to think speeding fines are a joke?

[LadyOfTheManor]

I just got a letter saying I was speeding-which is fair, I know I was, and I know where the bastarding mobile camera van caught me. However I was doing 4 miles over the speed limit and they have kindly offered me 6 points an £80 fine and a court hearing for prosecution. It used to be 3 points, £60 and a court hearing if you disputed it. I'm so annoyed, do the police have nothing better to do?

Jesus, times must've changed. That sounds very harsh.

Lol at nothing better to do. If 4miles over isn't overvthen what IS? 5 miles?

YABU if you dont want the fine then dont speed :)

WTF, when did that change?

Six points v irregular. What was limit

Fixed penalties normally offered under 19mph in .. Oh god is it 60/70?

That's odd. I got my first ever one just before Christmas...the letter came on 30th or something. 3 points and a £60 fine. 38 coming into a 30mph zone.

Haven't you seen the adverts about how a few miles an hour makes a big difference in survival rates in anyone getting run over? It is against the law because it is dangerous to drive over the speed limit. YABU.

God I really hate all the po-faced holier-than-thou twattishness on MN whenever anyone mentions minor speeding infringements. Very irritating indeed.

Get off your high-horses and worry about the twats who drive at 60 in 30mph zones, not the people who take their eyes off their speedo for a second too long. I'm sure you'd rather they were watching the road in a busy, built-up area than having their eyes glued to the dashboard to m ake sure they don't sneak over 30 by mistake.

I was doing 34 in a 30 zone, no schools/zebra crossing/pedestrians on the 29th December. IN my defence I was in an alien area picking up a friend 3 hours away.

I don't deny that I was speeding and could kill someone blah blah, I just think that my particular penalty was ridiculous.

I agree. Everyone speeds/ has done. But there does need to be a limit somewhere. Not " well it's 39 but you can do 40"

What was limit ?

Bah, stupid money making scheme

Honeybehappy - i got caught in an area that the high way code described as national speed limit, i came round a corner there it was, and i double checked on the way back if there were any signs, there wasn't but i took the points and the fine, because i didn't wanna get screwed over in court. Its not always so black and white

Are you sure it's 6? Where? It's deffo 3 in most areas. I'd write and query

The ten per cent thing us an urban myth

Inmeant it's 30 butbyou can do 40

Yeah there was no school, there wasn't even any residential properties...I'm usually quite vigilant as I normally have my 10 mo ds in the car. I drive slow around school road markings in case a lollipop lady pops out and startles me.

But the letter says 6 points, the fine and a pending court date.

Have you been on a speed awareness course? I was led to believe that you are caught speeding a second time, you could be given 6 points instead of 3.

and yes it was one of those little vans that park up in the hedges...I saw it and I rang my friend and asked as it was on the other side of the road if it could've "got" me. She said it depended on which way it was facing...and I don't recall, I just remember seeing it and slamming my brakes on, apparently a tad too late.

It's my first "offence".

I'd ring. Ask to speak to legal advisor. Ask why. Won't hurt. How mantbpounts have you now? Are you a totter!

Ah. Def ring then.