Was stopped lastnight for speeding and given 3 points..

[The G.F.P]

id just like to add in 17 years of driving ive been done for speeding twice and both times i paid up and did not moan as although 1 was sneaky the other i deserved and currently have a clean licence

yes if they added a free 5mph pass to every limit then people would then do another few ontop and then moan if they were just over again

police where i live are all lovly people anyway

 

[Crazyjester900]

mmmm,

that took a long time to READ!

Well done

 

[Donza]

Situation sorted.

Went to police station. Was greeted by an extrmely helpful officer (not the other joey i saw a few days ago, who ran to a guy in the back to ask for advice). Was extremely helpful and told me i would have to go through the paper route for getting points on my licence. I recieve a summons, tick guilty and then give a reason as to why i have extenuating circumstances (no licence) and send along with my licence and a cheque for 60 quid.

I have just filled a D1 form and sent the bloody thing to Swansea of all places. Why this is the only place in the UK that gives out Registrations/licences is beyond me. I was told that even though i sent the docs by special delivery. It would take one day longer than normal to process. Reason being that the place where the forms are printed off and sent first class is different to a warehouse for special orders. Morons

Completely stupid process with too many people involved..

Thanks for responses.

Lesson to be learned: Make sure i update my licence to a photo one and carry round at all times!

 

[scumbag]

(not the other joey i saw a few days ago, who ran to a guy in the back to ask for advice). !

you like to make friends don't you?

 

[Donza]

you like to make friends don't you?

I have enough friends mr e-buddy.

 

[AndyS]

like if the kid had been hit by him with his dogvan it would not be a similar result.

And you could have added bits of pooch to the equation..

 

[recycled]

Glad you sorted it out.
Like i say it is a long and outdated process. you would think it would be as efficient as the fine collecting process

 

[Donza]

Glad you sorted it out.
Like i say it is a long and outdated process. you would think it would be as efficient as the fine collecting process

The process alone is a deterrant for speeding in my opinion.

I pay road Tax for both my vehicles and Pay my Council Tax which funds the Police and now they are robbing me on the way to work where funny enough I pay Income Tax for their salaries too. Yet Mr Joy Rider lying in his sack after another night racing another persons pride and joy and then torching it, not even worried about the licence he hasn’t got, living on his dole money with the housing benefit looking after his roof.

Or better yet, maybe most people on this site have money to burn and near enough have a heart attack when their needle goes slightly above 40 in a 40mph zone. Give me a break...

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[Mark300SL]

Yet Mr Joy Rider lying in his sack after another night racing another persons pride and joy and then torching it, not even worried about the licence he hasn’t got, living on his dole money with the housing benefit looking after his roof.

When they catch him though - its off to court - although the outcome might not be what the general public actually want as most feel the courts are far too lean on the joyriding/uninsured offenders.
You on the other hand got a warning, a small financial penalty and went on your merry way. One of the two trips to the local nick could have been avoided
I always carry my photocard licence with me and I have never been asked to produce the counterpart. As the licence actually fits in my wallet I dont see it as a major issue or breach of my rights. Its my choice to carry it!


I think its accepted that most people on here speed to some degree on a fairly regular basis, but most of us do have a licence to produce and wouldn't moan quite as much about a single speeding conviction being completely so completely "unfair".

 

[st4]

we can no longer accept responsibility for our actions.

interesting statement and one I find a tad on the harsh side, complaining re a speeding fine for a 5mph is hardly not accepting responsibilty. The OP is paying his fine, and sorting his licence out.

Responsibility doesn't come into it, underhand surveillence tactics, pedantic rules and their pedantic enforcement (at times) will naturally cause discontment. You must either have a very different mindset to most not to see this.

 

[recycled]

some of us just live in different generations and responsibilty taking may mean different things

 

[st4]

some of us just live in different generations and responsibilty taking may mean different things

I'll say this hand on heart, if I were cought doing 31mph in a 30 I'd feel a little p155ed off with the system, no degree of slack or courtesy for a mild breach. if I was cought and punished for doing say 90mph on mway, I'd say fair cop, I was speeding and deserve the punishment.

 

[Mark300SL]

interesting statement and one I find a tad on the harsh side, complaining re a speeding fine for a 5mph is hardly not accepting responsibilty. The OP is paying his fine, and sorting his licence out.

It would be interesting to see what speed the OP was actually clocked at? - I know of quite a few people stopped who were given the lower of 2 possible figures. TBH I would not be overly happy to be pulled over for a genuine indicated 45 in a 40, but I would be a lot happier to be hit with 45 when I was actually doing 55!
Its only a matter of time for me getting a ticket, though I dont speed excessively and drive in a manner that doesnt draw too much attention to me. I'm sure all the bashers will be happy when I have one of these £60 tickets and the associated points to my name - but I probably wont feel the need to post about it

As the thread is getting very little attention from our police members (for obvious reasons) I probably wont get the answer as to how lenient they actually are on average with speeders. It would be interestign to find out if the "MBClub coppers" have ever actually ticketed someone for 45 in a 40 out of spite

I am sure there are some coppers who are the sort of people who are just set to have an easy a life as possible, the ones who do target legal motorists just to score points. Tarring everyone with the same brush however cant be good for the good coppers who genuinely help out on here when they can.

