kl-mortiss

got cought doing 103 mph on motorway got court monday i think im going to lose my licence . but up till now i have clean licence my boss have wrote me a letter saying that if i lose my licence i lose my job as im a roofer and no use with out my licence do you think this letter will help me our have i just got to face it ive had it.

Dan Cossie

anything over 100mph usually means license gone mate, prepare for the worst and anything less will be a bonus

Chris Honeywell

tbh you may be ok and just get extra points above the 3 you will normally get
but m8 28 day ban aint too bad thats the most they would give you

Clare

It might help, depends what type of road it was on.

Make sure your statement of means is believable, but also make it show clearly that you cant afford a taxi everyday.
Then you may have to prove that there is no other alternative public transport that will allow you to continue your job without your licence.

Ultimately it all comes down to the judge. By the skin of my teeth I got away with 104mph, getting 6 points instead of a ban. Cost shed loads in extra insurance premiums tho

Good luck.

Oranoco

Mate was clocked at 103mph in his 1.3 Proton Compact (yes we were amased it went that quick as well ) on the A1. He got a £400 fine and 6 points as he said he was very very sorry and needed his car for work.

Dan Cossie

i remember you tellin me that Claire driving home, you were well lucky there so you may get away with it mate

kl-mortiss

thanx guys so there is some hope but will i have to sale my escort cos i only bought it one month ago

bigad4x4

My cousin got done for a very similar speed he got a 2 month ban and

a fine and points (sorry not sure how much or how many)

will try and find out later

Clare

Really does depend what type of road you were on chap?
Mine was on the motorway, hence I got an SP50 conviction, but if you were on a normal public road (ie: 60 or less limit) then you are almost certainly looking at a ban without question.

kl-mortiss

i was on the m 4 south on a clear sunday morrnig

Oranoco

The court can't give you a ban and points for the same offence. His solicitor should know this and should be able to have the points removed if he has served the ban.

kl-mortiss

whats worse on your insurerance a ban our points

bigad4x4

Will find out later what punishment they gave him

TGTURBO

Get your boss to write you a letter saying your on call 24 hours a day and that u are a main driver on your firm, a mate of mine was on m11 and got done doing 108 he got away with a ban he got a 300 pound fine and 6 points
hth

Ginge !

as oranco says,,, you can not get points AND a ban,,,,,,,, and all courts know this so your mate is talking billy bollocks or you aint got all the facts

103 will be 6 points average tbh with a clean licence ( remember they got ALL your driving history though not just 4 years,,,,, so if you was a naughty boy longer they will STILL have it )

1 month off the road aint bad tbh but points come off from date of offence where a ban is date of conviction

also i got a mate who was on 9 points so when he was getting done for speeding went to 110 and got a 28 day ban rather than the 6 month for totting up

discodenkelly

My mate got away with 106mph on the A64. He got 6 points and £600 fine after saying he wasn't used to his new car being so quick, it was a proton persona 1.5 Mind you, all he'd had before were 1litre festas