Caught doing 95 in a 70...
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Quadracer said:
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As I said in my earlier post, I didn't care about the fine, just the points - both for the potential implications if I was stopped again (I'm sure having a clean licence means that traffic cops are a little more lenient), and also the increased premiums.
I'm not sure there is evidence of jealousy in the comments posted, more a concern that the system is inequitable as it stands. I suspect that everyone posting here can very easily afford £60. The inference I have drawn from the comments of others reflects my own opinion - that a £60 fine is grossly insufficient to act as a deterrent to drivers who aren't scrimping and saving, counting every penny. Where's the jealousy in that? :idunno:lux good said:Think yourself lucky it was only £60, if you were Richard Branson and you got caught doing 35mph in a 30 you'd be fined £60,000 if some of the jealous people on here had their way!!
BMWZ4MC said:I'm not sure there is evidence of jealousy in the comments posted, more a concern that the system is inequitable as it stands. I suspect that everyone posting here can very easily afford £60. The inference I have drawn from the comments of others reflects my own opinion - that a £60 fine is grossly insufficient to act as a deterrent to drivers who aren't scrimping and saving, counting every penny. Where's the jealousy in that? :idunno:lux good said:Think yourself lucky it was only £60, if you were Richard Branson and you got caught doing 35mph in a 30 you'd be fined £60,000 if some of the jealous people on here had their way!!
I scrimped and saved to buy a bmw does that mean the fine should be less?
Ok, I stand corrected (said the man in orthopedic shoes) not so much jealousy on here but in the country generally. People think that the government should be the modern day Robin Hood getting the rich to pay for the poor.......wrong in my opinion when it come to punishments/fines!
You say the a fine of £60 doesn't mean a lot to well off people, but what do the 3 points mean to the chavy morons that drive without a licence/insurance? When they get caught they pay £1.00 a week for a couple of weeks then go and drive again anyway?
I think that the people who can't afford a £60 fine shouldn't have a car in the first place, get the bus with the other scrotes!
You say the a fine of £60 doesn't mean a lot to well off people, but what do the 3 points mean to the chavy morons that drive without a licence/insurance? When they get caught they pay £1.00 a week for a couple of weeks then go and drive again anyway?
I think that the people who can't afford a £60 fine shouldn't have a car in the first place, get the bus with the other scrotes!
lux good said:get the bus with the other scrotes!
Oi, I quite like the bus (especially top deck at the front
)slick said:original guvnor said:
+ a great big 1
Don't have to break speed limits to want a sportscar. I merely bought it 'coz it's all I need plus some outsized sunnies to look good
RubyBlueZ4MC said:lux good said:get the bus with the other scrotes!
Oi, I quite like the bus (especially top deck at the front
Me too, as does the offspring, who sees going on the bus as a rare treat. Although when you were a teenager, did you and your friends always want the back seat on the bus/coach ?
BMWZ4MC said:I'm not sure there is evidence of jealousy in the comments posted, more a concern that the system is inequitable as it stands. I suspect that everyone posting here can very easily afford £60. The inference I have drawn from the comments of others reflects my own opinion - that a £60 fine is grossly insufficient to act as a deterrent to drivers who aren't scrimping and saving, counting every penny. Where's the jealousy in that? :idunno:lux good said:Think yourself lucky it was only £60, if you were Richard Branson and you got caught doing 35mph in a 30 you'd be fined £60,000 if some of the jealous people on here had their way!!
+ 1
Nondizzyblonde said:RubyBlueZ4MC said:lux good said:get the bus with the other scrotes!
Oi, I quite like the bus (especially top deck at the front
Although when you were a teenager, did you and your friends always want the back seat on the bus/coach ?
Not so much, thats where the scrotes sat
lux good said:Depends which bus your riding!
I would regard city centre buses more of a challenge than a treat
Only in the countryside daaaaarling, going from our commuter village to the nearest market town. Only happens about once a year, when I give in to the kid.
I have an empty bank account and a clean license
so I would be more bothered by the £60 than the three points
(assuming insurance does not rise)
Neither will change my view of speeding.
Sometimes it is appropriate and much of the time it is loutish.
Personally I would get rid of speed limits and comprehensive insurance while hugely increasing the penalties for reckless, careless, etc. A £500 fine for running over a hedgehog. That kind of thing.
If we drive we are adult, part of being adult is responsible risk assessment and care for the common environment. The current system infantilises and absolves. It is time we were required to grow up.
so I would be more bothered by the £60 than the three points
(assuming insurance does not rise)
Neither will change my view of speeding.
Sometimes it is appropriate and much of the time it is loutish.
Personally I would get rid of speed limits and comprehensive insurance while hugely increasing the penalties for reckless, careless, etc. A £500 fine for running over a hedgehog. That kind of thing.
If we drive we are adult, part of being adult is responsible risk assessment and care for the common environment. The current system infantilises and absolves. It is time we were required to grow up.
I often wonder if the National speed limit changed would drivers drive any differently.
I think most people drive at a speed they are comfortable with, either for saving fuel or the safe being of themselves and people around them.
I just think it would be safer not to have such low speed limits as drivers become obsessed with their speedos instead of watching the road.
I have an 18 tonne 30ft Scania Motorhome which I can legally drive at 70mph on the motorway. I don't feel comfortable at anything over 65mph so i cruise at around 60-65mph.
At 70mph in the Zed my only fear would be falling asleep of boredom.
I think most people drive at a speed they are comfortable with, either for saving fuel or the safe being of themselves and people around them.
I just think it would be safer not to have such low speed limits as drivers become obsessed with their speedos instead of watching the road.
I have an 18 tonne 30ft Scania Motorhome which I can legally drive at 70mph on the motorway. I don't feel comfortable at anything over 65mph so i cruise at around 60-65mph.
At 70mph in the Zed my only fear would be falling asleep of boredom.
Quadracer said:
Have you ever driven on an autobahn in Germany - one second there is nothing in your rear view mirror, the next there is a big beamer/merc/audi bearing down on you at about 120 mph or more ! There is a reason that the Germans were the first to have civilian air ambulances, developed to get people who had smashed themselves to smithereens to hospital as quickly as possible.
Mind you to the German psyche, I think the right to do whatever speed you wish is a bit like the American right to bear arms.