Been caught speeding

How sanctimonious you are.

If you do get a ticket, it's not the end of the world. You can do the speed awareness course instead of getting points on you licence (or you could 15 years ago when it happened to me). The course was totally cringe with lots of shame-faced people shoved in a tiny hotel conference room but actually had great content and was quite interesting.

How hideous.
And the fact you use a ridiculous emoji says it all.

Make sure she got home safely? What planet are you on?

Op, try not to worry.

I've seen these posts before. You're not hoping for anything other than that comfort and glimmer of hope that people have done this before and gotten away with it.

You might, you might not... you'll know on two weeks. Brown envelope and likely speed awareness course.

Sorry, but it's not unkind to say that driving 20mph over the speed limit reeks of sheer selfishness and stupidity. It's merely pointing out the bleeding obvious. I don't feel like being kind to a reckless driver. If you don't receive a speeding fine through the post, then count yourself lucky and use the experience to think about how fast you drive in future, even if it's only to avoid a fine, rather than giving a hoot about other road users. Same result I guess.

I'm terrified of driving on country roads because of people who drive on them far too fast.

I don't see what the issue is. If you speed, you might get a fine, points or a speed awareness course. Presumably anyone who drives 20mph over the limit is comfortable with all of those potential outcomes, otherwise they wouldn't speed.

And no, I've never driven at 80 in a 60 zone. Can't say that I've never nudged over the speed limit, but certainly nowhere to that extent. Not sure how that's being 'holier than thou'.

@Oblomov22 my son was hit by a car. His fault, he ran out from behind a parked car. Very very luckily, the small car was being driven at about 20mph. If it had been going at 34 he'd be dead and the drivers in jail. So maybe we should stop thinking it's "easy" to go over the limit. It's also easy not to. its what speedometers are for.

Think of it this way, you were driving 1/3 rd, 33% over the limit. Would you drive at 40 in a 30 not expect to be prosecuted?
I think you have had a lucky escape.

It would be nice to see the speed limits in this country enforced and for people like the OP to lose their licence, if only for a few months. Doing 65 in a 60 is about 10% over the limit but doing 80 is more than 30% and would make a massive difference to hazard perception, response time and braking distance. It doesn’t sound like this was a one-off, only that there may have been a police car around this time. People who have lost loved ones to dangerous drivers aren’t inclined to ‘be kind’ to them.

My cousin and his dog got killed by a speeding car just before Christmas while he was out on a walk. Bit sad you’re only concerned about a fine

Presumably this was on a rural road with a speed limit of 60 as you have said there were no lights? You're lucky you didn't end up wrapped round a tree, it would probably be safer for the rest of us if you had tbh. I hope you do get a fine, and points.

If they were going to prosecute you they would have pulled you over. They probably ran your registration through the police National computer saw everything was in order and as it was late followed you to make sure you got home safe or they just happened to be going in the same direction. Either way it sounds like you need to be checking your mirrors a bit more often when you’re driving as well as slowing down.

It's easy to run someone over if you're that oblivious to what you're doing, too.

Hey OP. I think it's really easy to unconsciously drive a bit faster very late at night when there's no-one else on the road and you're just trying to get home. It's not ideal but it's nothing like doing 50 in a 30 when there are kids around or the roads are busy.

I really, really don't think you'll hear any more. They'd have pulled you over on the spot, and also breathalysed you (probably but not definitely) for driving fast late at night.

But definitely view it as a lucky escape and try to keep an eye on your speedometer when it's late. I have to focus to make sure I don't speed. I find when it's very late, the roads are empty and I'm thinking about stuff as I drive, it's easy for the speed to creep up. So maybe just try to make an extra effort to stick to the limit - you don't want this kind of scare again as next time it could be a ticket and points.

I'm pretty sure you'll be OK.

Another poster requiring all replies to "be kind" , or in other words agree with OP.

You post, you get replies. Stop trying to control that.

As others have said they need specific equipment to issue a speeding ticket.

Police can obviously pull you over for driving dangerously, but that didn’t happen here.

If she does get a letter, she probably won't be entitled to a speed awareness course because of how far over the limit she was.

DH was caught speeding a couple of years ago and if you were more than a certain amount over the limit it was straight to a fine and points. I can't remember the cut off for a court appearance though.

It’s easy to speed when you don’t think or care about the consequences.

It’s easy to speed when you decide to put other road users at risk of maiming or death.

It’s easy to speed when you don’t care about the most vulnerable road users like children and elderly pedestrians.

It’s easy to speed when you think your time is more important than other people’s safety.

It’s easy to speed when you think you’re a better driver than everyone else - even though you don’t have the brains to spot a police car.

It’s easy to speed until you kill someone.

Posted too soon, I meant to add - if they’ve evidenced you.

they would very likely have pulled you over unless they had bigger fish to fry that night.

You’ll probably get a speed awareness course letter OP. It’s unlikely you will be up before the magistrates if that’s what is worrying you.

It's really easy to speed. I see people speeding every day on 20,30,40 roads, 60 roads. 80 on a motorway. It's easy to do above 34 on a 30 road.

I think you will be fine as they would have pulled you over at the time. Learn from this though, 20mph over the speed limit is really shitty behaviour.