Court Summons

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Hi Guys, My partner has been caught doing 52 in a 30 and has been given a court summons, has anyone any idea what this entails and what she could be looking at fine wise,, points? ban?
 
Possible instant ban, up to 28 days.

Fine, up to £1000 (means tested).

6 points.

Possible reduction of the above by agreeing to a speed awareness course or claiming hardship for a very good reason.
 
All of them. Edit - corrected below.

How long has your girlfriend (:p) had her licence? What is her job? Does anyone else rely on her for her transport e.g. a sick mother?
 
well nearly

It will either be a fine up £1000 (usually around £100 to £200 unless your both loaded) and a ban. This can be from 14 to 56 days. Up to the magistrates how long they give you.

Or alternatively they can give you an increased fine over the £60 it would normally be, and up to 6 points.

Given that the threshold for referring to the magistrates is 50, and she was caught doing 52, she was only just over the limit so may only get the points.

Advise her to turn up early, don't take a solicitor with her, dress smart, apologise for her actions and explain she's learnt her lesson, and fully ready to accept the consequences

Then hope the magistrate is lenient and she just gets points, but theres no predicting how its going to go on the day as its entirely down to the personality of the magistrates on the day.


If she does get a ban, it will show up as an SP30 on her license, but instead of points it will say 28 days or whatever was appropriate and the fine ammount. Some of insurers will refuse to insure her because of this, but there are plenty mainstream ones around who don't increase the premium too much over a normal SP30. Shop around. Its not the end of the world if she gets banned.
 
She has had license about 5 years, never had a previous conviction or points before, it was in my car she was caught she isnt used to it as its a bit quicker then hers. She is insured to drive mine though through her insurance, she was caught because we had our 5 month old in the car and she was crying it was a lapse of attention, probably not best to say that in court.

She also does mobile hair dressing now and again coupled with driving to work and picking up our baby from places so a ban would be a bit of an issue.
 
nah trying to explain it will come across that you think you didn't do any wrong and are trying to make excuses.

"fessing up and telling the magistrates you've come to accept your punishment (or words to those effect) worked very well with me. Caught doing 107 on the motorway and was let off with £70 fine (+ Costs) and 28 day ban.
 
mysticsniper said:
You can check out this guidline for speeding from the link below, looks like 6 points and a £400+ fine :(

http://www.pepipoo.com/Magistrates_guidelines.htm
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its pointless predicting

I've outlined the magistrates guidelines above, they can choose from 14 to 56 day ban and up to £1000 fine

or

iincrease fine and up to 6 points.

Its entirely up to them which they choose and you cannot predict what the magistrates will do. They are different every day, and if you get a lenient one you'll get off lightly. Get a jobsworth like mark did, and he's going to throw the book at you.
 
i got caught doing 92mph average in a 60 zone and got the court summons.

I dressed smart and apologised saying there was no excuse for my actions but it was a hard lesson learnt. I explained I needed the car for my 80mile round trip to work and my 100 mile round trip to collect my children on weekends.

They gave me a 300 quid fine(360 something with costs) and 6 points. I think I was looking at a ban until I mentioned the children, so worth making sure that your girlfriend mentions she uses the car to transport the baby around.
 
You what REALLY griddled my pickle, it was that ****ing 15 quid victim surcharge.

I was the bloody victim that day, let me tell you.
 
One of my speeding convictions was for 50 in a 30, got the summons and plead guilty by post, rather than bothering to go to court, I got 5 points and £120 fine (this was whilst working on placement as a student so £16k income and not a staggering amount of outgoings)

Not that you can really predict what you'll get as mentioned, all depends how they feel :p
 
Apologising certainly seems to be the way to go. Making excuses is just another way of saying you're above the law because of your circumstances, and that doesn't go down well.

Different scenarios, but a manager at work got away with undertaking coming off a roundabout at 90mph on a 60mph road on a motorbike and the next week for talking on his mobile while driving. Both times he apologised to the copper and admitted he was at fault. On the 90mph motorbike occasion the policeman said "I'm not going to report you, but I want you to understand that this is a bollocking" and that was that.
 
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