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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can anyone remind me the threshold for speeding on dc's? |
| ItsEssexRob |
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 17:50
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| Nothing came through the post, is it still 14 days you have to have received NIP by? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can anyone remind me the threshold for speeding on dc's? |
| ItsEssexRob |
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 07:19
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| Ok thanks guys, guess I just have to wait. Do Police Motorbikes always pull you over then if they have clocked you?I may have been doing under 80 I didnt actually see for sure during than mile or so, but I now it wasnt over about 81-82 on the speedo. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can anyone remind me the threshold for speeding on dc's? |
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 13:25
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| I was driving down a dual carridgeway(a120 in Essex) today, clear visibility and decent conditions when I noticed a police camera on a motorcycle on my side. I was in the fast lane doing anywhere between 78 and 82 mph. Can anyone remind me what speed you generally get fined/courses at on 70 mph dual... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Broken speed camera on Lea bridge road London? |
| ItsEssexRob |
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 00:04
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| I was driving home yesterday from London along the Lea Bridge road northbound towards Woodfood, and just before you come off the lea bridge road and enter the roundabout there is a speed camera ( one of those high up ones on the poles) and it appeared to be constantly going off and flashing continuo... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: M4 this Monday |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 23:38
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| Just wondered as I couldnt seem to find a more appropriate forum, does anyone know if there are any variable/changed speed limits for the m4 and m5 (south) this monday- friday? My map shows specs as you go towards and through bristol but thats an old map and they may not be there anymore. Driving to... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The M3 and variable speed limits. Anyone local can help? |
| ItsEssexRob |
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:33
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| Just wondered if anyone knew the answer to these questions. I was travelling back from Dorset last night late at night and there was a flashing sign all on its own that said 50.(it was orange) There was only one and nothing else. Everyone around me was still doing 70+ but I had slowed down to about ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Traffic light camera |
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 22:59
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Its been there quite a while so I assume its an old style one. Is the delay betwene going red and activation over 0.5 seconds then?
Thanks for ereplies |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Traffic light camera |
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:53
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| Quick question. Yesterday I was driving through Chelmsford and as I was approaching a set of traffic lights controleld by a camera they turned amber as I was fairly close to them ( I was travelling at about 25 MPH). It was too close to stop safely so I went through, I believe I crossed the line whil... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Red light broken or not? |
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 20:33
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| Hey there. Not posted in a while but something happened today which has worried me and I would like some help. I was driving along a road in my hometown which I travel down quite a few times a week, when suddenly the traffic came to a standstill and nothing was moving on either side. I assumed there... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Follow up to changing my address |
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 23:54
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| Ok so wouldnt letters from the dvla regarding points go to the registered keeper? I changed the registered keepers address when I got the new car just hadnt changed the actual photocard lisence. Im assuming the guy who got his liscence revoked hadnt changed the registered keeper so he wasnt getting ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Follow up to changing my address |
| ItsEssexRob |
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 20:59
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| Can someone just clear something up for me about this please. Regarding this topic I made about changing the address on my liscence http://www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=24953&p=240975#p240975 ( I have now changed it). This person I watched on tv appeared to have had his lisc... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Question about moving house |
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 00:21
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| Can someone just clear something up for me about this please. ( I have now changed it). This person I watched on tv appeared to have had his liscence revoked for this, I was to believe you could not get your liscence revoked once the 2 year period was up, I thought any punishment was in the form of ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Anyone know a bit about the m25 between the m3 and m1? |
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 21:59
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Ah so just because a sign says variable speed limits it doesnt mean there are always them then?
Do specs not work in the nightime then? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Anyone know a bit about the m25 between the m3 and m1? |
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 20:35
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| I was driving round the m25 last night at about 2am clockwise from the m3 to the m11, but between the m3 and m1 I was a bit confused about some signage ( maybe partly due to having hardly any sleep) After leaving the m3 I assumed it was a national limit as there were no signs to say otherwise, but f... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Question about moving house |
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 13:09
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| Ok thanks, I am going to do it online today. Btw am I going to get in trouble for not updating it sooner as I have bene living at this address for some time now, but completely skipped my mind that I needed to update it. The address that is shown is still used by a member of my family ( my mum) so a... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Question about moving house |
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:26
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| I was watching a program on tv the other day , one of those 'cops with cameras' shows, when it featured on it a man who had not informed the DVLA of change of address. He then must have either commited some kind of illegality and the DVLA tried to send him a letter. After he hadnt replied for a long... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Car is broken and now dead, what do I do next? |
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 21:37
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| Ok thanks for the help. So just to recap for my utter understanding. I will probably scrap the car within the next couple of weeks. Once it is scrapped I send the recipt to the DVLA so then they know it wont need to be taxed in 2011. I then inform the insurance and then I take it I'll have to buy th... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Car is broken and now dead, what do I do next? |
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 18:42
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| The car was damaged already, it has a leak in the automatic gearbox, meaning I had to kepe topping it up with fluid every week = 8 quid, not to mention the extra petrol it was costing as it wouldnt get into the right gears because of this. Radiator also buckled and broke. Its an old astra 1997 model... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Car is broken and now dead, what do I do next? |
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 14:30
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So where do I have to have it to get it sorned?
If it is scrapped I take it you just dont renew tax altogether?
Who do you have to let know? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Car is broken and now dead, what do I do next? |
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:56
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| Hi there. First off, let me excplain I am quite ignorant as to all the ins and outs of what to do in this circumstance so please bear with me if I sound stupid with this question. I have had my car, a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 merit for 2 and a half years now. Its MOT was July31st 2010, Its Tax was June 31... |
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