Has anyone been done for speeding between 70 and 100 on a motorway?

[southy1978]

Just recently been caught with a 99.87mph average and over 110 in places, cop who pulled me was acually a biker and dealt with it very well! He said to me usually anything over 94mph goes straight to court and over 100mph = insta ban. I got away with a fixed penalty 3 points and £60 fine!! Couldn't belive i did it but i actually thanked him.

[Bluepete]

See, not all bad are we!

[Stingo]

M27. 98MPH. SP50. 4 points and £360 fine. Court summons but plea by letter was accepted. About five years ago I think.

Once over took a plain police car at 110MPH on the M5. Think it was 1979/80...£60 fine and a two week ban. My mate got the same.

It's not big and it's not clever folks.

I don't recall it affecting my insurance tho'.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Why? You been a naughty Monkey?

Disclaimer, the above use of the work Monkey is not meant to be a racist slur.

For anyone offended by the use of the word Monkey, please accept my whole-hearted apology.

Thank you.

I'm offended.

No I haven't been a naughty boy but after getting home from Leamigton the other day quicker than I'd normally have done I was curious how it would affect me if I got done. I need my license for my job.

How about "progressing" then?

(Disclaimer, Soulkiss: this is no way an attack on you by any means!! I've just been hearing so much recently and getting so frustrated I've got to type something - this is a reflection on society more than anything else
Disclaimer(2), this is a thread de-rail, sorry, but I feel I have to type this... Admin, please delete if you see fit, or move wherever).

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Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Disclaimer, the above use of the work Monkey is not meant to be a racist slur.

For anyone offended by the use of the word Monkey, please accept my whole-hearted apology.

Thank you.

PS and get some thicker skin! Don't get me wrong, but anyone who gets offended by that remark (in this context!!) is (IN MY OPINION) silly... Whilst, yes, the supposed 'dictionary of slang' lists "(monkey....)being used by whites to describe blacks, by US blacks to describe whites or West Indians, and by Americans generally to describe Japanese or Chinese." I find no *proper* dictionary definitions (proper dictionaries, mind) that list this as a racist term. I didn’t actually realise it could be racist until the apology was stated - indeed, were the Monkey's (the band) when they sang their songs being racist, and whenever anyone says "stop monkeying around" are they implying racial connotations? And when I get into work and say “it’s brass monkey’s out there” or
phrases to that effect am I also being racist?

Another example (and I suppose the real root of this frustration), some of us were talking about types of fruit you can have over summer, and I said was looking forward to cherries coming into season, and how I was going cherry picking at the local fruit farm (it’s a PYO, with strawbs, rasbs and a whole host of other lovely fruit yum yum!). Someone I work with overheard this, and decided that because I’d mentioned ‘cherry picking’ I was being racist! Please could someone explain how?! Anyway, I’ve just had an official summons to my line manager to explain myself! It’s crazy.

Sorry to rant, but I think that it’s a common problem with todays’ society, where people try and read racism into a situation where it’s not intended – hell if we try and not use *any* word that could possibly offend anyone ever anywhere, then we’d all mumble – actually, oops, I’ve just offended people who have speech impediments. Apologies.

Grrrrrr.

[dyzio]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Disclaimer, the above use of the work Monkey is not meant to be a racist slur.

For anyone offended by the use of the word Monkey, please accept my whole-hearted apology.

Thank you.

what???

My insurance went up by about £60 from £187 to £260 (for 2 bikes)

I was caught doing 97mph in a 70mph zone. I appeared in court and got 5 points with a £540 fine. Its not something that I am proud of as the thought of not being able to ride or drive as a result is not appealing

I got done last week, SP30 £60 3pts. Wrote my car off in January too, so my renewal will be up i think!

I haven't told my car/bike insurance about my points yet, nor my bike insurance about writing off my car. Do i have to tell them asap or wait until the renewal (bike july, car september)?

Thanks, Tom.

Why 5 points? I thought a speeding fine was 3 points??