I knew my luck would run out soon, well sort of...

Originally Posted by jonboy

Yes you'll get 3 points, an SP50, and a £60 fine. All in, you're still damned jammy! (could have been an awful lot worse)



Oh and you used a spell checker didn't you? Cos (apart from God) I'm one of only three people in the UK that can genuinely spell "manoeuvre" .


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Of course I used the spell checker, jeez if I didn't nobody would ever be able to understand what the hell I were talking about. My spelling is atrocious

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[21QUEST]

Originally Posted by BigApe

Either way, I think, putting it all in context, I got lucky again... sort of.

Yep , I would say so .

Cheers
Ben

[Messie]

You've done it again - you are one lucky chappie!

At least they didn't threaten you with seizing your bike. Still not totally sure what my ticket means either but I guess they can do almost what they like. Including taking photos of you going through a red light, even thought it had only been red for 1 second (and doing it at 18 MPH is just embarassing)

It is no wonder that people complain about the Police. What an inhuman, jobs worth! Talk about being unreasonable!

[Balky001]

you sure this was a genuine policeman - for a start, why is he praising your riding, crossing three lanes to get to the slip road, undertaking whilst speeding and stunting??? The he gets the wrong code, and the form does not contain all the details? Don't get me wrong, apart from the mono this sounds like my spirited ride in this morning :P , but I doubt a copper would praise me even if I did show exquisite bike control, consideration for other road users and spacial awareness given the number of offences you totted up. Looking back on the incident and the conversation, was there any point when you thought the very generous policeman might actually fancy you?

You know you need a black rat on the back don't you (I know, urban myth etc......!)

Originally Posted by Balky001

you sure this was a genuine policeman - for a start, why is he praising your riding, crossing three lanes to get to the slip road, undertaking whilst speeding and stunting??? The he gets the wrong code, and the form does not contain all the details? Don't get me wrong, apart from the mono this sounds like my spirited ride in this morning :P , but I doubt a copper would praise me even if I did show exquisite bike control, consideration for other road users and spacial awareness given the number of offences you totted up. Looking back on the incident and the conversation, was there any point when you thought the very generous policeman might actually fancy you?

You know you need a black rat on the back don't you (I know, urban myth etc......!)

After I got done, I also wondered about the praise.
The policeman who got me was by himself, and from his perch (motorway bridge), he watched me go through past a couple of markers (one was a tree, another a sign) and estimated I was speeding (i.e. didn't use a speed gun or anything), so he followed me. I wondered if by stoking someones ego (i.e. mine!), he thought I'd just accept the penalty so he could get back to doing other things, as opposed to having to spend ages arguing, or doing lots of paperwork if I decided to take it to court.

Originally Posted by BigApe

When I got to work I actually looked at my ticket in more detail. It states that I got the ticket for excessive speed on the motorway, the only speed written down on the ticket says 70 mph.

Could it could be that the ticket has been incorrectly issued? Looks like he might have written the speed limit on the ticket instead of the speed you were travelling.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Either way, I think, putting it all in context, I got lucky again... sort of.

If that's the case then you've been very lucky. Actually, you've been lucky anyway

Jammy get

Saw this at the weekend - it reminded me of your riding for some reason . . .

One other thing, BA.........did he caution you verbally? You know......."You do not have to say anything, etc....."


If he didn't caution you verbally then this, together with a potentially dodgy ticket, means your done better than "got away lightly"