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Speeding cut-off limits for fines
Are there a standard set of limits for speeding, as to whether you'll just get 3 points and £60 fine or something more?
I know there are lots of theories and so on, but what about the actual guidelines set down (assuming there are any!?) Is there some sort of extra penalty once you get caught going over 25mph above the limit? (or is there something set at 50% over the limit?) Is it true about the "go straight to jail" thing if they get you doing over 150mph? |
Don't take this as law but i'm sure 30mph over is a ban :shock:. Can't remember who told me that though.
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I'm always wary of hard and fast rules. Example is I was stopped doing 102 on a dual cabbageway. Thought I was up for a court trip and a ban for sure. Pleaded guilty by post, result came back 6 points and a £300 fine ... so you never can tell.
Usually though, yes 30mph over is a ban. |
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Cut off levels
I`ve been stopped by the nice men in blue ( well some of them can be - lol ) and was doing 94 on the M6 - PC hlepfull told me that the county policy was 30 mph over = ban and 25 mph over was court date - but 24 and over was ok to be treated with fixed penalty.
Dont know how true this is but he soudned pretty sure of himself.... :roll: |
From experience....doing double the limit is a ban and doing over a ton is an automatic ban
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Been pulled for 80+ in 30 and bollocked.
Been waved goodbye by motorway patrol after doing 130. Never had a point in the 27 years I have had a licence Me and by big mouth I am sure to get some now. |
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10% + 2mph is what most of them use, so anything over 35 in a 30 and you stand a chance of getting pulled, 79 on the motorway, although I have heard that there's an unofficial 85mph limit that they use before pulling you over.
If you're worried about getting pulled speeding then there's a few things you can do to lessen the chances - apart from the bleeding obvious (don't speed). Behave yourself in 30s and 40s (most accidents happen here), likewise 120 on the motorway will get you noticed very quickly. Have fun in the 50s and 60s but avoid busy times - mainly Saturday afternoons and Sundays. Try some of the less notorious routes around where you live - it'll improve your riding and make it more interesting anyway. |
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Correct.........36 in a 30 limit. My own stupid fault - went to the Indian for some grub when away on business. Saw the speed camera on the way there, so busy gabbing on the way back drove straight through and got flashed. :oops: |
$hit myself when doing 70+ in a 40 recently (no houses, wide, open road) when I saw blue lights and sirens in my mirrors, slowed, pulled over and the police car flew past (phew). Caught them up a few miles down the road "talking" to some local smack head outside the co-op :lol: :lol: :lol:
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