Speeding fines
 

Hello,

Am I right in saying from next week, speeding fines will increase to half your income, full income or one and half times your income?

There is a change, but only to speeding cases that go to court. The situation for minor offences, eg. Speed Awareness course or 3 points and a fixed fine remain the same.

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/18773/spee...ding-penalties

Weekly income. You had me worried there. Though not as worried as I would have been a few years ago: I'll never forget the - only - time I was ever in court on a speeding charge, and the judge asked me in open court how much I earned - even though she had that information written on my form in front of her.

In those days the judge had more discretion, in one sense at least ;)

Ok thank you, was very worried doing the odd weekly motorway run

Yes. I'd be very worried too.

They might as well put speed limiters to 75mph on all uk cars:tuttut:

Enthusiasts need "Idiot Control" as much as Joe Public imho
 

Hi,

Small rant.

Idiots spoil my fun. PC Plod is NOT looking well enough for spiffing / drinking / kids-in-car / racing other young drivers (not all at once! :ROFL:) .

IMHO there is an over-reliance on tech to trap speed without context, trivial, easily proved errors like unpaid road-tax but not reckless driving.

Allow me to share....

I was On The Bench for several years; a Magistrate. The worst speeding case I heard was punished less severely than I wanted but still big fine and ban.:(

I wasn't angered by the speed (123 mph), or where it happened (M1, up hill, straight road, no history of accidents) or even the (spit!) BMW M3 that did the deed...

It was the context. F&£*ing Rush hour. :tuttut: Friday. Not 2 am. Not Bank Holiday Monday.

Driver was a Knob, with bells on. :mad: If ever I meet up with you folks at an Oners Club Bash I'll share the defences put forward. Shameful and insulting imho. :tuttut:

Not sitting as a Magistrate anymore, was a privilege but maybe I was a too bothered and got bored with being "summoned to the Office " to explain myself :o.

Wasn't drummed out or owt, just realised doing things "to the Guidelines" was far more restrictive than I imagined...

Miss it though. :rolleyes:

Robert

Oh ok, small rant it is.

I know driver instinct has not changed over the years, but car safety, better brakes, tyres etc has, so why doesn't the law or rules change to reflect this.

80 mph should be allowed on the motorways.

I agree idiots who are not careful drivers, should be punished as they are a danger to themselves and other drivers.

Agreed.
 

Hi,

Have calmed down now... :o

You make my point, prosecute danger, not speed.

Robert

Next rant. On the A38 dual carriageway near to me, they have installed average speed cameras, which is kind of understandable due to biker fatalities. But why FFS have they also dropped the speed limit to 60. Do one or the other, but not both.

Which section is that mate, i havent been up that way to Derby for a while, i often join around Alrewas having cut through Tamworth from my office?

These stealth taxes are growing and if we sat down and worked out our actual rate of tax the motorist is being hammered, lord knows these latest road fund licence changes are going to hammer everyone. Then many of the local cities are looking into a congestion charge zone akin to Londons. And fuel prices are held artificially high even when the raw material cost falls ....Don't get me started :-(