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dolly3900 · Traffic Copper Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Karma :

Not exactly bike, but road and will have an impact on insurance for bike.

Our van got snapped doing 57 in a 50 back in August and as it is registered in the wife's name, she got the initial letter asking who was driving etc.

As I suspect it were me, I duly filled in the form on the back and sent it off awaiting for the ticket to come through.

So far, I have not received anything through and we are talking about 3 months now.

Is there a defined time after which they forget about it and leave you alone, or can I expect to find a letter for me in about 6 months demanding the bribe for having a heavy foot?

Oh, BTW, Happy New Year All Smile

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

You're not totally out of the woods until 6 months have expired.

I would have thought for a simple 57 in a 50, you'd have been offered a fixed penalty by now.

Which leaves us with four options.

1) They have lost the paperwork/dumped case. Result!

2) You did not receive the FPN offer for some reason. In which case you would most likely land up being summonsed.

3) They are shaping up to take you to court for the original offence or some other related offence (you were insured right?).

4) They didn't receive your reply in which case your wife might land up with a summons for failure to furnish. I believe an interpretation act defence would apply in this case.

In any case. Let sleeping dogs lie and keep your fingers crossed. Since you have not been officially notified about a pending prosecution, no need to mention it to the insurance at this point.
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Nope.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits

darkhorizon · Scooby Slapper Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Karma :

There's been a few agency drivers at work caught out with this. ANPR are the issue. The regular Gatso or Red Speed type digi cameras are less of an issue as they are set to the tolerance of the road - plus/minus what ever the enforcement agency decides.
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covent.gardens · World Clap Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2012 Karma :

At my work too, some drivers think our 3.5T Iveco's can go 60 on a NSL Single Carriageway. The limit's 50. Our vans are limited to between 54mph and 56mph real-speed though, so I bet that's saved a few people getting points. You could drive flat out in a 50 and get away with it, just.

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

I'm sure that they know but don't really care that much. It's a very broad brush from a Transit Connect up to a 7.5 tonne Luton.

I remarked on the A9 because the HGV limit in NSL is just 40 and despite the proliferation of police cars there they never stuck to it and would have caused (even more) chaos if they had.

With the average speed cameras going in now, they've also put a trial limit of 50 for HGVs, which is essentially an admission that the national limit is unrealistically low and out of date. I wouldn't be astonished to find that there's an unpublicised higher threshold for LGVs as well. But technically, you can be done for 51mph in a van.
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dolly3900 · Traffic Copper Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Karma :

Me and my big bloody mouth.

Got home yesterday to a nice letter from Dyfed Powys Police saying that they have received my admission of guilt Sad

On the plus side, I have been offered a speed awareness course, so no point to worry about and the £85 for the course is less than the £100 fine that would have gone with the points.

Anyone else doing the course in Cardigan on the 17th Feb? only a half day, so a ride out afterwards? Smile

Mike
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Aw well, probably the best result.

Presumably the speed awareness course will cover vehicle speeds? Wink

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