Speeding Ticket

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by yev, Apr 14, 2025.

  1. I believe the points stay on your licence for 5 years but now you only have to serve 50% of the time and you will be let off.
     
  2. The points are valid for 3 years, they remain on the licence information for 4 years, you must declare them to your insurance company for 5 years
     
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  3. Regarding the % that the different police forces allow, this is only a guideline, not law

    If say, Nottinghamshire allow 10% +2, Leicestershire could allow 10% +3, then there is North Wales, they allow 1 or 2mph, they are very strict, they don't give the 10% part of the guideline
     
  4. Not bitter then? :laughing:

    Tbf that’s beyond annoying :mad: And I hope you gave yourself a jolly good thrashing!! :D
     
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  5. I suppose that she might be fairly hostile if she has a Dragon Bank Card!

    And I think you might be on to a winning business idea- A Dragon Bank payment card?
     
  6. I suspect they don't from my own experience having attended 3 of the various versions.

    Only the seatbelt course and motorway awareness changed my behaviour. The speeding course didn't as less than 12 months later I got myself 3 points on my licence which has now modified my driving.

    I drive over a 1,000 miles every week sometimes more not often less. Being in a van means certain roads have lesser limits.

    I as much as possible use cruise control or speed limiter and always drive with Google maps to warn me of cameras.

    You posted later you were 81 in a 70, was that in your campervan?
     
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  7. This offence was in the Audi Q3, the Campervan IIRC was 71 in a 60 I’m guessing in 2015 on the Ilminster bypass, which is not a dual carriageway.
     
  8. FECKING HOOLIGAN! 71 on the Lemmy KILminster bypass. Speeding cost lives!!!!
     
  9. You're correct it's not the law, but I couldn't find any evidence saying any county/force doesn't stick to their own guidelines.

    Here's the doc:
    https://library.college.police.uk/docs/NPCC/Speed-enforcement-disposal-guidance-2025.pdf

    And a snippet (page 6) of the limits, and whether you'll get as course or a fine:
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