What are the legal implications of speeding on the M6 toll, is it classed as a road or private property?

 

Think this was discussed a couple of days ago mate. I stopped reading after a few posts but the general consensus seemed to be that speed limits are not really enforced....

 

im yet to see a cop car on there to be honest

 

yep was a long discussion, even their site says its a normal motorway so 70 still applies

 

i think the law still applys if the public have access to private roads/car parks

 

Ah cheers, just found this on the site.

Has anyone ever actually heard of there ever being a speedtrap on it though?

 

yes,

me...

police!


oops lol

Alex

 

 

the law certainly applies to any "public place" even if its only accessable on foot.

I once got prosecuted for dangerous driving in a tescos car park (at a cruise years ago, the same of it )
I tried to argue it wasnt a road, they said it was a "public place" and that road laws therefore applied.

I argued that as the carpark was shut off by police at the time it wasnt a public place, they said that accesable on foot still counted and it was only cars they were stopping coming in.

But the M6 is ONLY for paying users and not the public isnt it?

so that seems different.

 

Seen loads of police and traps on there.

 

alex, can you reword that for straight people?

did you just see a police car or an actual speedtrap (ie copper with a gun or whatever)

 

Ah right, question answered then, cheers

 

Two Police man with one car.

They pulled over a speeding car.


clearer?

I know he was speeding, we were racing at the time, luckily he was winning!

 

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...light=#2337376

 

pmsl seen coppers on there in an unmarked car

 

has anyone actually been done or REALLY know anyone done for speeding as honestly ive never seen a car doing less that 90 on there, most are doing over a ton


so no urban legends or " my mates brothers cats first owners girlfriends school teacher got done for speeding on there" type comments


btw a public place is anywhere that the public can FREELY access,,,,,,,, so thats a good argument

also said the M6 is regulated LIKE other motorways, doesnt say its actually patrolled and i know that the M6 toll has a land rover on it that patrols there

maybe its not like a normal road then

 

http://pepipoo.com/NewForums2/viewto...hlight=m6+toll

 

i asked te woman on the toll booth (after pullin 150 ) she told me no speed cameras but there are monitering cameras, but she said the police do patrol. as its a public highway it is covered by national speed limits.

by the way if anyone finds a saff front indicator on there its mine

 

are peppipoo that good if they are not sure about endorsing a no british licence

even i know that the licence rules state that he wont recive points on his licence BUT will have a ghost licence as such and i he breaks the same laws he faces the same circumstances, : ie banned from driving in the country if he commits the relevent offence)

but he can go home and still drive as they dont recongnise our laws there

i wonder about that site at times tbh

 

isnt it just the same a something like the dartford bridge? there is a 50 limit over that, although i have NEVER seen any police patrolling it. i do the journey about 3 times a week at night.

 

From what i understand the owners of the road can request Police to patrol the road and any law broken is dealt with the same way as it would be normally. Privatly owned or not if it used by the public then highway laws apply.