Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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Got caught doing 57 in a 30!!!! got a letter from the magistrates court and pleaded guilty, got 6 points on me licence now!!! thing i wanna know is they said the fine was £120 but i got a demand today to pay £155 within 28 days it said £35 extra fee, whats that for, the letter i got sent before said if i pleaded innocent and went to court i would get court fees whats the extra for. Any one know, oh and i re newed my insurance like a week ago should i not tell the insurers till renewal
cheers
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jm960326
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Registered: 24th Aug 02
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Probably break down as £120 fine and £35 court fees. Not sure so dont take it as I say it, ask for a break down off them simple.
Insurance, from what I was told, dont tell them till next renewal.
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jm960326
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Registered: 24th Aug 02
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Oh yeah 3 more mph and thats a ban!
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chris_uk
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shit ive done 90 in a 30! good job i wasnt caught! im a sensible driver now tho.
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Trotty
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Put of interest, how long did it take from the offence til the fine came though the post?
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
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trotty doesnt break speed limits do you 
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Trotty
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
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 Never!
Just, ya know, wondering like...
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fcukniles
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Registered: 5th Dec 02
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good way to get out of it........send it back unsigned.........if they dont notice and it goes 2 court.......u get off cos they have to get u sign it within a certain ammount of time or sumthin
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
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yeh how long til they sent u letter?
i got caught 103 in 70 2months ago
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kerzo
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
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i think they have sorted most legal loopholes now
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Moony1234
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
Location: Belfast Northern Ireland
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60 in a 30 is automatic ban ???????? since when!
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paul_spurrell
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Registered: 14th Sep 01
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30MPH over the speed limit is a ban
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jm960326
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Yeah 30mph over an speed limit is meant to be a ban. Think 25 and above over and your in court.
Romford would know for sure.
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3CorsaMeal
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u should receive a letter of inteneded prosicution (sp) within 14days of the offence, then u send it back and receive a letter explaining the charge, mine took 3 weeks for the second letter and 3 days for the first one......
and if they don't do anything within 6months of inteneded prosicution i think they have to drop the charge....
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3CorsaMeal
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legal loopholes just cause u more hassle then its worth, had a m8 who has tried it, and he ended up getting charge 4x times the original price 
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jmucorsasport
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Registered: 28th May 02
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If they dont send the letter through within 2 weeks you got away with it 
As for the extra costs, i duno 
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John
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Quentin Wilson was on Top Gear a couple of weeks ago saying they loopholes were urban myths. If u get done u get done afaik.
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paul_spurrell
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quote:
Quentin Wilson was on Top Gear a couple of weeks agoquote:
He hasnt done top gear for years
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Icy
yeh how long til they sent u letter?
i got caught 103 in 70 2months ago
didnt know 8v 1.2 cud go that fast
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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I got the letter back wanting me to sign it about 2 weeks later then it took 5 days short of 6 months to get the court summons through 5 more days and it would have ment i would have got away with it!!!!
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tay_lor
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Registered: 28th Jul 03
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i got caught doin 80 in a 30 november last year and got my summons through 6 days before the 6month daedline after which they cant prosecute.
i got 90 day ban and 110 fine.
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
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i got 4months left to wait 
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Adam_lee
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Registered: 23rd Apr 02
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So if you dont get a letter of intended prosecution within a month does that mean your ok?
I flew past a marked volvo hiding in the bushes (sneaky Tw@t) with a camera mounted in the back window facing me. It was a 40mph dual carridgeway and I may have let my speed slip a little (ehmm, ok a lot) above it.
For all you anti speed drones, it was five in the morning and the road was empty and i dont want to get into an ethical argument.
This was about 5 weeks ago and i have heared nothing? what do you guys recon? Got away with it or should i buy a bike ready for my ban.
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3CorsaMeal
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i reckon u're safe, a letter of intended prosicuction should be sent within 14days (2 weeks) of offence..
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Trotty
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
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w00t!
I (thought) I got caught 5 weeks ago doing *cough* 57 *cough* in a 30 by a copper with the radar gun jobby.
(And yes it was in the middle of nowhere on clear roads)
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