Speeding question

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Hi all - long story short my husband thinks he might have been zapped by a police car in a lay by for speeding; brand new 30 mph zone straight after a 50 zone near to his childhood home so he knows the roads like the back of his hands. Neither of us thought he was speeding and he's a very safe driver; we had our 3 week old in the car so please no judgement for speeding as we really thought the limit was 50; waste of time to tell me he's a dangerous driver etc because that's nonsense. Rural road etc. Anyway; neither of us have ever had speeding fines etc in the past; what's the worst that can happen? We think we were doing about 45 (max) in a 30 zone. Any advice welcome. Thanks!

6 points and a fine.

If he has been caught speeding he'll soon get a letter through the post - I think it has to be within a timeframe of the offence, maybe 14 days? Within a certain threshold he might be offered a choice of either points and a fine or attending a speed awareness course but I think over that threshold there's no option, just the points and fine.

Thanks all. Does anyone know what the fine is?

DH thinks it's 3 points and £100 fine.

I've googled for you

www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/blog/speeding-fines-tickets-how-much-to-pay

£100 was the old fine.

41 - 50 in a 30 is a band B; so the RAC says 4-6 points and 100% of his weekly income as a fine.

www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/speeding-fines/

Minimum fine 100 and minimum 3 points for any offence. But if he was doing more than 40 it's a 'band b' offence - see pic

www.gov.uk/speeding-penalties

If he was a very safe driver he would have noticed the new signage. He may be offered a speed awareness course which benefits drivers who are full of answers as to why it is not their fault.

He might be offered the speed awareness course. Costs about £100 but means no points. I've done it. It was actually useful.

Thanks so much all. @Stevienickssleeves thanks for your two pennyworth; I'm not rising though.

When new speed limits come in the council installs plenty of signage. I know you’re feeling defensive but the fact remains he can’t have been very attentive to the road conditions if he missed all the warning signage.

There was one 30 sign about 50 years after the 50 sign & the police were in a lay-by opposite the new 30 sign. I get that people vehemently hate speeding - so do I / we. It was a genuine mistake and my husband is so concerned. But that's all I'm going to say now- thanks for all the advice :-)

*yards not years