Speed awareness course

[Blatman]

100% agree with everything Captain C says above, ESPECIALLY about being polite and treating the cops with respect. It goes a LONG way. 

[jeff oakley]

At least if you are stopped by a police officer you have a chance of passing the attitude test which you do not get with a camera or a van trap.

many years ago I was timed in a Renault 21turbo in three figures.

we had a chat , liked my lane discipline and the speed recorded was then less which meant points without a trip to court.

Now there is less chance of a pull by a traffic cop. If ever given a choice take the course and stay quiet. Arguing is not accepted and will see you thrown off and still get the points

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Many, many years ago, my BiL was nicked whilst on a work trip to Edinburgh I think,  -  slightly concealed manned speed trap, on a very long straight section of dual carriageway (ie 70mph limit), crossing the border. High speeds were very common, and they were pulling car after car, a significant number, my BiL included, in three figures.

 

Needless to say, no FP tickets for them. So when he went to court, there were literally ploughing through dozens of drivers from the same traffic stop's. He knew a fine and a ban would be standard, but had prepared all his statement before hand, he was a rep, so car needed, unnecessary hardship if banned, etc.

 

Thankfully, he had a load of people go first, and noticed that every time one of the English drivers tried to protest the ban, or plead for a more lenient one, it went up to the limit of what was possible, and every driver that meekly stood there, plead guilty and took their medicine, got towards the lower end of the scale.

 

Needless to say, his notes stayed in his pocket and he stood there like a guilty school boy, accepted his ban and got two or three weeks, if I recall.

[Captain Colonial]

A friend of mine phoned me today, simmering about having to do a SAC at age 75,  nicked for doing 34mph in a 30 zone.  Naturally, once I found out where it happened so I could avoid it in future, I sympathetically laughed at him down the phone. 😆👹 After all, what are friends for?

[Terry Everall]

I think people 75 or over should be exempt !

[jaykay42]

1 hour ago, Terry Everall said:

I think people 75 or over should be exempt !

What, from driving? ... Harsh

[Terry Everall]

not from driving , just the fines etc 🤣

[Exitus]

Just had the offer of one of these courses. 81mph on a motorway. First ticket in 19 years of driving. Grr.

 

Interestingly, the letter gave details of the thresholds for courses/fixed penalty/court: 

 

 

Higher than I thought before you go straight to fixed penalty. Though clearly other police forces might do things differently.

 

Anyway. Looking forward to the course. Gods I miss living in Germany - 70mph still feels painfully slow even after 8 years back in the UK.

 

[ianali]

39 minutes ago, Exitus said:

Just had the offer of one of these courses. 81mph on a motorway. First ticket in 19 years of driving. Grr.

 

Interestingly, the letter gave details of the thresholds for courses/fixed penalty/court: 

 

 

Higher than I thought before you go straight to fixed penalty. Though clearly other police forces might do things differently.

 

Anyway. Looking forward to the course. Gods I miss living in Germany - 70mph still feels painfully slow even after 8 years back in the UK.

 

I find the limits listed surprisingly lenient. Might move to Hampshire.

[Euan Hoosearmy]

Some lovely road for spirited driving if you do, but they do take their speed "monitoring" seriously. Pop-up auto photobooths all around the village yesterday lunchtime....

[jaykay42]

6 hours ago, Exitus said:

Just had the offer of one of these courses. 81mph on a motorway. First ticket in 19 years of driving. Grr.

 

Interestingly, the letter gave details of the thresholds for courses/fixed penalty/court: 

 

 

Higher than I thought before you go straight to fixed penalty. Though clearly other police forces might do things differently.

 

Anyway. Looking forward to the course. Gods I miss living in Germany - 70mph still feels painfully slow even after 8 years back in the UK.

 

Familiar sentiment here - even after 16years here a motorway feels like the painfully slow sister of the Autobahn.

At least there are interesting driving roads here (non-motorway).

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

11 hours ago, Exitus said:

 

 

 

 

 

 That does appear to be firm evidence to confirm the mythical 10% + 2 mph rule 😅

[Stuart]

Not mythical they are actual guidelines from ACPO. But they don't have to be followed......

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

24 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Not mythical they are actual guidelines from ACPO. But they don't have to be followed......

interesting they are noted as thresholds not limits as well ..

 

[Stuart]

Speeding is an absolute offence. You can be done for 1mph over the limit and you have no defence whatsoever. Despite the ACPO guidelines I won't pass those yellow motorway cameras above 72 on my speedo.....