No. You even have the freedom to choose where you wish to attend the course.
3 points or Speed awareness Course?
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No. You even have the freedom to choose where you wish to attend the course.
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That's not true. You choose a regional centre (previously it needed to be in the area of the offence but, thankfully, not anymore) then they send you a long list of available course dates.
You also have the option of paying a little extra for a flexible slot.
Funny I just got one come through myself - literally booked it today.
The irony is that I was doing my final long haul in the Mazda 6 which always felt strangled at 70. Total lapse of concentration and even though I was staring right at the yellow van it didn't register til I could start to make out the vague shape of the traffic cam symbol. Doh.
Fast forward to today and I'm driving a gutless 1.6 golf - going beyond 70 isn't really much fun.
The irony is that I was doing my final long haul in the Mazda 6 which always felt strangled at 70. Total lapse of concentration and even though I was staring right at the yellow van it didn't register til I could start to make out the vague shape of the traffic cam symbol. Doh.
Fast forward to today and I'm driving a gutless 1.6 golf - going beyond 70 isn't really much fun.
Remember, when they ask the question 'What is the consequence of speeding?' the correct answer is "Nothing"
Everyone was saying the usual, death, injury, loss of licence etc etc and they looked gobsmacked at me when I said Nothing.....as no-one had said it before and I stole their thunder, as they were saving that as the reveal
The point being, nothing does happen 99.9999% of the time when you speed, but it's that that causes complacency about speeding and to realise the difference between nothing and disaster is at times just luck.
Everyone was saying the usual, death, injury, loss of licence etc etc and they looked gobsmacked at me when I said Nothing.....as no-one had said it before and I stole their thunder, as they were saving that as the reveal
The point being, nothing does happen 99.9999% of the time when you speed, but it's that that causes complacency about speeding and to realise the difference between nothing and disaster is at times just luck.
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Remember that courses won't always be offered, it depends on the excess speed you are doing over the threshold.
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Take the course, you'll actually learn some stuff! Although you still have to declare it to your insurer and your premium will rise a little. probably less than with 3 points on your licence though.
I think it very much depends on the insurer - there may be some that ask for it but I just renewed mine. I spoke to several different brokers on the phone, used most of the comaprison sites and the "not on comparison sites" sites. Was not asked once whether I had attended a course (which I have)
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You must be right then, my experience was, when I was putting my missus on my insurance, I had to declare any offenses of hers such as courses points etc. in the last 5 years. It put the cost up by about 15 quid for the year telling them she'd been on the course a few years back. This was with Admiral.
