I am a wanted man

[proser]

If you have no points already I am nearly 100% positive they'll give you an option to go on the speed awareness course. If so go on it - you'll enjoy it. It's two years since I've been on mine and I tell you I'm a better driver for it.

Got caught on camera a few months back, but no offer of a speed awareness course, just the straight £60/3 points

 

[Gollom]

Got caught on camera a few months back, but no offer of a speed awareness course, just the straight £60/3 points

I think I am right in saying that not all authorities run the courses

 

[chord]

I think I am right in saying that not all authorities run the courses

That's been my experience.

 

[markmifsud]

just the straight £60/3 points

and then the additional loading on your insurance for the next 3 years

 

[Howard]

Didn't think you had to tell your insurance for three points for speeding.

 

[bluevenetian]

Didn't think you had to tell your insurance for three points for speeding.

I think you do have to tell them, but if its your first 3 on a clean licence it shldn't up the premiums -- well it didn't for me

 

[Howard]

I thought it was 6 points + and if you had convictions for serious offences ( drink driving , dangerous driving etc ) .... don't think speeding is taken into account.

 

[Sp!ke]

Nope... you are supposed to declare everything.

In fact you are supposed to declare intended prosecutions before you even get found guilty.

 

[Howard]

Does this vary from company to company as i have never told anyone of my three points that i got ...

Clean licence at the moment though ...... touch wood.

 

[Sp!ke]

I don't think so... I suppose it could vary by insurance company but I've yet to see any insurance company not imposing this demand.

 

[markmifsud]

I had £60 fine and 3 points for a parking offence 10:30 in the evening, my insurance (was then Elephant) went up £100. This was due to the 3 points, nothing else

 

[Sp!ke]

Parking on a zig zag by chance?

tut tut.

 

[alanf]

Think you have to tell them but there not over bothered by it.

Alan

 

[markmifsud]

Parking on a zig zag by chance?

tut tut.

well not parked, I stopped. but I was in the car. and the bit I stopped on was recessed back from the road, so there was no obstruction. That will teach me to avoid the bus lanes and stop out of the way eh....

 

[Sp!ke]

Its not so much the physical obstruction issue but visibility and distraction that is reason for the the strict enforcement of parking or stopping on zig zags.

 

[renault12ts]

We've all been there.

I was lucky: In 1981 I was stopped by police using a hand held device travelling at 51 in a 30. I was duly given a £40 fine by the magistrate. A month later I was stopped again for similar ( steep learning curve ) 60 miles away from the first offence.

Again a trip to court. Thinking to myself , ban ,fine etc, but no, when reading out the charge "no previous" was the last thing to be said. The first offence, in those days took quite a bit of time to circulate all the various courts.

 

[Spinal]

We've all been there.

I was lucky: In 1981 I was stopped by police using a hand held device travelling at 51 in a 30. I was duly given a £40 fine by the magistrate. A month later I was stopped again for similar ( steep learning curve ) 60 miles away from the first offence.

Again a trip to court. Thinking to myself , ban ,fine etc, but no, when reading out the charge "no previous" was the last thing to be said. The first offence, in those days took quite a bit of time to circulate all the various courts.

When I'm sure you duly set the record straight... right?

 

[camerafodder]

Does this vary from company to company as i have never told anyone of my three points that i got ...

Well you have now...bruuuuhahahhhahahhhahaa

 

[crockers]

Didn't think you had to tell your insurance for three points for speeding.

This is the standard declaration

Have you ever been convicted of any motoring offences during the past 5 years, or is there any prosecution pending?

Does this vary from company to company as i have never told anyone of my three points that i got ...

Clean licence at the moment though ...... touch wood..

If your licence is now clean and you can say no to the above declaration - then don't worry about it. If you can't say no then technically your insurer can void your policy in the event of a claim. It is unusual to load for the first 3 pts so if I was you I would call them and declare it.

 

[HR17]

Hand yourself in and make sure you don't drop the soap in the showers.