fordrallycar

iTrader: (4)

Hi all i was doing 75mph in 70 zone on the A303 & passed a camrea van will i get a speeding fine

anodised

well you was speeding so yes

but some say its 10% so u might get away with it

cossieDavedree

depends on how accurate the speedo is, but it's + 10 % of the speed limit

punto_td

75 on clocks or 75 on sat nav?

75 on clocks is usually only 68-70mph ish.

Frogford

as above, Speedos are about 6-7 mph out so you should be fine

fordrallycar

iTrader: (4)

75 on the speedo

cossiedave

iTrader: (1)

you will soon see when the fine come,s in the post lol

Kelv

iTrader: (4)

id say you should be ok with that then Paul, no reason to really be panicing.

as said above, i was always under the impression that there was a 10% margin.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

how sure are you it was a 70 zone on the A303 mate?

Dicko&Vacant

iTrader: (3)

10% is a load of crap imo, i got fined and points for 33 in a 30

Sarah

jammerrs

i was always told it cold be up to 20% out!?

only emergency service vechiles have accurate speedos!?

BM08

75 on the clocks of an old car(assuming it was the car in your sig?) would be no faster than 70 so you should be ok

Iain Mac

Speeding is an "Absolute Offence" so there is no margin.

Most Chief Constables signed up to an unofficial guideline that allowed officers flexibility in deciding to prosecute at speeds up to 10% +2mph (35, 68, 79) but that arrangement has started to break down in recent years.

I was done for 80mph on a motorway, so they certainly weren't being overly generous in their interpretation but, as said, my speedo probably showed about 85 at the time.

collierm

If Davemark was behind the camera, I'd say your fucked.

fuzzy

but what was your speedo reading? theres meant to be a 10% over reading in your clock so your speedo was probably reading about 36 in that 30 for you to be done for 33?

BRAMMER

iTrader: (23)

It used to be 10% +3 so i was told by pal in police but this was about 13 years ago so don't know if 100% correct, all i know is 37 gets you 3 points now

e30cossie

Did the camera flash ? 75 in a 70 , would be suprised if you heard anything.

danneth

75 on the speedo id say youll be fine

*Bri.4.b.Cos*

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

sorry if im missing something here, but what IS 10% of 30????

for some reason i thought it was 3

fuzzy

but the general consensus of being allowed 10% means you wouldnt get done at 33 but 34.

matts1

coppers tailing you and your doing 10% over the limit, you would be unlucky to get a tug unless they had a cob on.

Speed camera I would imagine is set to pick up anyone over the limit the camera is set to.

I know of a few pople caught on camera doing 33/34mph in a 30. But as siad, chances are there actually thought they were doing 36/38mph on the speedo so can't moan.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

can't remember where i read/heard it but they have allegedly started to drop the +10% + 2 mph margin from the speed cameras

Brian

iTrader: (2)

I always thought it was 10%


Brian

mcst

I also heard that they only prosecute the top 10% of people caught on a camera. pub talk methinks!!

Cop with a kodak i think is at their discretion, camera set at a limit i would presume.
I thought that speeding is speeding now though and they were out for all they could get!

lmao at davemark comment!

bud-weis

The law says the ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM SPEED is 70mph, it's not a recommendation, it's the MOST you can do, so you 'should' keep below 70mph on your speedo....there's no margin as far as i know.

I have no idea if you'll get done or not, but it's possible.

It's Czech Mate

If you're in a 70 mph zone and you get clocked at 70.5mph you can be prosecuted. As said above its an absolute offence.

There are guidelines for officers which vary from force to force which is usually 10% +1 however if they think you are an arsehole or it being christmas then there may be less margin

The fact your speedo may/maynot be accurate is an entirely separate matter of no concern to the police.

AlexD

iTrader: (3)

Tbh i very much doubt it..... True Speed was deffo under 70mph if going by the clocks ..

I was shocked when i had the Tom Tom in my mondy, at how far out the speedo was !!!

.

It's Czech Mate

Agreed, my mondy is way out at motorway speeds.

I was always suspicious of my estate doing 130mph with only 130bhp!!!