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[WRLondon]

Got a letter through the door by the police with big letters on the front
saying
NOTICE OF INTENDED PROSECUTION
and thought this cant be good

initially thought it was 6 points and up to an £1000 fine

but if i accept i was driving (which i was) it looks like itll be a £60 fine and 3 points
(and possibly a considerable hike in insurance as im under 21)

but hey bound to happen eventually just taking it slow from now haha

if anyone was wondering how fast i was going it was 40 in a 30
in my defence it was a dual carriage way with no street lighting or residential homes near-by leading towards the m25
A240, Reigate
mobile camera

always thought it was 40 there but i guess not

shame its such a nice bit of road

rant over, having a cuppa tea

[GreaseMonkey]

When was the date you got caught?

[apdxxx]

Didn't they give you a chance to do a course about speeding.
When my boyfriend got speeding, he got offered to go to a day course in speeding, you have to pay £40ish but it gets you out of points?

[minimininut]

It's easily done, but since I was caught speeding at 7am on Christmas Day (! !) 5 years ago I have chilled out a lot


In the South West they had a scheme where you could take your points and pay the £60 fine, or pay the £60 to go on a speed awareness course and not have to have the points on your licence.

When I heard this, I thought the course would be dull and not very good, but apparently it was great! A few of my friends went on it, and seriously, they're approach to driving is completely different now

Guess what though. Government cuts have led to this scheme no longer continuing

It's a shame because I think it really made a difference.

[WRLondon]

i hope so
but apparently im a few miles an hour out of being eligible for the course
and it was a few days ago

[Dolly 89]

they dont let everyone do the course for some reason you have to be doing a certain speed to be able to go on it.
i shouldnt think insurance will be too bad i got caught when i was 18 doing 89 on a motorway and it went up a little but not much i remember getting 2 quotes with and without the fine just to see and it didnt make much difference £20 tops but i get rid of my points on 26th december

[apdxxx]

they dont let everyone do the course for some reason you have to be doing a certain speed to be able to go on it.
i shouldnt think insurance will be too bad i got caught when i was 18 doing 89 on a motorway and it went up a little but not much i remember getting 2 quotes with and without the fine just to see and it didnt make much difference £20 tops but i get rid of my points on 26th december

I second that, it don't go up as much as you think i would.
Don't Worry

[WRLondon]

few
but then again i am male and between 17-25 they like to go to town as it is lol

just thought theyd hike it by a good couple of hundred!

[apdxxx]

few
but then again i am male and between 17-25 they like to go to town as it is lol

just thought theyd hike it by a good couple of hundred!

My boyfriend was 19 and it didnt go up much, and he still has his points now and he has a fast car..

[WRLondon]

was just bout to embark on turbo'ing my mini aswell haha!
the letter also told me to visit this website
www.surrey-safecam.org

guess its to scare me abit / let you know the facts..

[Dolly 89]

few
but then again i am male and between 17-25 they like to go to town as it is lol

just thought theyd hike it by a good couple of hundred!

im male too and was only 18 when i got done i dont know if its different for different offences mine being a sp50 maybe doesnt affect as much as your sp30 (i beleive thats right) but i shouldnt have thought it will be anywhere near 100

[apdxxx]

was just bout to embark on turbo'ing my mini aswell haha!
the letter also told me to visit this website
www.surrey-safecam.org

guess its to scare me abit / let you know the facts..

you will be fine, my boyfriend's is very fast, and we was well shocked at how much it didnt go up.

[Dolly 89]

was just bout to embark on turbo'ing my mini aswell haha!
the letter also told me to visit this website
www.surrey-safecam.org

guess its to scare me abit / let you know the facts..

i am restoring my mini atm and was going to turbo it but im going to go for a fast road 998 because its cheaper to do aand cheaper to buy then start building a turbo engine gradually over a couple of years till i have a couple more years no claims well hopefully

[Liam Mini 35]

i got pulled over the other day for speeding. I was asked to go and sit in the car and was told about speeding. I appologised to the officer and he didnt give me a fine or points. However he did pulll me again about my wheels sticking out too far. Iv got 12x6 on with minispares group 4 arches and apparently they still stick out too far. Evenn tho i had to change the arches wen i got pulled for my wheels b4 and given 14 days to rectify the problem. Which i did and got signed off. Any way at the end of it he gave me a nice little slip of paper saying i have been driveing carelessly and irresponsibly and if i get pulled over again in the next 12 month i can have my car siezed. Aint that nice.

Sorry for the rant

[apdxxx]

i got pulled over the other day for speeding. I was asked to go and sit in the car and was told about speeding. I appologised to the officer and he didnt give me a fine or points. However he did pulll me again about my wheels sticking out too far. Iv got 12x6 on with minispares group 4 arches and apparently they still stick out too far. Evenn tho i had to change the arches wen i got pulled for my wheels b4 and given 14 days to rectify the problem. Which i did and got signed off. Any way at the end of it he gave me a nice little slip of paper saying i have been driveing carelessly and irresponsibly and if i get pulled over again in the next 12 month i can have my car siezed. Aint that nice.

Sorry for the rant

Oh dear :|
They will take your mini off you?