The most points you have had on your license at any time
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Three points, 46 in a 30.
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None yet, but for the life of me i don't know how i've managed to get away with it.
0, because I pay attention to the road ahead and pick my locations well
Or because you've been lucky.
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I once had 12, with the last 3 of the 12 being outside the 3 year period, but within the 4 year period so that they couldnt be removed from my license.
3 of them were courtesy of Brunstrom (i swear to this day i have no idea where they caught me, the day/time/road combo they supplied seemed completely impossible) and another 6 of them were courtesy of the mobile scamera vans operatred by leicestershire police. Just moved into the area and wasnt used to their strange speed limits (50 speed lmits on dual carriageways with flyovers and central reservations anybody?) and more so the scamera vans that catch you before you see them.
And the last of those 3 was for speeding on the motorway when i was younger.
I've lost all of those points now though.
3 of them were courtesy of Brunstrom (i swear to this day i have no idea where they caught me, the day/time/road combo they supplied seemed completely impossible) and another 6 of them were courtesy of the mobile scamera vans operatred by leicestershire police. Just moved into the area and wasnt used to their strange speed limits (50 speed lmits on dual carriageways with flyovers and central reservations anybody?) and more so the scamera vans that catch you before you see them.
And the last of those 3 was for speeding on the motorway when i was younger.
I've lost all of those points now though.
3 points in 2002 for doing 98 on the A64 near Tadcaster. I was going quite a bit faster beforehand but managed to shed some speed as I saw the copper. He commented on this but said I at least seemed to have good awareness and he didn't mark any speed on the ticket, just over the limit which probably saved me from a court apperance.
great consistent policing there, since when is awareness a defence for speeding? I was doing 96 on a dual carriageway A road which was empty, weather was dry, visibility was good, the car I was driving was well within its limits etc. but I still got a summons. Wonderful.
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I have 9 at the mo, all for speeding. First set were July '06 so don't stand for countback.
1 - 41 in a 30
2 - 81 on the Motorway
3 - 49 in a 30
Before you shout child killer, both 30's were dual carriageway with no houses on them, both have barriers, grass then a service road THEN housing and both could be 40 or 50 safely. That said, the 49 was very naughty and very lucky!
1 - 41 in a 30
2 - 81 on the Motorway
3 - 49 in a 30
Before you shout child killer, both 30's were dual carriageway with no houses on them, both have barriers, grass then a service road THEN housing and both could be 40 or 50 safely. That said, the 49 was very naughty and very lucky!
Luck is only part of it. You can drive quickly in the UK you just need to know where driving quickly is most likely to get you points.
It would be interesting to find out how many of the points people mentioned were gained on a dualed A road or Motorway. I'm no saint but when it comes to these roads it is a case of indicated 75 and activate cruise.
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I wouldnt want to do 100mph on a dual carriageway in a 15 year old Cav, perhaps that had something to do with it?
We should applaud proactive policing not slate it simply because we didn't personally get the benefit of it.
More cops need to be like the one who nicked the other poster, less need to be like the one who nicked you.
Of course, but nobody should be smug enough to assume that they can eliminate all risk of being caught due to their own assumed brilliance.
Those other factors were the same for me. I was also friendly to the guy and didn't try and argue. I got the impression as I made his life easy he'd make mine a bit easier.
Edit: I was in a 8 year old Astra btw
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Does seem harsh then, oh well.
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depends as what you class pro active policing as
Sitting at the bottom of a hill, on an empty motorway at 12am with the laser gun just waiting for somebody to take advantage of the empty motorway, isnt what id call pro-active policing.
Thats just being lazy and underhand. How many people will choose to speed on an empty motorway downhill late at night with nobody else around ? not everybody, but enough you can make rich pickings.
Pro-active policing in my mind is driving round the local council estates and hotspots looking for cars that dont fit and are suspicious. Looking for un-insured and stolen cars etc..