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Think I've been caught doing 60mph in a 30... what will happen

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Shouldhavenotdonethat · 22/02/2019 20:30

So I'm likely to get flamed for this I know

I've been driving for 15 years. No convictions, no crashes. I'm generally very careful and a considerate road user

Today i was driving down a country lane that leads to the edge of a town. They are in the process of building a housing estate on the edge of the town and have now made it an immediate 30mph from a 60 as you come towards the edge of this new estate. I went through the 30 sign at 60, slowing down as I was going along. Then spotted a police van with a camera pointing out of the back of it Sad just up the road

How much trouble am I in?

I was slowing down before I hit the urban bit, but I Definately was still doing 60 as I went through the 30 limit sign.

I'm so stressed i feel sick with worry.

If i lose my license i lose my job

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TrixieFranklin · 10/05/2019 13:57

RTFT people Hmm

Fraxion · 10/05/2019 13:57

Wait, there are roads that go straight from 60 to 30?

There are even ones that go from 70 to 30!

Coronapop · 10/05/2019 13:59

If the police record your speed as 60mph you will probably need to go to court and get a Band C fine – six penalty points and a fine of 125-175% of your weekly income. You can also be disqualified for between seven and 56 days. The court will not necessarily disqualify you especially if you have an otherwise clean driving record. I would advise considering getting a solicitor if the case does go to court as they know the sorts of things to say in mitigation. With luck the speed recorded will be lower and the penalty will be less.

LizzieSiddal · 10/05/2019 14:00

This happened to me recently. The limit had changed from 50 to 30 and I didn’t notice. There was a speed police van and I was convinced I’d be in big trouble. Two months later and I haven’t heard a thing. I wonder if they do it to make people take notice of the speed reduction, without finding everyone.

LizzieSiddal · 10/05/2019 14:01

Read the thread people

Nothing happened to the OP.

Lovemusic33 · 10/05/2019 14:02

60 in a 30 is pretty serious in the eyes of the law. You will probably get a hefty fine and 6 points. If you were under 40mph you would get 3 points or the chance to do the course.

No point I stressing now, what’s done is done.

Acis · 10/05/2019 14:03

February thread, people, nothing happened to OP.

bebeboeuf · 10/05/2019 14:05

You won’t get offered a speed awareness course at that speed, you are above the bracket.

I think you’re also above the bracket for just 3 points.

MadamMMA · 10/05/2019 14:09

Wouldn't the police have gone after OP if they clocked her doing double the speed limit or are these vans unmanned?

C1u4toff · 10/05/2019 14:11

About 9 years ago my oh got caught doing 30 over the speed limit and lost his licence. It will completely depend on what speed they clocked You at Over the 30mph sign. I would most definitely expect points and a fine

mummyhaschangedhername · 10/05/2019 14:21

Glad you were fine OP.

Justaboy · 10/05/2019 14:22

This incident happened in Mid Febuary this year read all the blinking thread!!

Mitzimaybe · 10/05/2019 14:23

Well done for coming back and updating, OP.

MadamMMA · 10/05/2019 14:27

Not everyone has the time or inclination to read the thread, get over it.

MrsBethel · 10/05/2019 14:30

Well done OP. Lesson learned and it came for free!

Acis · 10/05/2019 14:32

Not everyone has the time or inclination to read the thread, get over it.

It takes all of two minutes (at most) to read the OP's posts. Surely it makes sense to do that, at the very least, not least because with a thread of this length it's virtually inevitable that things will have moved on.

MadamMMA · 10/05/2019 14:42

I don't know how to see just the OP posts and some threads get to way over 10 pages within a day or two.

Lifecraft · 10/05/2019 15:14

Not everyone has the time or inclination to read the thread, get over it.

Then you risk coming across as an idiot

  1. OP post in Feb - my husband has a nasty cough. AIBU to be worried.
  2. OP post in March - just been told it's terminal lung cancer.
  3. OP post in April - He died yesterday
  4. MadamMMA in May - don't worry about it OP, it'll just be a bug, he'll be fine.
Confusedbeetle · 10/05/2019 15:18

I just got 3 points and £100 fine for doing 36. You wont be offered a speed awareness course doing that much over the limit. Dont get so stressed, just take the punishment and move on. You will find out fairly quickly. Whats done is done

MadamMMA · 10/05/2019 15:20

Grin As if! Grin

LittleRedMushroom · 10/05/2019 15:25

AFAIK the law allow for a 10% error in their instrument reading which means if it reads 66 mph, they take that as 60. Also car speedos tend to read high - so if it says 60 you were probably doing a couple of mph under that.
So you will probably be under 60 which is points and a fine.

LittleRedMushroom · 10/05/2019 15:25

Sorry - didn't see update.

Lifecraft · 10/05/2019 15:43

@confusedbeetle-You will find out fairly quickly.

Indeed, they have to send out the NIP in 14 days. This happened in Feb, and you are posting advice 3 months later telling her she will find out fairly quick!!! Grin

RTFT

Lifecraft · 10/05/2019 15:45

AFAIK the law allow for a 10% error in their instrument reading

Wrong. It's a calibrated laser, it's accurate to a ridiculous degree. What isn't accurate is your speedo. If that says 60, you were doing less than 60, probably 56/7.

havingtochangeusernameagain · 10/05/2019 15:47

It's the kind of bit that everyone just sails through at a higher speed and slows down gradually

And you should absolutely be able to do this. Slamming your brakes on as you come into a 30 limit is more dangerous than slowing down naturally in my opinion, unless you are going downhill and won't slow down. There need to be countdown markers when there is a big difference in speed, rather than a sudden 30 limit when the road has been 50 or 60 beforehand. They have them in some areas but not all.

I'm glad it was all ok OP.