Thread: Caught Speeding

Bad luck :( My worst was 105mph but managed to just get a small fine and 3 pts.... there are some web sites that give advice, maybe worth a google

Taken from Driving Ban - FAQ - Avoid Driving Ban, Driving Disqualification, Speeding Ban

What was the speed limit of the road you were on...if it was a 70 you lookin at between 7 day and 56 day ban and a hefty fine.

Have a look on FightBack Forums there is a lot of good free advice on there.

Here is a online calculator as to what you might get http://www.pepipoo.com/Magistrates_guidelines.htm

I have been caught speeding at more than 100 mph on the motorway. Is a ban automatic?

Although the Police attempt to resolve most offences by way of a Fixed Penalty Notice, at excessive speeds, a Court appearance is inevitable. As a general rule of thumb, for speeds in excess of 100 mph (or more than 30 miles above the relevant limit) the punishment starts at disqualification as opposed to penalty points. However, the decision is at the discretion of the Court and in certain circumstances, a disqualification can be avoided.

Say you got cramp and your foot got stuck on the accelerator!

Just kidding... try the following link... hopefully it will help

http://www.drivingban.co.uk/drivingb...drivingban.htm

Sorry to hear this mate. I was in my corsa once and thought "what does it matter if I speed a bit I'll always see a copper0 Littally that night I chased an old banger off a roundabout when I looked in my mirror and mr policeman is behind........ DOH!!!!

Luckally I managed to talk my way out of it. Very rarly open up the R so I'm speeding to excess. I just boot it up to the speed limit.

Good luck with it mate fingers crossed you get a judge who got some the night before

Don't get upset mate, it's not worth letting it get you down.

Just accept that you got caught. Hope the outcome isn't too bad.

Keep your fingers crossed that it remains simply speeding, and steel yourself for a two month ban. If you already have points on your licence, it could be longer. Worst case scenario, someone decides that you should be charged with dangerous driving instead (12 months ban).

And I thought that *I* was having a bad day.

It's not really bad luck is it, it's a little bit silly to be nearly double the speed limit on a public road.

As above, you're looking at somewhere between a short and a lenghty ban. Just to put it into perspective as to how lucky you are people have received jail terms for only 20mph faster.

I am not stating you should be religious with regards to speed limits, but if you missed a brightly marked T5 due to trees then you could equally have missed a non-brightly coloured truck about to pull out and then a small driving ban would be the least of your worries!

Drive with the appropriate speed and consult a good traffic solicitor to prepare your case as they are well worth the money

A good number to bear in mind is "speed limit +30mph" - if you drive faster than the limit, you're going to accumulate points and fines; but if you drive *above* the limit +30mph, life can get very uncomfortable if and when you're caught.

get yourself your company/squadron 2ic to plead your case! Few of my mates have been in situation and have been squared away. If you have just come off tour, play that card to your advantage, ive heard it worked!!
good luck mate

Originally Posted by zirconium

this confirms my point that we need an autoban in the uk!

Is tha bahn or ban ?

Originally Posted by zirconium

autoban

lmao

if one gets banned do you have to retake a test?

Originally Posted by celica

if one gets banned do you have to retake a test?

Possibly... If you are banned and the ban lasts less than 56 days then you can have your license reinstated. Your license can be reinstated providing there is no further court intervention. It has been known for the court to ask for the individual to retake their driving test before their license is returned. If the ban does exceed 56 days then you should assume that you will be returned to provisional license status and will have to take the driving test and theory tests again.

However, I am not sure if this is just since the new drivers act was established in 1995 or if the rules are different for licenses issued prior to this date.

There are two types of ban - discretionary, where the court could have given you points instead but decided that you were too naughty (such as with speeding), and mandatory (where the court has no choice but to ban you, for offences like drink-driving).

If you clock up 12 or more points, you get a 6month minimum mandatory ban under the "totting up" rules.

Any type of ban can be argued against if the court accepts you would suffer "exceptional hardship".

Any type of hearing that could result in a ban ought to be handled by a lawyer acting on your behalf, BTW. I've seen a lot of people make matters worse - or at least no better - when for a few hundred quid they could have walked away with a much better result.

If you're banned for longer than 56 days, when your licence comes back, it's clean of points. If you're banned for less than 56 days, whatever points you had stay on it. Points remain on the licence and "effective" for 3 years. Either way, the licence comes back when you ask for it - you don't have to take your test again. The exception is for newly-qualified drivers - they have only 6 points to play with, and if they get 6 or more the licence is taken away without any court hearing and they have to take the test again. For fully-qualified drivers, a retest is only required for *some* offences (such as dangerous driving), but *not* for others (like speeding).

I'm pretty sure that all of the above is correct; it's part of my job to know it, but there are so many twiddly bits it always pays to get someone to check things over properly rather than take the word of strangers on the internet.

a mate of mine was caught doing the same speed and he was on 9 points.....got a 600 quid fine as wt007 says a good solicitor works wonders (will not work forever though so curb it)

Originally Posted by PaulH

Is tha bahn or ban ?

I was thinking the same - I don't need the fuzz to have any help in automating that process!