OOPS...3 points and a £60 fine

[Dan1982]

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]well it proves not all police are total plonker (to put it nicely) I got pulled over tonight for speeding and he first clocked me doing 103mph but pushed his button when I was doing 91mph, so I am lucky still to have a licence. Well my trips backwards and forwards to Devon are going to take 4 hours rather than 3. I always knew if I was going to get done It would be an unmarked police car, I guess it’s not too bad as I have done the same trip every weekend for over 2 years and only just got done.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Robbo]

Gutted at least its not a ban tho

[gazza]

Very Lucky there mate but hey you takes your chances I guess:)
Just not worth it nowadays, especially when Your livelihood is at stake.

[Dan1982]

I'm not really that botherd, the only thing that is a pain is the £60 comes out of the next heli fund.:(

[Jamin_00]

No doubt most of us speed at some point and will continue to do so till we get caught :(

[acwman]

[quote=Dan1982;355526]I'm not really that botherd, the only thing that is a pain is the £60 comes out of the next heli fund.:([/quote]

..and your insurance premium will go up on next renewal:ack2:

[Biggles]

[quote=acwman;355552]..and your insurance premium will go up on next renewal:ack2:[/quote]

Not necessarily.......got six points and my premium was still lower when it came to renewal......and that was 6 points for ahem.....speeding......But the blade had to go.......the voices inside my head made me do it officer!!!!!!

:hat::hat:

[gazza]

Personally speaking although my car will break more than double the national speed limit as will a lot of cars, I just don't do it on most roads & generally stick to most speed limits wherever possible. Think I'm gettin old:hat:

Been there done that already had the ban, points & fine etc...

Nowadays If I lose my licence I lose my job simple as...Life ruined in a one-er & would it be worth it? Definitely not:)

[Biggles]

Been looking at a new R1 but I need my license intact.....I confess....I like speed but in a car I can stick to the limit.....Just when I am on a bike.....100 feels like 60.

As the copper said to me....."when you get to 12 points there is no bonus round and you don't get a prize".

So I behave myself nowadays but on a bike it is sooooo easily done.

[acwman]

[quote=Biggles;355558]Not necessarily.......got six points and my premium was still lower when it came to renewal......and that was 6 points for ahem.....speeding......But the blade had to go.......the voices inside my head made me do it officer!!!!!!

:hat::hat:[/quote]

Think you will find in your insurance policy that it will state if there are any changes to your policy, you have to let them know.. ie if you are convicted of speeding during your policy, you should theoretically have to let your insurance company know right away.. I doubt they will reduce it then;)

I just recall that every insurance quote that I get, my speeding conviction always bumps the price up a little.

[Dan1982]

well i'm lucky that i dont have to pay the insurance the company i work for dose, but 3 points dont really affect the insurance from what my mates have said. The cop said if i was doing 85mph (Motorway) i would have been ok but 100mph takes the piss, so i wont be going over 85 for a while.

[Rctintin]

I'm holding onto a large bit of wood (no, not that!) as I type this, cos I have a clean licence and have done for about 8 years now.

I'm a self employed gas engineer, and need my lovely 180BHP VW Transporter van to get me to jobs quickly. (well it leaves the boy racers standing at the traffic light GP), but not that often do I go over the limit.

Now, the bikes, thats a different story!! Had the R1's, GSXR 1000's etc, and so many times I was on the wrong side of 160 :ack2:
When I became a dad, I sold the fast ones and got myself a less powerful Italian V-twin. Still can do over 170, just dont find I do that now though. I love the sound and pose of it. She turns heads wherever I go. You just need to be careful where and when. There are lots of roads around here, the Cotswolds, Forest of Dean etc with great roads to have fun on. On the Motorway now though, I never go above 80, and so far so good. :)
I keep the real speed to the track now. My aviator picture was taken when I was riding at Jerez the GP circuit in southern Spain.:coolgleamA:

[Dedcalm]

You have to let the ins. co know as soon as you have the conviction else they may well refuse to re-insure you and that then ripples down through the alternatives as you have to inform them if you have been refused insurance.

3 points and £60 sounds like a very light penalty for 21mph over the limit - I have mates who have had 6 points for less.

I never (normally) exceed 85 on motorway and 75-80 on dual carriageway, other roads I stick to the limits give or take a little depending on conditions. My main issue is I drive such an obvious car (blue scooby) so stick out like a sore thumb for police. e.g. was followed for 12 miles back in the summer through all the country roads from near home to work just for overtaking a car doing 35 in a 60. I pulled out and nipped past and the next thing I see in the mirror is a car pulling out madly flashing his lights at the slow car I overtook. Other direction was totally clear road (red road nr camberley if anyone knows it). The police car overtakes and screams up behind me (sitting at 55-60) and then sits on my tail all the way through West End, Chobham to Woking.

Always had a clean license though :)

[Sesame]

Sticking to the speed limit, 30's and 40's on some roads is hard and quite dangerous.

Try sticking to the speed limit along the A13 into london on a weekday morning, you have 40 tonners sticking to your back bumper trying to intimidate you out of the way, and I mean on your bumper, if you do have to brake hard their gonna go through you.

I'm not advocating speeding but when it looks like their only changing speed limits, because of cameras I do get angry at the system.

[matt27]

i passed my theory and have booked my practical for 06/01/2010

as you can probably guess i am learning and stick to the speed limits all the time :Angel_anim: and will do once i pass aswell :) :Angel_anim:

unfortunately my mum nd dad didnt want me to have a bike (had my eye on the yzf r125!) but have decided that for now a car is more practical but i will get myself a bike later maybe after uni (depending on debt :ack2:)

also need to invest in heli's and planks so will consider at the time ;)