NIP - The Usual Then

Well I have a 99.10 in a 70, 4 points and 250 quid and a 97.5 in a 70, 5 points and 500 quid.
One on a Sunday and another a week later.. both on the A27.
My insurance is 250 (for 2 bikes).. fully comp.. 3 years no claims, I'm 30 this year.
I've slown down a bit.. but I have a rules system now.. no more than 10 mph over the limit unless I have a clean line of sight when it might move to 15... or I'm in a town then I try to stick to the rules.
Don't get caught speeding on the motorway as the fine can be twice as much as on A roads. A roads max 1000 fine, motorways max 2000 fine.

Originally Posted by Grinch

Don't get caught speeding on the motorway as the fine can be twice as much as on A roads. A roads max 1000 fine, motorways max 2000 fine.

which to me makes no sense. i'd have said if there were a sliding scale of dangerous places to speed a motorway would have been one of the safer places. surely an A road with its junctions, cross roads, tractors, learners and various other hazards is a more dangerous place.....but whenever did common sense take presidence

I got caught in september of 2004, only passing my test in january so that gave me 16 months were I could not get caught/break the speed limit again otherwise my lisence would be revoked.

If im honest it has slowed me down and made me more cautious because all the money I put into getting my test and bike, would of all been lost for the sake of a few extra mph when it probably would'nt of been necessary or safe??


Mark

Forgot to add... the golden rule... always make sure there's someone going faster than you are, preferably in front. If there is anything ahead it'll do them while you're slowing down.

Originally Posted by SVeeedy Gonzales

Forgot to add... the golden rule... always make sure there's someone going faster than you are, preferably in front. If there is anything ahead it'll do them while you're slowing down.

I always try and stick to that one

Originally Posted by e.d.

I always try and stick to that one

very much so.. and its normally.. a white van,bmw or a merc..

Originally Posted by SVeeedy Gonzales

Forgot to add... the golden rule... always make sure there's someone going faster than you are, preferably in front. If there is anything ahead it'll do them while you're slowing down.

sorry, thats pants. i was behind 2 other cars going quicker than me and i was the one pulled over.

Glad to see no one has voted in the last option

Originally Posted by keithd

sorry, thats pants. i was behind 2 other cars going quicker than me and i was the one pulled over.

Were you in the car or on the bike?

Originally Posted by e.d.

Were you in the car or on the bike?

car on this occassion. they were my first points.....ah the memories of a clean license....