Help 95 in a 60 zone.

MrLOL said:
insurance wise no difference.

Just do the ban and get it over wtih. For 35 over the limit you're talking 28 days of bussing it and a fine around £100 ( depending on how much you earn. If you're single and on 20K + a year it may be nearer £200 than £100)
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Well then, a ban is what I want!

Then my licence will have no points, although it will still have a ban conviction?

Can I be banned via post, or do I have to make the lengthy journey to Inverness to appear in person ?

I read on the "internetz" that when absent from court you cannot be banned. Not sure how true that is though.

You have been banned previously MRLOL ? How did that affect your insurance?
 
it appears on your license as an SP code. Mine shows SP50 for speeding on a motorway. Points colum is then "blank" and the ban colum has "28D" in it for the 28 days i got.

Ive previously been banned for doing 107 around midnight on an empty m1. Was caught by a patrol car parked up in the dark at the bottom of a long hill before J41. Attended halifax magistrates and got fined £70 and banned for 28 days.

If anybody (including insurance co's) ask if you've got any convictions, then yes you do. Only difference is that the offence carried a ban rather than points. a 6 point conviction and a tempoary ban conviction both effect the insurance about the same. Its not possible for me to give an exact figure, as i lost my NCB in a small bump the same year, but it adds around £300 to my current premium, driving a Group 18 Vectra VXR. Obviously if you drive a low IG car, this wont be the same.

And you're correct, there are problems with banning you when your not in court in that they need to take your license to do so. You could get around the process by filling in the form indicating you wont attend, and then sorting it out afterwards at a secondary hearing.

Problem is with this method though, is they will likely throw the book at you. Magistrates take it that if you dont attend, you dont consider the offence serious enough to turn up. In this case, they will usually make sure they given you a punishment that makes you realise your actions.

Fundamentally if your not bothered about the fine, the worst they can do is 56 day ban and this is very unlikely. Somebody on here got caught doing 116 on the motorway and still only got 28 days. So they will most likely fine you more.

Its a maximum £1000 but its means tested so they cant fine you an ammount you'll never pay. If your short on cash, considering attending to keep the fine down. If your not bothered, then just dont appear and let them decide how much.
 
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OK cool.

So the summons will give the option of pleading guilty by post but then still attending ?

I better let my hair grow before proceedings.

I personally would prefer a short ban, get it out of my system and get back to it. 28 days would not really affect me, whereas 6 points might well do in the future.

Its good to hear the views of someone who has been there and done it.
 
you get asked 2 questions

do you plead guilty or not guilty, and will you be attending. Just plead guilty and advise you wont be attending. You'll then get another letter when they ban you. I believe at this point if you plan on not attending the secondary hearing, you can post your license into the court for them to keep it to endorse. ]#

Best check with the court once you receive your summons though as this is the bit im not sure of. I attended mine (in suit) and gave them the "im sorry and will never do it again".

Daft thing is though, i was telling the truth. Ive been mocked on other internet forums for refusing to go above 90 on the motorway as its just not worth the risk. I still speed, but never more than 20mph over the limit, so that if i do get caught, its only a simple 3 points and £60.
 
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The A9 is pretty notorious, wasn't Jay Kay banned for speeding there?

The dual carriageway sections are proper dual carriageways and on many occasions the two carriageways are at different elevations. From memory the single carriagways have 60 signs but there's none on enetering the dual parts and no repeaters.
 
Ouch, unlucky dude. Sucks but unfortunately they caught you fair and square :( Hope you don't get too much of a lambasting and you only get some points and a fine.
 
Has the speed limit for that stretch of road been established yet? 70 presumably? In which case it's no big deal, probably 5-6 points, a modest fine and no ban.
 

Unless there was an exceptional speed limit in place the speed limit for a dual carriageway is 70.

Hence the question.
 
I would have thought as it's his first offence (As long as he's not 17) it will be Fine/Points as it's his first offence?
 
MrLOL.

One last question if thats ok..

My insurance does not seem to be affected at all with an SP30 and 6 points on my licence, a ban however significantly increases the cost.

Would you recommend doing it all via post and going for the points?

I will ask for this thread to be deleted afterwards.

Thanks.
 
Mr Joshua said:
The A9 is pretty notorious, wasn't Jay Kay banned for speeding there?

The dual carriageway sections are proper dual carriageways and on many occasions the two carriageways are at different elevations. From memory the single carriagways have 60 signs but there's none on enetering the dual parts and no repeaters.
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Jay Key did get banned there.

He got 6 months but only because he was a serial offender!

Who can blame him when you have good earnings and a selection of exotica!
 
QBitOscillation said:
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Yes, because I read the highway code in bed every night just for fun :rolleyes:

When you have been driving as long as me then maybe you will forget the odd thing or two also.

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if you have been driving such a long time, little things like speed limits should be engrained into your mind!
 
I perhaps forget what colour stick a blind and deaf man will carry. However that is one thing you SHOULD know, especially after driving for so long.
 
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