Blooooody Speed camera

Just recieved a letter informing me that i was cought doing 35 in a 30 zone by the camera at the end of my street.

I cant belive it as i drive throu it twice every day

I have got out of one of these before by asking for the photo so fingers crossed i might be lucky again.
Although my luck is obviously out to be snapped at just over the limit in the first place

Live and learn i guess

 

Dont reply and ignore the first 3 letters

 

Last time i had 1 i ignored the first then asked for a photo and i had a letter back saying the charge is being dropped

Worth a shot

 

Oooo bad luck mate .... its sooo easy to slip up ... should only be 2 points on yur licence if the worst comes to the worst

 

if they have you bang to rights then ask to go on a speed awareness course

 

Yeah it says that on the letter as its only 35MPH . I will gladly do that and pay a fine instead of having points

 

I think that you only pay for the course ... no fine as well

Then they will explain the error of your ways .... you bad bad man :whistle:

 

If thats an option then that will be great. If i was doing 50 then fair enough but 5mph over ? God im a Hooligan lol

 

tush tush ... :heh:


My last one was 58 in a 30 ... stupid I know ... but it was one o them early 30's thats ages before any houses at 7am on a sunday

 

I got bought my bike last July got caught doing 72mph in a 30, £400 fine and 3 month ban

 

Can someone explain the point of these speed awareness courses ?

As I see it you still have to declare a conviction to your insurance company.

Most insurance companies don't charge extra for a first minor speeding conviction.

The prolification of dumb cameras over police officers with discretion means thousands of generally safe drivers now have speeding convictions.

So unless you are already on 9 points and looking at a ban why not take the 3 points and smile ?

 

As there are no points to add to your licence I don't believe you would need to tell the insurance company

And the point is to re-educate the wayward speeder to change his (or her) ways :yes4:

 

Do you not get a conviction then ?

ie. Nothing written on your licence at all. Insurance companies don't ask if you have points they ask if you have any convictions. For example you can get a speeding conviction resulting in a short ban but no points. If they still note a conviction on your licence but with zero points I'm not sure you can fail to declare that to your insurance company.

 

I'm 99% certain that nothing goes on your license with the course
The 'penalty' is that you pay about £300 and give up your time to
get a good talking to in a classroom with all the other miscreants

 

This is correct but i think the price is a little lower.

 

I did a speed awareness course 2 yrs ago, cost me £65 and i didnt get the points.

 

Og cool. I hope that will be an option for me

 

So is there anything recorded on your licence at all ?

I'm still not sure I'd bother unless it meant the difference between a ban under totting up or not or a huge insurance hike.

 

Phoned my insurance and they said 3 points will not put my renewal price up. 6 points and over will thou