SP30 or SP50?

wez130 · 28 Jul 2016 at 20:11

I got caught out a few weeks ago on the M606 leaving Bradford, there's a section that goes down to 50mph which somehow I completely missed. Looking back on Google maps I don't know how!

Anyway, how do I find out whether it was an SP30 or an SP50? I need to notify my insurer. I was caught doing 69 in a 50 and received 3 points and the usual £100 fine. The best bit was the header on the letter, designed to educate, not punish haha.

Cheers.

Fr0dders · 28 Jul 2016 at 20:17

It would only be an SP30 on a normal road. If its the M606 it will be an SP50.

You can check here:

https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

imb4tman · 28 Jul 2016 at 20:19

SP50 for motorways. You can look up your license online if it has updated.

Edinho · 29 Jul 2016 at 05:30

It's SP50.

You might be lucky I think that camera you were on about is not always on.

But your right there are plenty of warnings that its there

Havana_UK · 29 Jul 2016 at 08:13

SP30 is for exceeding the statutory speed limit on the road
SP50 is for exceeding the speed limit on a motorway

So yours will be an SP50.

This link describes all the different offence codes:
https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-endorsements/endorsement-codes-and-penalty-points

Von Smallhausen · 29 Jul 2016 at 21:22

wez130 said:
I got caught out a few weeks ago on the M606 leaving Bradford, there's a section that goes down to 50mph which somehow I completely missed. Looking back on Google maps I don't know how!

Anyway, how do I find out whether it was an SP30 or an SP50? I need to notify my insurer. I was caught doing 69 in a 50 and received 3 points and the usual £100 fine. The best bit was the header on the letter, designed to educate, not punish haha.

Cheers.

An easy way to remember is any road with streetlights is a default 30 limit unless repeater signs say otherwise.

wez130 · 29 Jul 2016 at 21:28

Yea it's an SP50 :-/. Thanks. I just assumed that an SP50 would be getting clocked over the 70mph threshold.

Von Smallhausen · 29 Jul 2016 at 21:31

I got flashed in similar circumstances at 57 in a 50. Opted for an awareness course.

wez130 · 2 Aug 2016 at 22:17

Well that was a result, i had my renewal through when i was on holiday, £614 with my Kiwi wife who's had her UK license for just over a year, so i go on confused.com and comparethemarket and the cheapest quotes with an SP50 and a flood claim were coming in at £900, so i bit the bullet and phoned my insurer to tell them about the SP50, they run it through the system and return to tell me that it hasn't added any to the premium. I won't lie, i got a little excited