Mark

 

[st4]

It would be interesting to see what speed the OP was actually clocked at? - I know of quite a few people stopped who were given the lower of 2 possible figures. TBH I would not be overly happy to be pulled over for a genuine indicated 45 in a 40, but I would be a lot happier to be hit with 45 when I was actually doing 55!
Its only a matter of time for me getting a ticket, though I dont speed excessively and drive in a manner that doesnt draw too much attention to me. I'm sure all the bashers will be happy when I have one of these £60 tickets and the associated points to my name - but I probably wont feel the need to post about it

An interesting extension of your theme re the clocking of his speed and which figure they took would be to look @ the speedo error in his car.

Policeman has accurate speedo, donza's will over read. Policeman says Donza did 45mph, donza's speedo could have been reading 48mph. Doesn't really matter but it would mean Donza's perceived speed he was doing was a fair bit higher than the limit and worthy of a pull over

If Donza's speedo was reading 45 and his true speed would be less than that, and extrememly pedantic to ticket him for a breach of 3mph.

As the thread is getting very little attention from our police members (for obvious reasons) I probably wont get the answer as to how lenient they actually are on average with speeders. It would be interestign to find out if the "MBClub coppers" have ever actually ticketed someone for 45 in a 40 out of spite

I am sure there are some coppers who are the sort of people who are just set to have an easy a life as possible, the ones who do target legal motorists just to score points. Tarring everyone with the same brush however cant be good for the good coppers who genuinely help out on here when they can.

Mark

No but the MBclub coppers may not be indicative of the wider force

 

[pammy]

An interesting extension of your theme re the clocking of his speed and which figure they took would be to look @ the speedo error in his car.

Policeman has accurate speedo, ...........If Donza's speedo was reading 45 and his true speed would be less than that, and extrememly pedantic to ticket him for a breach of 3mph.

Donza will have been tagged using calibrated equipment - not a speedo. I mentioned earlier how he had been advised his speed was erratic so it is quite likely he was done for the lower of the speeds he was travelling at.
So if he was tagged at 45 - then his speedo will have quite likely been showing 48/49mph or more, at the slowest.

Many traffic cops will do you for the lesser offence, sometimes depending on your attitude as has been mentioned earlier. But none that I'm aware of will do you out of spite! But some members are happier believing they will and that's their prerogative.

One member who is a traffic officer cannot respond as he's at work - not persecuting innocent motorists, but trying to ensure our roads are safe. He does tend to deal with people from the safety aspect which excess speed is often a critical and sometimes fatal factor.

 

[gina2201]

No where does Donza say his speed was erratic, fluctuating a few miles an hour up and down surely does not constitute erratic speed? I for one am never at a constant 40mph say, put foot on pedal, ease it off, on, off, or find a nice balance, whatever. Erratic is surely not that? I am not sticking up for him but it seems unfair to brandish someone a fool or otherwise for getting caught. We've all done it haven't we? Fair enough if you haven't. But lets all calm down, he's paid up, accepted responsibilty hasn't he?

Tea anyone?

 

[robert.saunders]

Went to police station. Was greeted by an extrmely helpful officer (not the other joey i saw a few days ago... I have just filled a D1 form and sent the bloody thing to Swansea of all places. Why this is the only place in the UK that gives out Registrations/licences is beyond me... Morons

I pay road Tax for both my vehicles and Pay my Council Tax which funds the Police and now they are robbing me on the way to work where funny enough I pay Income Tax for their salaries too... Give me a break...

Clearly, you're upset after being caught out. I guess it really is everyone else's fault isn't it? First the "joey" you saw, then can you believe you had to fill some forms in! Crazy world! I can't believe there's a central processing centre for licences either, must be really efficient that one. Sounds like they really are total "morons" to me. That'll be their fault too.

And clearly, it's only to be expected the Police will rob you of some £££s and give your shiny new licence some hard-earned points for failing to watch your speed. Which must be their fault too, for doing their job.

 

[scumbag]

well thats what happens when you sit under an elephant

 

[pammy]

No where does Donza say his speed was erratic, fluctuating a few miles an hour up and down surely does not constitute erratic speed?

Apparantly I was 5 miles over the limit. But my speed was going "up and down"

....... he had been advised his speed was erratic ........

I didn't say Donza said - he said he had been told and it is relevant as it is likely he was going more than 5mph over and done for the lower excess speed - if that isn't a contradiction in terms

 

[gina2201]

Ok fair enough! perhaps he won't be doing it again in the near future!

Mind you one person's erratic, is not anothers! My sister says my driving is, (which it isn't) and the other night, her mates' spilled the beans and said hers was! :S