speeding

I have just received an e-mail from a friend in France regarding new speeding regs, it makes scary reading. Starting June 2003, if you're caught speeding 30 kms over the speed limit, you'll loose your license for three years. Apparently, this now also applies for all EC members. Speeding...

Was driving home, and took a road I never use just because i couldnt be bothered to take my usual road with speed bumps one it. Got pulled over by a traffic cop with a laser gun or some sort. Turns out i was doing 54.7mph in a 30. Got issued a fixed penalty notice, £60 fine and 3 points. My...

"The Duke of Gloucester who is president of the Institute of Advanced Motorists has been banned from driving for six months for speeding." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4120545.stm

I have just received a Xmas message from Essex Police. Notice of intention to prosecute! ' Failing to conform with a temporary 40mph speed limit within road works on the M11 and M25 in the vicinity of the Theydon Interchange, Essex.' 'The speed of the vehicle was 53mph in a 40mph limit.' Any...

Try telling that to Gordon Brown. Police Accepting Toys in Exchange for Payment of Tickets RANSON, West Virginia- If you have a speeding ticket in Ranson, you may want to head to the toy store. As a part of their program `Slow Down for the Holidays,` Ranson Police are dismissing...

A "source" close to the magistrates bench in Kent told me today that they are toughening up on speeding in the county and that 100mph can cost you up to a 3 year ban for a first offence but that when possible a short custodial sentence would be handed down in order to get the message home dont...

I always knew the authorities had a low tolerance of law breaking motorists in Finland, I remember the father of a work colleague who spent 9 months as a labourer on the runway extention at Helsinki airport for drink driving, and that was over 20 years ago. But I heard this on the news today...

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Only got time for a quickie this morning;) so here's something that may interest you - will be back later to join in the fun you've been having:D Friday 23 January 2004 06:48am 'Speeding laws may be changed' Speeding law changes that could spare thousands of drivers from bans have been...

Frankly Brian I think you were wrong to abitrarily close the post. It was annoying you? So? Do you have more rights on this forum than the rest of us? Surely as moderator you should need more reasons for action than your being irritated. You just sit there and decide what is good and not good...

link Is the current government taking the pi$$? :rolleyes: S.

Lots of people are disappointed that France is beginning to enforce speed limits. Living here I am very happy about this. Seeing someone doing 60mph through my village does not make me happy, when it is a tourist then that is even more annoying. My kids are out there so I have a right to be...

Just been reading through the AA website before I jolly off dans le Continent and have just seen that the French Police as well as handing out very stiff fines will now confiscate 'on-the-spot' the licenses of any EU Driving Licence Holders they catch doing more than 25kph over the limit...

I just got back from France day before new year, I new the last time I went they were slowing down speeding due to the police clamping down. This time I arrived of the shuttle got on the motorway couldn't believe nearly all the people were doing about the speed limit 80mph. So I stuck to...

Tut tut silly me caught again :confused: :( Now I am going to have to invest in a camera detector. I was doing 35 in a 30 zone, I thought these cameras were set up to catch anyone doing over speed limit plus 10% plus 2 to alow for "errors" that makes 35 so 36 is trigger level!! Any one...

Driving to work this morning, keeping with the flow of the traffic (~40 in a non-built up 30 - why it's 30 i'll never know), admittidely my mind was elsewhere. Looked in my mirror and there's a jam sandwich following Nooooooo :crazy: My lovely clean license. Then his lights come on and my...

As I have mentioned previously, We have our holiday in the S/France in a couple of weeks. Now, although I saw no evidence of this the last time I drove in France (Paris to my front door in 4hrs!) I have been told this: When you enter a toll road your ticket is of course time stamped, then...

On the Motorway near Leeds the other day, Roadworks sign ahead and temporary 50 MPH limit. I backed off ( anticipating the roadworks ahead) and by the time I went through them was doing 50. Got pulled over a few miles up the road and was told that for 0.138 miles after the 50 limit I was doing...