Ok. so basically
I live in the Shetland islands (united kingdom), and we have nothing but single track roads and double..roads..B roads?
I was sitting in a lay-by on my phone, and my friend whom i haven't seen in 4 months due to being at sea drove past, i hung up and horsed up the road to catch up.
Holding at 60 i managed to get him in my sights and flashed at him and indicated in briefly to tell him to indicate in.
He suddenly sped up, i never realised and began holding high speed with him, up too about 80, and held this for a very short period of time before realizing my speed and slowing down, i came off the gas but didn't brake.
Eventually the numpty pulls in and i pull up aside him, about 2 minutes later the police appeared and took him in the van for 10 minutes, he got clocked at 82mph and got 3 points and a 60 fine. they then sent him on his way, i sat and waited during this time, the police then came and told me that i need to be careful as i had allready been spoken too about my driving. i was overtaking on a corner at night (2 cars in front of me was doing 40 and the car in front overtook first, and this was a non-blind corner btw) and have been charged with having a headlight out.
So a day later i get stopped again on a single track road where every car going by was being searched for drink as a gig was on at a local hall.
The police asks me if im staying at the gig and i said no, I'll be coming back out, and he tells me to come back as they need my details.
So i went and dropped off my friends at the gig and went back, and he said 'its just too tell you that a reports being made to the prosecutor fiscal or whatever, and I'll be receiving a ticket.'
Confused, i drove on into town where i decided to go too the police station, where i was informed that basically i had been racing on a public highway and im looking at a driving ban of up too 18 months.
For one i wasn't racing, or i definatly wasn't intending to race, i was just keeping up with him waiting for him to pull in, and for two i didn't realize he was speeding, and i was only holding at high speed for a very, very, VERY brief period of time. (Were talking about 2-3 seconds)
I think im getting a court summons on Monday, but i will/would plead not guilty to racing on a public highway as i wasn't.
Anyone have any idea about this area of law? Whats going to happen too me? Will i definatly be going to court?
Oh and while im at it...my insurance policy says the policy holder is the registered vehicle keeper, who is actually my mother, but i am the policy holder on my own.
She'll be receiving the letter i assume? The above about insurance, im not going to get done for fraud or such am i...
I live in the Shetland islands (united kingdom), and we have nothing but single track roads and double..roads..B roads?
I was sitting in a lay-by on my phone, and my friend whom i haven't seen in 4 months due to being at sea drove past, i hung up and horsed up the road to catch up.
Holding at 60 i managed to get him in my sights and flashed at him and indicated in briefly to tell him to indicate in.
He suddenly sped up, i never realised and began holding high speed with him, up too about 80, and held this for a very short period of time before realizing my speed and slowing down, i came off the gas but didn't brake.
Eventually the numpty pulls in and i pull up aside him, about 2 minutes later the police appeared and took him in the van for 10 minutes, he got clocked at 82mph and got 3 points and a 60 fine. they then sent him on his way, i sat and waited during this time, the police then came and told me that i need to be careful as i had allready been spoken too about my driving. i was overtaking on a corner at night (2 cars in front of me was doing 40 and the car in front overtook first, and this was a non-blind corner btw) and have been charged with having a headlight out.
So a day later i get stopped again on a single track road where every car going by was being searched for drink as a gig was on at a local hall.
The police asks me if im staying at the gig and i said no, I'll be coming back out, and he tells me to come back as they need my details.
So i went and dropped off my friends at the gig and went back, and he said 'its just too tell you that a reports being made to the prosecutor fiscal or whatever, and I'll be receiving a ticket.'
Confused, i drove on into town where i decided to go too the police station, where i was informed that basically i had been racing on a public highway and im looking at a driving ban of up too 18 months.
For one i wasn't racing, or i definatly wasn't intending to race, i was just keeping up with him waiting for him to pull in, and for two i didn't realize he was speeding, and i was only holding at high speed for a very, very, VERY brief period of time. (Were talking about 2-3 seconds)
I think im getting a court summons on Monday, but i will/would plead not guilty to racing on a public highway as i wasn't.
Anyone have any idea about this area of law? Whats going to happen too me? Will i definatly be going to court?
Oh and while im at it...my insurance policy says the policy holder is the registered vehicle keeper, who is actually my mother, but i am the policy holder on my own.
She'll be receiving the letter i assume? The above about insurance, im not going to get done for fraud or such am i...
), it may be better to act remorseful and to plead guilty. 
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