After 7 1/2 years of riding got my first speeding ticket on the SV

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by G

Do you have to declare a speed awareness course to your insurer? I presume you are still technically convicted of speeding, therefore have to declare something?

I don't believe it appears on your licence, so no. But I think for other offences you can have it on your licence but with no points, which you would have to declare.

I could be wrong.

Ah I got caught in Hastings at 11.30 at night, by a copper with a speed gun hiding away. Only saw him when I was right on top of him and nearly ran the poor bugger over. Hi-Viz my backside, he was wearing one, but I didnt see it at all. 43mph and in a 30, only did a gentle overtake of someone going dead slow, and I mean dead slow. Wasnt offered any course or anything. Just told it was £60 and theres 3 points aswell. The copper down the station when I went to give up my licence for the points asked if I was accepting it or wanted to say it wasnt me and was a false accusation, I just couldnt be bothered so accepted it.

Ah well, was bound to get a ticket sooner or later.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by G

Do you have to declare a speed awareness course to your insurer? I presume you are still technically convicted of speeding, therefore have to declare something?

I didn't because you aren't convicted of a speeding offence, no points on your licence, so no conviction

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Drumming_Animal

Ah I got caught in Hastings at 11.30 at night, by a copper with a speed gun hiding away. Only saw him when I was right on top of him and nearly ran the poor bugger over. Hi-Viz my backside, he was wearing one, but I didnt see it at all. 43mph and in a 30, only did a gentle overtake of someone going dead slow, and I mean dead slow. Wasnt offered any course or anything. Just told it was £60 and theres 3 points aswell. The copper down the station when I went to give up my licence for the points asked if I was accepting it or wanted to say it wasnt me and was a false accusation, I just couldnt be bothered so accepted it.

Ah well, was bound to get a ticket sooner or later.

Do speed guns function correctly at night?

Fixed cameras do, because of the lines on the road & flash from the camera, I know because i'd got done twice at night.

But a hand held camera?

Hand held are infrared aren't they?

I installed the VOIP telephone system in one of these Speed Awareness Course centres, called Drivetech.

The letter also says if you do the awareness course you are not convicted so no need to tell your insurer! Even if it is more than £60 will save me tonnes in the long run only being 23 and all my insurance quotes are just becoming reasonable and i have 4 years NCB

Definition of a well dressed bad assed biker

But his luck had to run out sometime unfortunately

[maviczap]

Here's the answer to my question

SPEEDAR
This resembles a large black hairdryer, held at arm’s length by a police officer - Every police force in the land uses at least one of these - usually many more. Radar signals bounce off moving cars to tell exactly how fast the vehicle is travelling. Operators aren’t supposed to sit in their cars and use a hand-held radar device. Range is only 500m. Unsuitable for dense traffic, it does work at night.

[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Here's the answer to my question

SPEEDAR
This resembles a large black hairdryer, held at arm’s length by a police officer - Every police force in the land uses at least one of these - usually many more. Radar signals bounce off moving cars to tell exactly how fast the vehicle is travelling. Operators aren’t supposed to sit in their cars and use a hand-held radar device. Range is only 500m. Unsuitable for dense traffic, it does work at night.

And is out of date as far as I'm concerned.

LASER is how it's done now by hand. Works fine at night, in fog, rain and bright sunshine. Can't go through a window.

The really silly thing is, as a cop, I can't offer the speed awareness course.

Pete

[maviczap]

Ah,
muchos gracias Pete