Got first speeding ticket

[Artur]

Hi guys. So last sunday went to the south coast with the missus and got a letter from Sussex Police

Got nicked doing 38mph on a 30
Must have been a speed gun or a van as i wasn't stopped at the time.
I'm a bit fed up because I usually go slow on 30 roads
Oh well...

Anhways, what should I expect from doing 38 on a 30?
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[J4mes]

3 points and £60, or maybe even a speed awareness course, which is c.£80 and no points!

[Artur]

I could do with no points!
I'm a very carefull rider. (not this time I guess)
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- Honda Hornet 600cc '04

[anthony_r6]

It's very easy to speed, especially when you know the roads, but it sucks when you get caught out like that. Unlucky, but don't let it get you down.
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[Rogerborg]

Damn, bad luck.

Just make sure you see the evidence before you cop a guilty plea. I'd expect it'll be a picture of your bike 5 yards before a NSL sign.
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[J4mes]

Our office admin girl got caught at 38 in a 30 and was allowed to take the course - she was also able to move it from Leicestershire where she was caught to Cambridgeshire where she lives

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I got a ticket for 38 in a 30 from Sussex Police on the A23.

Shitty signage coming out of a NSL into a 30, then a speed camera about a metre in front of one of them silly small 30mph/camera signs.

First offence, wasn't offered the course. £60 and 3 points.

[2 litre]

[cb1rocket]

is it me or the fact that all the speeding tickets are for doing at least 38 in a 30, under 37 and your fine?

[Louise]

[2 litre]

[Gazz]

[Artur]

Thanks for all the info.

Guess I'm not the only one got caught at 38 on a 30! haha.

The letter they sent me was just to confirm I was the one riding the bike at that time, etc. I have now to fill that and send it back.
Buggers don't even send a return envelope

Will let you know once I get the actual thing back in the post.
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[Paulington]

I myself have never seen a speed camera van/speed camera operator that is not in some kind of sneaky position that is deliberately designed with malicious intent to catch drivers more easily.

The local ones for example, both of them are in 30mph zones but they hide around a corner. You get up to speed and then round a corner and boom, there they are. The other local ones sit and point their cameras about six yards before a speed limit change so as you accelerate to the new speed limit, boom, they get you.

Speeding tickets are nothing but a tax on the motoring 'cash cow' the Government just LOVES to milk. Using the Safety Camera partnership website, it shows that there are 4 different mobile camera locations around where I live and three of them have seen an INCREASED number of accidents (by around 25%) since they started putting the camera there.

They've also conditioned motorists into believing they have no chance of succeeding in court and that their best option is to sign that paper and admit their guilt to 'make it all go away' whilst conveniently lining the Government's pockets and making the insurance company money thanks to the increased points whilst putting strain on that motorist who is worried about getting more points and having to pay increased premiums for years to come.

It's a farce and I for one believe all kinds of speed cameras etc should not exist. As far as I'm concerned speed limits should be abolished completely as they are a completely arbritary rule based on what some Government scientists and fat cats think is 'safe' for the road, well that's been disproven already by the known fact that it's safer statistically to do 4-5mph ABOVE the speed limit and also they never seem to acknowledge that doing a large amount below the speed limit is just as bad as doing a large amount above.

As I said above, speed limits should be abolished and should be replaced with a regulation saying that at all times you should be "travelling at a speed which is reasonably expected to be safe for the current conditions". Doing 100mph down an empty motorway at 4am is COMPLETELY safe as you are only endangering yourself and maybe some animals (!) but yet if you were a perfect motorist who stuck to speed limits and decided that was safe and were caught, bye-bye licence.

The system is awful and needs a drastic rethink.
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