Damn, got a NIP

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:36

Well after 24 years of driving with a completely clean license and genuinely trying to abide by speed limits I suppose it had to happen at some time... just got a NIP for travelling 39 in a 30.

Annoyingly I genuinelycan't remember whether my wife or I was driving at the time but as I'm the registered keeper I'll have to put myself down.

Damn it.

Yes I know, speed kills, etc. I'm a bit cheesed off as I usually stick to the limit and guessing by the alleged speed of 39 I assume my wife/me would have thought it was a 40

Damn it again.

What are my chances of a speed awareness course?

mattyg · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:37

First things first.

Whats the date of the offence and did you receive the NIP on or within the 14 day limit

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:38

mattyg said:
First things first.

Whats the date of the offence and did you receive the NIP on or within the 14 day limit

Unfortunately yes... 25th Oct.

I'm not trying to squirm out of it. Just a bit disappointed as we both drive so carefully and it just feels like yet another way to hammer the hard working, law abiding, citizen

Steve2000 · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:41

I think 38mph is the cut off for a speed awareness. IIRC it's within 10% + 5mph for the course.

I might be wrong though and it might just be certain councils that do that.

It's that time of year again when they need a bit extra cash so they send these ******* out in force.

mattyg · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:42

I believe its region specific. But I cant find the link that listed them all.

mattyg · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:43

http://www.drivingservices.com/driver-awareness/the-courses/speed-awareness-schemes.htm

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:44

I think we might be lucky. Just found the Surrey safety camera site:

http://www.surrey-safecam.org/fe/default.asp?n1=76

Low end speeders are those who are detected speeding within the ACPO defined range of the speed limit +10%+2mph up to the speed limit +10%+6mph.

I make that 39... and allegedly we were doing 39.

EDIT: Thanks for the links and info above. Much appreciated.

loltim · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:46

I got a speed awareness course for 38 in a 30, you might get lucky.

Steve2000 · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:47

Ooh just in. £95 though, I paid £70 last year.

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:49

Steve2000 said:
Ooh just in. £95 though, I paid £70 last year.

Bugger. That's more than the fine

Probably worth it though.

So annoyed. It was a genuine mistake by one of us. Oh well, take it on the chin etc. The annoying thing is we were driving to hospital for a checkup on whether I needed further treatment after my tumor was removed. It never rains but it pours eh?

Maccy · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:49

Did it not include an image??

loltim · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:51

Steve2000 said:
Ooh just in. £95 though, I paid £70 last year.

Mine was £60!

Maccy said:
Did it not include an image??

You have to request a photo.

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:51

Hades said:
yet another way to hammer the hard working, law abiding, citizen

Except you broke the law :confused:

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:51

Maccy said:
Did it not include an image??

Not yet. It's just a request for me to tell them who was driving. I thought the image was from the rear anyway? And even if it did show my wife then it seems a bit of a crap thing to do, for me to drop her in it. It certainly would have been one of us.

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:54

Skeeter said:
Except you broke the law

Not denying that (here we go on OcUK Motors...) My point was it was a genuine mistake as we literally drive everywhere on the speed limit. I'm not trying to get out of it. I'll take it on the chin. In fact I'll take it on the chin even though I can't be sure who was driving.

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:55

Thats fair enough, but there not 'hammering a law abiding citizen', they are penalising someone who broke the law, weather it was accidental or not.

Hades · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:56

Skeeter said:
Thats fair enough, but there not 'hammering a law abiding citizen', they are penalising someone who broke the law, weather it was accidental or not.

Ok mate whatever.

loltim · 1 Nov 2011 at 12:57

Skeeter said:
Thats fair enough, but there not 'hammering a law abiding citizen', they are penalising someone who broke the law, weather it was accidental or not.

Is your shocking grammar accidental?

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2011 at 13:00

Hades said:
Ok mate whatever.

Why is this factual opinion of the law always so unpopular on here? Its a law, you broke it, you take the penalty. Nobody has set out to target law abiding citizens, as if you were a law abiding citizen, you wouldn't be being fined for breaking the law would you? :confused:

PMKeates · 1 Nov 2011 at 13:10

Skeeter said:
Why is this factual opinion of the law always so unpopular on here?

Is that a serious question? You can't work out why quoting obvious facts about speeding law to people who have just been caught speeding is unpopular?