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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Just received NIP, 48 in 30... |
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 18:59
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The rules were changed at the end of last year for a sliding scale. You will more then likely get a FPN but very unliklely that it will be 3/60
Here is a breakdown of teh guidelines used for FPN.
http://www.pepipoo.com/Magistrates_guidelines.htm |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed Cameras are Excellent |
| MarkB123 |
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 15:31
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| Clearly you people agree with me that speed is dangerous. Thank you. Ummmm, no? So when you went out with a 'really fast' driver, how fast was fast? 20mph? 30mph? Surely not more than that otherwise you must have crashed? Speed is NOT dangerous. Inappropriate speed is. :trolls: I think I hered it b... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed Cameras are Excellent |
| MarkB123 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 20:17
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| who is the speedfinder-general? |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Caught Speeding. what im I likely to get? |
| MarkB123 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 18:26
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| Two lanes very little traffic on the road. weather conditions are good and the road is dry. No cones in the road. No other hinderence in the road. Maximun speed 30 MPH. Used my judgement that given the current conditions that 50MPH would be safe. Comare to day. went up to the A38 drove at 30 MPH. Al... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed Cameras are Excellent |
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 18:01
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| Speed cameras do have a use and are good for some situations. However I beleve they are overused and some of their uses are dubias at best. |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Cheap insurance after ban |
| MarkB123 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 17:09
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Being NIP'ed for s16 RTRA when it does not apply to me. |
| MarkB123 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 13:20
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| Actually Sections 14,15 & 16 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 details the powers to impose temporary restrictions on roads by local authorities Therefore I would presume that you have been NIP'd for exceeding a temporary speed limit somewhere on the road network. Yes you are correct. Ho... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Caught Speeding. what im I likely to get? |
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 20:59
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| As per HalcyonRichard statement that the A38 is restricted so much because "The reason the limit is for 2 miles before is the police are worried about tail backs backing up to the slight bends" Does ne one know who i can talk/write a letter two to get the actuall layout of what area is cnsidered to ... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Being NIP'ed for s16 RTRA when it does not apply to me. |
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 17:00
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| My NIP states that Contray to section S16 RTRA 84. However actually looking at the RTRA s16 convers the following: "16.—(1) Evidence of the proportion of alcohol or a drug in a specimen of breath, blood or urine may, subject to subsections (3) and (4) below and to section 15(5) of this Act, be given... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Caught Speeding. what im I likely to get? |
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 20:35
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| I was scaned on the road towards the round about but about a mile back where london road splits from the A38 and their is a car dealership(?). If u lkook at this link u can see london rd on right. right at the top where it merges with the A38 was where the speed van was located. About 50 meters or s... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Caught Speeding. what im I likely to get? |
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 19:38
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| i am going back tmrw to take picture s and vieo the route. i am going to cehck all the signs for legality too. After what i have seen on the net their is a good 60% chance that i will get a summons and not a fixed penaulty notice. Ne help would be greatfully apreaciated. On another no though i do fu... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Caught Speeding. what im I likely to get? |
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 18:57
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| Ive had ny NIP, got it earlier today. I know im not likely to get ne more speedning conviction from then to today. I have filled it in as i was driving the car. I just think its weak that they restircted so much of the A38 when it was holely unnecesarry |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Caught Speeding. what im I likely to get? |
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 17:11
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| I was caught doing 50 MPH by a mobile speed camera van on the A38 near sutton coldfield. The Usuall speed limit of the road is 60mph but was reduced to a temporaty 30 MPH beause of road works, though the road works were in exces of 2 miles down the road. As I was traveling almost twice the speed lim... |
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