120 on M25

bloodiedathame · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:26

Name change to licensedestroyer

Nasher · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:26

Wont need soap on a rope but it will definitely be a ban.

bainbridge · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:30

Howard said:
The M25 is the last road I'd be tempted to drive on at any sort of large excess of speed, unless I was ultra-familiar with the location of every camera.

Me too, speed camera all over the shop, plus very poor road surface in many places.

sideways14a · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:32

I went well off the clock in my old modded SX, just as i did there were some sparkly lights and i then found i was driving in a field and knocked over a scarecrow..

Not doing that again.

AWPC · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:41

M25 is constantly busy most cameras are live 24\7 so I suspect it will be a ban & court appearance. What gets me is I often see cars go through the speed cams way above 70 the drivers are either blind, nuts or both :eek:

theone8181 · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:42

sideways14a said:
I went well off the clock in my old modded SX, just as i did there were some sparkly lights and i then found i was driving in a field and knocked over a scarecrow..

Not doing that again.

There's your problem, cars are perfectly safe as long as you can read the numbers on the Speedo. Scientificly proven

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Conscript · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:45

sideways14a said:
I went well off the clock in my old modded SX, just as i did there were some sparkly lights and i then found i was driving in a field and knocked over a scarecrow..

Not doing that again.

Great Scott!

Scania · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:51

Whilst I doubt this is a real new account I may as well reply...

How long have you held your license?

Hopefully, not long so you can take a retest to get it back.

As said, 120MPH isn’t wise on any stretch of motorway especially late at night most certainly not the M25, a road I’ve witnessed a fair few accidents caused by excrement heads traveling way to fast for the conditions.

geekman · 9 Nov 2020 at 12:58

Unless you’ve had your licence for less than 2 years or have other points, you won’t lose it. Plead guilty at the earliest opportunity, if you’re lucky you’ll get 6 points, if not then you’ll get a short ban.

ttaskmaster · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:00

Squidward said:
I thought it was 180? lol

The Audi A4 2.0 TDI is statted to only reach 127, though.

Conscript said:
I reckon a judge might agree that doing 120MPH in the dead of night, in a car designed for high speed driving on a road designed with high speeds in mind, probably isn't inherently that dangerous

While I'm told motorways are (supposedly) designed for speeds up to 230, I wouldn't say that car is designed for high speed driving...

Meaker · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:20

Waze?

bainbridge · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:29

sideways14a said:
I went well off the clock in my old modded SX, just as i did there were some sparkly lights and i then found i was driving in a field and knocked over a scarecrow..

Not doing that again.

Did the scarecrow claim PI?

bainbridge · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:45

AWPC said:
M25 is constantly busy most cameras are live 24\7 so I suspect it will be a ban & court appearance. What gets me is I often see cars go through the speed cams way above 70 the drivers are either blind, nuts or both

I see that every time I occasionally use the M25, when the 50mph limit is in force everyone else just blasts through at 70mph. I just do 50, while being acutely aware that I'm not keeping up with the flow and blending in.

sideways14a · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:47

bainbridge said:
Did the scarecrow claim PI?

I dunno it was an American scarecrow from the 50s.... when i returned to my proper time everything was fine, i even had a new car.

dowie · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:49

Uther said:
Ban, suspended sentence, community service. Unless the judge is in a bad mood then lube up in anticipation of sharing a cell with Bubba.
Speeding is bad m'kay.

That aspect isn't to be underestimated... complete luck of the draw it seems. I remember back when I was a teenager my mate's dad was a magistrate - he liked his cars and was telling us that he'd always be lenient on drivers when you get stuff like an empty motorway etc.. But (granted he was a bit conservative) he was adamant that female magistrates inevitably push to go harsher on the driver.

I suspect that for 120 though OP... you're a bit ****ed... bye bye license for a bit at least... possible scrubbing some graffitti down in your local area or whatever else if you get a (perhaps female) magistrate who takes a dim view of it all.

HoneyBadger · 9 Nov 2020 at 13:51

My first and only speeding ticket (SP50) was speeding on the M25 close to 20 years ago.

Caught doing 123MPH by an undercover cop car (Saab 9-5 Areo)

I’m sure it’s changed since, but at the time he explained to me that usually anything over 96MPH is a ban however it is down to the officers discretion.

As it turns out, I knew the guy from school so at his discretion, he let me off with 3 points and a £60 fine.

Lesson learned!

Hades · 9 Nov 2020 at 14:02

Fast ship? You've not heard of the Millennium Falcon? It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.

Akagi · 9 Nov 2020 at 14:04

200sols said:
Prison time with any luck.

Wow. Calm down. :rolleyes:

Won't get prison time for 110 - 120 on a straight and open stretch of road. 150+ perhaps.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
I will if I feel like it.

IMO >100 they should just crush the car

Having [only thought about officer] exceeding 100 in a classic car with sentimental value, ouch.

Again, no. Calm down!

happy_2008 · 9 Nov 2020 at 14:36

I've usually cruised around 80-85mph when the camera's were not active and never had a problem. However, i have seen some people fly past 90+ and the camera's didnt flash.

ezekial · 9 Nov 2020 at 14:39

Were the gantries set to a lower speed limit? I think you're probably alright if not. I have been flashed quite a few times on the M25 and never heard anything of it. Although admittedly I was doing legal speeds the majority of the time.