46mph in 30 speed limit
 

Just got a NIP for 46 mph, doesn't say what speed limit I broke but I'm assuming it was a 30.

Any ideas on the consequences?

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/r...nalty_notices/

Speed limit: 30 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 35 mph
Summons: 50 mph

Speed limit: 40 mph
ACPO charging threshold: 46 mph
Summons: 66 mph

Looks like it's a fixed penalty for sure for a 30 and just for a 40...

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

NIP should tell you where the offence took place so you will be able to find our what the speed limit is. If it is a 30, you will get £60 fine and 3 points, or if it is a first offence (or you have not had a speeding offence for two years), the choice to pay to attend a speed awareness course and avoid the points and fine. If it was in a 40 then it's a bit harsh but will probably result in the same.

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

I was at a speed awareness course about 18 months ago and one of the delegates had been nicked for 33mph in a 30. I didn't believe him until he showed me the NIP. Seems that they make up the rules to suit.

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

Couldn't you dispute it in those situations based on the CPS guidelines...does seem kinda harsh!

Either way the OP is paying a small fine and getting 3 points it seems, very unlucky if he was in a 40 but no arguing with the guidelines there...

46mph in 30 speed limit
 

I was very lucky. The film must have run out, but I went past a camera doing 156'000mph in a 40. Shat myself for about three weeks then relaxed in the knowledge that no NIP was coming my way.

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

If its 3 points and £60 I can live with it.

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

Yeah, can't seeing it be anything else...

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

My first ever speeding offence was 57 in a 30 (many years ago) and I was stopped by a traffic car that had been hiding behind a hedge. He told me that I would be reported for the offence and asked where I wanted to produce my documents. I did this and asked in the police station what happens now - they did not know but suggested that as it was a first offence I would probably get a rap on the knuckles and told not to do it again. I didn't hear another word for exactly six months to the day when a summons dropped through my letterbox. I protested to the local police station but pled guilty by post and was fined £75, £25 costs and three points. I have since found out that I could have told them to shove it as there was no NIP and I wasn't cautioned at the roadside.

Re: 46mph in 30 speed limit
 

I was caught in a sneaky way too, just in a 30 before the NSL leaving a village by a radar gun from a lovely chap leaning around a wall, I wasn't so lucky though.....a nice trip to the magistrates for me :) A big lesson learnt that day...my court date was 6 days before Christmas...not a great year