Caught doing 87 on an A road - stupid - what will happen?

[Speeding87stupid]

We were on holiday, road was empty and we were rushing to get to a check in.

Just got home and received a scary letter in the post from the police.

I know it was monumentally stupid. Will write back immediately saying yes it was me.

I’ve never had a speeding fine - can’t believe I was so stupid, I never usually speed.

What will they do - will I lose my licence?

Lesson learned. If what you say is true, that you’ve never done this before and realise how dangerous and stupid this was, hopefully you’ll never do it again.

Points on your presumably clean licence are most likely.

I live near the A64 and have to use it everyday to get to work. Every week there is a report of a fatal accident somewhere along the A64, it’s usually as a result of someone speeding. People think the road is quiet and safe but it’s a bit of an accident black spot.

to be honest, 87 is too fast for anywhere on there, and you deserve to be caught speeding. Points only, probably at that speed, and hopefully this is a lesson to you to slow the fuck down.

Did you miss the bit where OP says she doesn’t normally speed ?

Thanks for the good laugh this morning

Yes, countless referrals are made by the police each year for CP concerns due to a parent getting caught speeding. Yes they really are.

I would be wary as my friend that was way over the threshold didn’t get offered points or speed awareness but had to go to court. Hopefully it will just be points for the op but it’s bad advice to be complacent and to say it will definitely just be points just because that’s what happened to you.

There’s nothing misogynistic about calling out some of the ridiculously OTT comments here. OP said in her first post that she’d never done it before and was never likely to do it again, having learned her lesson. She asked for an idea of the penalty she was likely to face, and instead she’s had fifteen pages of merciless judgement calling her everything from reckless to a chid abuser. And l’d lay a pound to a penny that the most judgemental posters are coming from a place of guilt knowing they’ve done exactly the same thing. We’ve all driven over the speed limit at some point. Anyone who says they haven’t is deluding themselves.

You get 3 points and fine for going a little bit over the limit. However as you were considerably over the limit this will be much more serious and a possible court appearance.

This happened to a friend of ours.

He had to go to court to explain himself and got a serious telling off and too right as well.

What will it take for you to learn your lesson?

I got caught doing 87 in a 70 last year. It was night time and an empty motorway. I was on my way to mum mum who had fallen and was waiting for an ambulance. First time I’ve ever had a speeding offence.

I got 3 points and a £100 fine. You won’t go to court for this,

I'm sorry you've had the pile on @Speeding87stupid.

We live in Surrey and regularly drive on the A64. It's an easy road to put your foot down on when you are used to the perpetual congestion down here. Notwithstanding it doesn't make it right.

I'm old enough to remember when it was pretty routine to do 80/90 on motorways before cameras but do agree that nowadays 87 is tanky although I confess, occasionally I have to catch myself at 80mph. dons hard hat for the perfect MNet drivers

I think you'll get three points and a heavy fine. Possibly about £1000 but depends on your earnings. Doesn't seem so bad compared to my 3 points and a £100 for doing 24 in a 20 at 7am on an empty road! I couldn't do the speed awareness course because I'd got 3 points 15 months before for doing 35 in a 30 in the York one way system.

You will need to brace for higher insurance premiums for a few years due to the points. Therein lies the real punishment.

By the way, if I had been going at 86, I would have got the chance for a speed awareness course instead of the points. There is an ‘allowance’ above the limit for the speed awareness course and I was 1 mile over it.

I think it’s dangerous to speed whoever is in the vehicle with you. That’s a given. You’re putting yourself and others - including other road users - at risk. I think singling out children for a special mention is overstating the case to suit your own narrative of over dramatisation. OP said in her very first post that she’s never speeded before and has learned her lesson - sounds to me as though the speed at which she was clocked has shaken her, so she’ll be very aware of the potential for disaster. But it doesn’t change the fact that posters are still wading in after 15 pages and saying the same thing over and over again. Yes, we know speeding is dangerous. But OP asked for advice on the potential penalty, not to be lectured like some naughty kid.

And how many of the posters wading in can out hand on heart and say they’ve never been over the speed limit ?

We have speed limits and what the law deems appropriate levels of punishment for breaking them, which is not throw the key away, ban everyone, throw everyone in prison, take their kids off then. Seriously get a grip. No one condines speeding. We know it’s dangerous. I have been driving over 30 years and have never been done for any driving offence. The OP will likely get points, a fine, increased insurance and feel rightly chastened and will be more careful going forward. What the hell else do you expect?

Agree. It’s batshit. Fifteen pages of indignant, self congratulatory lecturing and very few posters actually addressing what OP actually asked !

Do you find comprehension difficult or do you just like having a pop at someone?

The guidelines have already been explained and UK laws aren't based on ideas like 'a little bit'. This won't go to court she wasn't going fast enough.

She was speeding and she acknowledges this..it is clear she has no intention of doing so again. This isn't a regular thing, she doesn't need a wake up call to 'slow the fuck down'.

As for PP mentioning social services, you must live on a different planet.

It's really dismaying to see how blood thirsty for retribution some women seem to be.

If you do lose your licence, then whose fault is it? Consequences for your own actions…don’t speed it’s simple…you’re “feeling bad” about it now, purely because you’re worried you might lose your licence, don’t do it in the first place
Be glad that you didn’t hurt someone with your selfishness

Agreed but there is also quite a lot of blanket thinking and naivety in this thread as if speeding is 'dangerous' and your children arent safe but your children are safe if you're not speeding.

Cars are dangerous to pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. Thats a fact. There are ways of driving that increase the risk but its a risky endeavor.

I see a lot worse driving daily, including outside schools, to get this het up about someone making one mistake.

Its he ones driving on mobiles on school drops, or mounting pavements to park on double yellow lines outside schools or driving at lollipop ladies who ate the real danger.

It's not a case of being "wary", there are set rules.

I think it's court for thirty over the limit, double the limit, or over a hundred (all of which would be thirty over anyway). I've been to court for speeding, about 85 in a 40 (roadworks on a motorway with reduced speed, about 2am, entirely empty, no one there. Not an urban road or anything) it wasn't too bad. I got six points and a £600 fine (which is based on affordability).

Can you explain why you posted that?
She isn't going to lose her license and she has accepted full responsibility. It's a MN wet dream fantasy of a consequence that isn't going to happen, she's not going to lose her license because what she did isn't bad enough to merit that.

Apart from making yourself feel good, what was the point of saying what you did?

One of the best things about France is that you can drive faster.

Does no-one on here remember the days when one could go for a drive at 4am, put your foot to the floor and hit 100pcm on an empty road and if the police happened to spot you, you were called over, explained it was a performance car, you wouldn't dream of it if there was other traffic about and they nodded, thanked you and said they'd like a go. Befire cameras. Or the thrill of an open top at 70mph and staying dry as the heavens open due to the vortex of speed.

She won't lose her licence though, so your comment is pointless.

I don’t think 87 on a 70 stretch is that shocking. People regularly do over 90 on the motorway (I’m not saying it’s right, but it is common).

The A64 is a horrible dangerous road, people die on it every year - people like you are the reason why

I'm quite shocked by some of lax attitude comments to speeding. Going 87 is not just a clumsy over acceleration on the pedal. It's pretty intentional in my book. If you need to be somewhere at a specific time then set off from your departure five minutes earlier. There is a highway code for a reason.

87 isn't even that quick - obviously if the road was busy it would be reckless, but if it's quiet it's fine I reckon.
That's about what we drive at in France and Germany, perfectly legally.