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97 in a 70, what's the probable outcome?

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Little update, I've had another letter from plod, due to the high speed my case can only be delt with in court, just wait for a date.

 

Rog.

 

I know they do it to teach you a lesson, but what a waste of everyone concerned's time and money. Pathetic.

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I've not heard any more from plod ref my upcoming court appearance, it's been 3 weeks now, is there a time limit of this or is it wishful thinking to hope that they have 'forgotten' about me?

 

Rog.

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Think it's six months from date of offence that they have to change you Rog. Not sure if there's a limit to sentencing though tbh.

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We'll it's been 6 mths now, have I got away with it?

 

Rog.

 

fingers crossed you have Rog!

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Think it's six months from date of offence that they have to change you Rog.

 

They could have operated and called you Sandra.

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Well for these cases of excessive speed the police have 6 months from the date of the offence in which to send papers to the court and you will recieve a court date some point after that. So you may not be quite out the woods yet. They are however supposed to keep you informed of progress along the way.

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Little update, the dreaded letter arrived a few weeks ago.

Court summons to attend on the 19th, so I pleaded guilty by post and phoned the court today for the result.

 

6 points and £375 fine... Can't really grumble at that.

 

Rog.

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Wow, quite a fine, i got caught doing 93mph in a 70mph and was 3 points and £60 fine. I guess that few miles an hour makes the difference.

 

Glad i've not been caught doing 130mph+ :lol:

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Little update, the dreaded letter arrived a few weeks ago.

Court summons to attend on the 19th, so I pleaded guilty by post and phoned the court today for the result.

 

6 points and £375 fine... Can't really grumble at that.

 

Rog.

 

glad you didn't get a more harsh result Rog!

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Its our great legal system - depends where you get caught etc - fines and points seem to vary so much

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A little harsh given some of the fines they seem to give for seemingly worse transgressions but I guess it could've been worse.

 

At least its all over now.

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Wow, quite a fine, i got caught doing 93mph in a 70mph and was 3 points and £60 fine. I guess that few miles an hour makes the difference.

 

Glad i've not been caught doing 130mph+ :lol:

 

Yep, some of that fine was my own fault, due to a massive mess up on my front the earnings form I was meant to include with my guilty plea was ommitted, the court said I could ask for a reconsideration but I'd only maybe get a 10% discount... Not worth the hassle in my book, I'm just glad it's over.

 

Rog.

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Six points seems a little harsh. You'll have to spend 3 years pottering around to avoid any more points. On the bright side at least they are backdated to the date of the offence so only just over 2 years to go.

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