Bad luck Ceri, hope all goes well, keep us updated. :(


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Re: Bye bye licence
 

Ooh, bad luck Ceri. I admire your attitude, I hope when I inevitably get my collar felt I take it so well.

Is it just me, or is this utterly mental? Surely people who've got points on their license are more in need of advanced training than those without?

Get work to write a note explaining your need, your outstanding work record, importance, etc. - worked for a mate who double-flashed an unmarked car then undertook it at >100mph and flipped him the finger as he went past. Court said he should be banned but owing to the job, his regret at it, etc. they gave him 9 points and a few hundred quid fine.

someone correct me if i'm wrong but:

it isn't a NIP is it? it should be a summons for this offence. if it's a fixed penalty then you wont get banned? if you go the S172 route and deny it was you then if in court they produce a video clearly showing it was you then you can technical be done for Perjury / Perverting the Course of Justic

at higher speeds car speedos tends to becomes more accurate, so there's a chance you could have been pushing 100 and that's exactly what you were doing. it's 96 mph for a ban in a 70.

you will not/are unlikely to get mitigating circumstances due to the severity of the offence and i think you'll get a 28-56 day ban + a hefty fine. (that seems to be the going rate) - you're likely to get 6 points as well.

your insurance premium will take a beating, it's far more severe than any SP30 and especially given your age, and it will stay on your record for 11 years (i think) because it was a straight driving ban (someone will correct me if i'm wrong) and not a TT99 for totting up.

i think you need to start talking to your employer to make sure you don't lose your job over this - check your contract, a lot of places will sack you for a driving ban (as it is a criminal offence)

Surely not you prof!!???? I dont believe it :lol:

Yes, me eyesight is failing ... T'was too late when I saw the big
yellow camera pop out of the fog.

I promise that next time I'll go down as a proper badass, trying to
escape from the police at silly speeds.

Just found this:

http://www.speed-trap.co.uk/Accused_...eedVSFines.htm

According to the table given at this website, Ceri might have a
chance of getting away without a ban. Note that it would have been
better if Ceri were an elderly female rather than a young male.

a colleague was nicked at 120 on the m6 toll. Got a good brief in the court. cost him but he kept his licence.


I guess the magistrates can be peruaded by a talented advocate who can put the mitigation into context. such as a one off, clear history, required for work, hardship a ban would bring, truely sorry, learnt his lesson etc.

Ceri. don't mention you are a biker to the court. You nasty hooligan motorcyclist, scaring old ladies with loud exhausts and attempting to pervert to course of justice by using unreadably small registration plates. You should all be transported to the colonies for life :wink: :wink:

Ahh I was wondering about the legality of the M6 Toll and speeding.

Wondered whether or not you could get away with cos it is a 'private road'. :?

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