dug112y

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Got clocked at 111mph in a 70(motorway) what do you guys think the consequences will be??

liammcl

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12 month ban. 6 if your lucky. Thats the norm for over 100

m4tt274

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ul be hung drawn and quaterd. theyl call u the new ronnie biggs

Physio

Bus pass time

Northern Bloke

Yeah, discretionary ban up to 97 but over 100 it's an automatic ban (or it's supposed to be) and could also be a fairly big fine

Rax

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How are your pedaling legs fairing up

JTECH James

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you might need this

benporter

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RSTurboSI

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1 ban. 1 fine.

RS Grant

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Depends on the report the cops submit and what sort of picture the report paints to the procurator fiscal... I got caught doing an average of 113mph in a 70 limit and got a 3 month ban and 400quid fine but the report on me was very light, no bad points (bright dry day, rural motorway, brand new car, light traffic, no swerving around etc) which might have been something to do with the length of ban I got.


Cheers,
Grant

Dan1281

a mate of mine got a 1 week ban and a fine ( cant remember how much ) for 106mph

dug112y

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its looking like am gonna be needing a new project with all this time i'm going to have on my hands then....what a cunt!!! got between 3 and 6 months till i find out though....am sure i seen a thread on fancy new bikes on here...!!! roll on 2010......GUTTED REALLY!!!!

benporter

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dug112y

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i dont think the reports going to be all that good to be fair...dark,roadworks some traffic....roadworks end and off i go........how was i to know the car behind ME was a traffic 5 series...111.9mph AVERAGE

turbochild

not looking good mate do you need your license for your job if so get them to write you a letter for the court might reduce the enevitable ban

dug112y

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i dont 'need' it as such but be hell of a lot better with it...but its all the other running about that it f***s up...i'm self employed so will obviously use the "i will be unemployed if you take my licence".

turbochild

do you employ people if so tell them they will be unemployed too if you lose your license

Iain Mac

You need to be very careful with that as a line of defence/excuse - the authorities attitude is hardening to the point that "if your licence is so important to you, why are you putting it at risk like this?"

I'd guess the ban is inevitable and you just want to minimise the length, so you need to be respectful and apologetic, "moment of madness", "don't know what came over me", "ran through it in my mind a million times since and just can't explain why I drove in such an uncharacteristic way", etc etc

dug112y

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chers ian i will keep that in mind.

kidsRS

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chinned!

Rax

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A bit different too your situation but still a ban I have my mates Aprillia in my back yard with a SNAPPED alloy frame.He was knocked off it by a car who pulled out on him and had to kept alive by the police untill the ambulance arrived.Apparently he overtook an off duty officer at at about 60 and a bus < both the drivers have made a statement.The daft bastard blew 105 when he came around in the ambulance and now is waiting for blood test results AND still thinks he may get away with it.They are now trying to prosicute for dangerous driving which is a jail term alone.
In your defence being self employed one of my mates was prosicuted for dangerous driving and jailed for over taking an off duty copper but kept his liciense with 12 points on it(being self employed driving needed).At the moment he is into 40k in his 550 Sapphire so his insurance must be imense.Usless post I suppose

CRAIG HAYTER

bye bye licesence1 year and about 500 quid fine any less think yourself lucky tbh

m4tt274

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make sure at no point in court you say, i didnt realise i was going that fast.
thats driving without due care an attention. and dont admit more than u need to. they can only get you for everything they can prove.

mozzy

the trainer in our place said he was in a hurry as he had the shits and needed to get to a toilet pretty quick as he was touching cloth, he got caught at 118 mph , the prosecution gave him a £400 fine and 6 points

tabetha

Not 100% sure if the same now, but when I was done for 151 in a 70 I got a 6 month ban, and £800 fine in 1986, the magistrate said he would like a longer ban but did not have the power to impose it for a first ban.
I think the bum lube may come in handy or you might be someones "wife" in prison!!
tabetha

Smit

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56 day ban and £500 fine i'm guessing.

kniterider

mate was caught in his porche at 140ish at 2 in the morning empty moorway etc, 6 week ban and a fine i believe.

Fil

1st of all those saying over 100 is an auto ban, what?
thats crap, a fair few have walked out of court without bullshiting with there licence, me included for 105 on the a12

2nd the hard thing is to say what you'll get as courts variy widely from one to the other

dojj

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30 mph over the posted limit normally resluts in a ban of some sort

Rick Astley

Just don't tell them you have 19" wheels on your car, then they will definitely ban you!

mcst

30mph over the limit is widely understood to carry a ban of some sort as dojj said. However i don't see there being a hard rule on it as this thread shows. Its all down to the judge on the day. I know people who have had a short ban and a maximum fine for 120mph then there was a case of a driver on the A1 at 2am doing 105 iirc that got the book thrown at him and again i know people who have just been given maximum fine and points for worse. The copper that caught you will just submit his report and any evidence, its all down to the judge then. I'd be preparing myself for a ban of some sort if i was in your position tbh.

PeterRST

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Over here doing that kind of silly speed you'd be flashed off the fast lane by something quicker!

DanW@FastFord

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Some of it depends where in the country you are, some counties are more lenient than others.

Also, I'd be VERY surprised if you get a year's ban, I'd be surprised if you got much over 28 days to be honest (which is what I got for 96 in a 60)

Louise25

like someone said explain ur employment status that in most self employed peoples cases that i know of has helped

upto u but deffinatly appologies all round show remours and a friend off mine through in and weve just found out the misses is pregnant im so stupid i dnt know what im going to do now etc etc

he got off with a small fine and 6 points

gatekiller

Ross Brawn go away with it didn't he?

Fil

its no different in the Uk apart from being illegal

cfoster

A friend of mine who's a VW sales rep got clocked at 120mph, went to court etc and only got a month's ban + fine. First offence bar an SP30. His boss attended court with him as well which helped.

PhilCook

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That on the M6?

I got stopped between J16 and 15, going southbound at 2am. 104.7mph over 3 miles. Unmarked gray 5 series.

Took me 4 months to get to Stoke mags. I pleaded guilty in mitigation. Said I had been driving 10 years, no prev convictions, no other cars to judge speed against. Was a clear, dry night, not putting anyone in specific danger

Whilst I admitted I had broken the speed limit, it was a one time offence and I had learnt from the whole process of being treated like a criminal that it wouldnt be wise to do so again. A lenghthy ban would have put a strain on my relationship with my missus with her living far away and having to rely on the car for family days out, shopping for food etc etc.

I got a 28 day ban and £250 fine

Not bad really

Roscco

+1

Muchos importante

R4N SS

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back in 1998 i got done for average of 104mph and got 6 points and a 80quid fine - was a poor student at the time and was my first offence.

just hope you dont get charged with dangerous driving as that is a 12 month ban.

you could get charged with careless driving or simply hit with a sppeding conviction but either way a ban seems likely.