corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
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right if its a 70mph road...then i believe ure allowed 10%...so thats 7mph over 70??? so 77mph? If your speedo reads 80...u wont be doing 80 and most probably 77 or under?? May well be wrong but ive never had a car that wont be 3mph out or even more at that speed. End of the day...nothing to worry about as u cant change anything mate
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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this could go on for fucking ever
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dhdev
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
my mate got done for doing 55 in a 60 in his van.
Police stooping to new lows 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I honestly doubt you will get done for 74mph.
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drbeansri
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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they are not police vans anymore. and are not actually anything to do with the police. theyre money making machines trying to get as many people done as possible.
Could of been an ANPR van, was when i thought i got caught for speeding...
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by dhdev
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
my mate got done for doing 55 in a 60 in his van.
Police stooping to new lows
Was just about to quote this, someone's been sniffing glue
And even if you get a letter for one of these, ignore it. I got done on the way up to Crail at 88mph in a 70, got a letter of intended prosecution a week later and replied to it basically saying it was me and filled it all out.
In the time between I sent this away and recieved the penalty notice though, I found out that about 60% of these types of fines the police send out don't actully have the evidence to back them up - the time period for receiving the letter of intended prosecution doesn't give them enough time to go through them all. So they take a chance, hoping that people will just bend over and take it without questioning.
After finding this out I didn't reply to it, got about 5 letters about it saying they were taking me to court but it never happened. Now here I am more than a year later 3 points less and £60 up. True story, I've got the old letter kicking about somewhere.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by dhdev
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
my mate got done for doing 55 in a 60 in his van.
Police stooping to new lows
Was just about to quote this, someone's been sniffing glue
no tommy, in a 60 zone a van may only do 50mph. my mate didnt know this at the time and thought like most, doing a couple mph under the 60 would be safe. but wasnt.
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dhdev
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by dhdev
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
my mate got done for doing 55 in a 60 in his van.
Police stooping to new lows
Was just about to quote this, someone's been sniffing glue
no tommy, in a 60 zone a van may only do 50mph. my mate didnt know this at the time and thought like most, doing a couple mph under the 60 would be safe. but wasnt.
I stand fully corrected. I had to google that, cos I'd never heard of it before!!! Everyday is a school day!
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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my mate hadnt either till the letter arrived. tbh, im a van driver and i hadnt either. weird really as im sure a bus can still do 60 in a 60. even though a wagon can only do 40. strange i tells you.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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The law's fucked up when it comes to things like that. Stagecoach coaches fly by me on the motorway up here doing about 80mph sometimes.
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