Clucking Bell - First speeding fine.

Can't believe I've had my First speeding fine on boxing day.

10 Years of Supra ownership and I get a speeding fine for doing 60mph in a 50 zone driving a knackered Nissian Micra.

Only saving grace is,... I can do a half day driver course and avoid the points.

Still,.. £90 fine which has blown my car tax out of the water. Damn I'm so annoyed with myself!

I know Ed, so frustrating. At least you have the option of Driver Awareness. It's actually quite good and you keep a clean license.

Once you've done one though you can't do another for I think another 3 years, I recently missed out. I got done doing 71mph on the motorway but through the 60mph temp speed zone, at night, with nothing about and no roadworks in progress. Sometimes it's a real kick in the teeth.

on the other hand you managed to get 60 out of a micra lol

on the other hand you managed to get 60 out of a micra lol

This is starting to become a double edged sword. Some insurance companies are putting up premiums if you've done the course!!

This is starting to become a double edged sword. Some insurance companies are putting up premiums if you've done the course!!

Really! Oh hell. How do they find out?

They ask you

This is starting to become a double edged sword. Some insurance companies are putting up premiums if you've done the course!!

ouch, thats something they forget to tell you when they give you that option then

You could just stick to the speed limit

It's something that's only recently started in the last few months. It was in the news a lot at the time, have a search

You could just stick to the speed limit

Thank you mother Teresa

Thank you mother Teresa

Ive driven a micra myself and the torque can get the better of you sometimes you just got to be real carefull

Can't believe I've had my First speeding fine... driving a knackered Nissian Micra.

Speeding in a Micra? Did you fired it up from a cannon?

You could just stick to the speed limit

Yeah, as if that is possilble.

I have tried to stick to limits and the amount of concentration needed is dangerous in itself. It would also help if most roads had clues as to what speed they actually were. I was doing 60 in a 40 the other day and then realised they had dropped the limit on a dual carraigeway that I use regularly.

I also had someone stuck up my backside and quite irate yesterday after I was doing 30 in a what I now know is a 40 limit. Every time I saw a camera I dropped to 30 to be SAFE...!!

It's all about making money. If they wanted to stop speeding they would set up a system where if you are speeding and say doing 20mph over the limit, you lose your car and licence, £1K fine etc. But no, it's far easier (and much more profitable) to do everyone the minute they lose concentration or are mistaken over what the actual limit is.

H.

Speeding or not you should be fined for driving a micra

It would also help if most roads had clues as to what speed they actually were

They do seem to be skimping a lot more on signs lately. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's noticed!

Speeding in a Micra? Did you fired it up from a cannon?

When you have as good a driver like me at your helm, I can make anything come quickly.

100% with you on that.

Yeah, as if that is possilble.

 

I have tried to stick to limits and the amount of concentration needed is dangerous in itself. It would also help if most roads had clues as to what speed they actually were. I was doing 60 in a 40 the other day and then realised they had dropped the limit on a dual carraigeway that I use regularly.

 

I also had someone stuck up my backside and quite irate yesterday after I was doing 30 in a what I now know is a 40 limit. Every time I saw a camera I dropped to 30 to be SAFE...!!

 

It's all about making money. If they wanted to stop speeding they would set up a system where if you are speeding and say doing 20mph over the limit, you lose your car and licence, £1K fine etc. But no, it's far easier (and much more profitable) to do everyone the minute they lose concentration or are mistaken over what the actual limit is.

 

H.

What is the point in having speeding signs considering the roads at the moment resemble a mountainous surface with holes big enough to have a 20 man cave exploring expedition in.

Shame for you Ed you were not stopped by the police themselves as I am sure you would of offered them male favours..... come to think about it that would probably set you up for an inside stretch that Drift bear somehow avoided.

This is starting to become a double edged sword. Some insurance companies are putting up premiums if you've done the course!!

Hardly surprising, if they can find a way to bump up your premium

they will

Hardly surprising, if they can find a way to bump up your premium

they will

Stop the presses.

It's called sod's law!!

The same thing happened to me lol. I was driving my NA and my TT and never got caught. I then drive a Fiesta of all things and I get caught...TWICE!!!

That was a sign to buy another Supra

It's called sod's law!!

 

The same thing happened to me lol. I was driving my NA and my TT and never got caught. I then drive a Fiesta of all things and I get caught...TWICE!!!

 

That was a sign to buy another Supra

Either that or NA's are just slower.

Either that or NA's are just slower.

Hmmmm...debatable