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Speeding Ticket?!

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Speeding · 23/06/2017 16:08

Sorry I am posting here for traffic.

Is there anyway I can check if I got a speeding ticket before it comes in the post?

Thank-you in advance.

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PickleSarnie · 23/06/2017 16:49

speeding does not kill
Hmm

Sorry but that's total bullshit. The faster you go, the less reaction time you have, the more likely you won't be able to take appropriate actions.

On 30 roads (which I appreciate you weren't on) then speeding at, say 40, significantly increased the chance of killing a pedestrian.

Ffs. Perhaps a speed awareness course would do you some good.

IHateUncleJamie · 23/06/2017 16:49

This sort of fuckwittage really irritates me: Why the police don't have something better to do I don't know.

I'm only surprised you didn't add "Why aren't they out catching burglars/terrorists" etc.

I can hardly be bothered to explain how some speed enforcement vans are operated by the Council, not the Police....or that there are (a precious few) dedicated Road Policing Units who (oddly enough) are different from CID and Intervention officers...or that the revenue from speeding tickets goes to the Treasury not the Police.

Not to mention the fact that if your child/spouse/parent was killed or seriously injured by a speeding motorist I have no doubt you'd be ranting at the Police and demanding justice. 😐

Have a Biscuit

buggerthebotox · 23/06/2017 16:51

I went on one of those courses the other week and I was shocked at how a small increase in speed can affect a victim's chances of being killed outright.

Better to suck it up and stick within the limit. Smile

orangeandmango · 23/06/2017 16:53

Speeding does NOT kill.
Dangerous driving kills.

Speeding IS dangerous driving.

Expect a ticket within a few days if you got caught. Tbh you need to go on a speed awareness course if you think speeding isn't an issue.

NerrSnerr · 23/06/2017 16:56

'Why the police don't have something better to do I don't know.'

Really? Maybe they'd be busy solving real crimes if people didn't speed?

I say that as someone who has been caught before- no excuses, I was doing 36 in a 30 and was 100% my fault. When I did my course it was full of dickheads moaning about the police and how it wasn't their fault as it was an unfamiliar road/ in a hurry/ hidden van. Whether you agree with the speed limit or whatever you did the crime so take the punishment.

Mollyboom · 23/06/2017 17:03

You will have an NIP in the post within 14 days if you were caught, you are legally obliged to complete this with your details. Depending on the speed and your licence you may be offered a Speed awareness course as an alternative to points and a fine. Speeding does kill. Look at the statistics for the survival rates of a pedestrian hit at 30mph as opposed to 40. I appreciate yours was on a dual carriageway but obviously the faster you are going you will have less reaction time. Anyways not preaching.

littlebird7 · 23/06/2017 17:04

Do you remember what speed you were doing roughly? The speeding guidelines have just changed.

honeyroar · 23/06/2017 17:07

Speeding does kill!

If you were caught speeding and it's your first time you may be able to do a speed awareness course - it would teach you why speeding kills. Sounds like you could learn something from one.

SprinklesandIcecream · 23/06/2017 17:07

In the nicest way possible, you were speeding and were not acutely aware of your surroundings. Which makes your driving unsafe. If others managed to see the police van and slow down and you didn't then you are risking it even more.

stuntcamel · 23/06/2017 17:07

Speeding IS dangerous driving

^ this

DarylDixonsJockstrap · 23/06/2017 17:10

My first Biscuit OP

Try telling my mother that speeding doesn't kill...when my brother was killed in a hit and run by someone driving 60 in a 30!

WeAllHaveWings · 23/06/2017 17:14

Yes I know I shouldn't have been speeding but I am a professional driver

A professional driver who makes poor judgements such as risking their career and lives for the sake of arriving at their destination a couple of minutes error.

Even as a professional driver (which would be anything from a delivery driver to a ambulance driver) you cannot account for others actions which may require evasive action which becomes more dangerous at higher speeds.

feathermucker · 23/06/2017 17:16

Speeding doesn't kill

Yes, it fucking does! Personal experience of it.

Dangerous driving does
Speeding is dangerous driving!! FFS!

Don't try and excuse it. The Police are there to do exactly the sort of thing they were doing.

No sympathy whatsoever.

user1492958275 · 23/06/2017 17:19

Next time you're speeding to make it home to your poorly kid, remember we are ALL trying to get home. Most of us would like to make it back alive.

Your daughter being poorly is not an excuse to endanger life.

Anyways, ticket should take a few days. How much were you speeding? Are you likely to be offered the course now the new laws are in?

trulybadlydeeply · 23/06/2017 17:21

Sorry OP, but there's some really insensitive, dangerous comments on this thread.

Speeding is still illegal even if your child is unwell. If they were that ill I would hope that the person looking after them had called the emergency services, rather than you having to break the law, and put your own and others lives at risk to get there.

plominoagain · 23/06/2017 17:21

If you are a professional driver , then you will of course be aware of the Fatal Four - the biggest reasons , identified by Department of Transport statistics , which are compiled from data taken from every accident report compiled by police . They are of course :

1 INAPPROPRIATE SPEED

  1. Using a mobile whilst driving .
  2. Not wearing a seatbelt .
  3. Drink or drug driving .

If you have no points on your licence then you'll get offered a speed awareness course , where you can moan about being victimised to other idiots .

littlebird7 · 23/06/2017 17:24

I am guessing OP is seriously beginning to regret posting about her speeding ticket on here - jeez.

Alittlepotofrosie · 23/06/2017 17:26

I hope you have been caught if that's your attitude re the police.

littlebird7 · 23/06/2017 17:26

Can I just point out that Op DIDNT actually kill or injure anyone, non one actually died otherwise she would be arrested for dangerous driving. For all we know she may have been just gone over slightly and unintentionally.

Alittlepotofrosie · 23/06/2017 17:28

This time. What about next time?

NavyandWhite · 23/06/2017 17:29

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

littlebird7 · 23/06/2017 17:30

In answer to your question op, by law your ticket has to be issued within 14 days. There is a range of measures that can be taken depending on the speed and other factors such as your location (eg close to a school etc)

WarriorsDance · 23/06/2017 17:31

No harm done @Fieryfighter (at least I hope not, still scanning for viruses!) I should have had the sense to check out the website before clicking on a random link on a chat board Smile

Now, where's that email from the Nigerian Prince that I needed to reply to - poor fella can't cash his £2 million cheque so I'm going to help him out ...

littlebird7 · 23/06/2017 17:34

Navy - we don't know the speed, if it was just a fraction over the limit this is within the expected range. If she was hacking at 98mph well this is a different matter.

I would never condone speeding, my mum was knocked over twice by a car and still has terrible scars. I have never done it because I saw first hand the damage it can cause.

ApocalypseNowt · 23/06/2017 17:34

How do you get classified as a 'very safe driver'?

I haven't been classified as anything....I don't think....

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