc. I also reckon that if I am already thinking about a thou then I wont last long on the 600.
I'm not too concerned about it being too powerful as I know that I'm not going to get stupid with it...I dont get carried away like sime!
Need to sit on a load of differnt bikes and get a feel for all the different bikes/manufactures on the market but currently torn between a 2007 600rr or a 2005 blade.
Thoughts?
My primary motivation with the thou is that it is future proof ie I wont feel the undying need to upgrade in 1yr time. This will allow me to mod it a bit and do my own servicing etc. I also reckon that if I am already thinking about a thou then I wont last long on the 600.
Need to sit on a load of differnt bikes and get a feel for all the different bikes/manufactures on the market but currently torn between a 2007 600rr or a 2005 blade.
Thoughts?
The reason I'm going for a 750 is because a thou is a bit heavy on the insurance front and a 600 is too dinky. It's a good compromise but, with 150bhp, not *that* much of a compromise!
As to your choice...they're both Hondas. What more can I say?
Warthog
18-05-08, 09:34 AM
Good news on the points and fine Jon! The thing I am always thinking it: is bigger and sportier always better? Is the 1000cc gixxer the ultimate bike? It might not be you know.
StreetHawk
18-05-08, 09:54 AM
I wouldn't get a thou yet.. I'd get a SS600 if I were you, get more experience then get a thou in a couple of years time when the insurance is more realistic..
DanAbnormal
18-05-08, 10:04 AM
Am currently discussing the Pro's and Cons's of getting a 600 vs a 1000cc bike with my good lady. Need to find out what the insurance difference will be as that might become restrictive for the thou.
I should coco.
Insurance for a ZX10R fully comp, been riding 5 years with 0 ncb thanks to filtering accident last year.............£1'982!! :(
Oh and If I were you I would gain some more riding experience first. Jumping from an SV to a litre sports bike is, well just nuts. And I'm Abnormal. A SS600 is very, very quick.
fat_brstd
18-05-08, 01:17 PM
Oh and If I were you I would gain some more riding experience first. Jumping from an SV to a litre sports bike is, well just nuts. And I'm Abnormal. A SS600 is very, very quick.
Its not that bad, I did it, curvy to tl1000 with a triumph bonneville inbetween and i never had a problem.
I supose i do have more miles than most though and had previously had a go on enough silly powerfully things to konw what i was getting into.
Its not that bad, I did it, curvy to tl1000 with a triumph bonneville inbetween and i never had a problem.
A TL1000 is in the same ballpack as a 750 four, not a litre four which is what's generally meant by "litrebike".
SV650, 69bhp
TL1000, 125-135bhp
GSXR750, 125-150bhp
ZX10R, 180bhp and up.
That's quite a jump.
KnightRider
18-05-08, 06:28 PM
All fair points. Most likely insurance will be stop me in my tracks anyway. The SS600 are great bikes and maybe I should get one of those as my long term keeper bike. In a few years time I will most likely be able to afford 2 bikes anyway!
Time to do some research... 600rr here I come!
Blackjack
19-05-08, 07:25 AM
You lucky person
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