Darren
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I am being reported for the above after basically swapping lanes twice on a one way street at speeds of 30-40 (copper didnt know, he just guessed), although i indiucated each time and got flashed in, i didnt cut anyone up.. anyway he said its now up to the crown prosecution service whether it goes to court... if it goes to court dya reckoni could get let off with a fine?? coz on the dvla website it says 3-9 points and i really dnt think that what i did was all that bad...
anyways, what do u lot reckon?
ohh yeah, i was not racing, the copper actually stated that on the statement.
edit
the summons says "driving a mechanically propelled auto mobile without due care and attention"
[Edited on 18-03-2004 by ipswichcorsa]
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Paul_J
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it'll probably get thrown out of court for lack of evidence.
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DanielJ
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as above, they aint got jack shit on u how many coppers wer ther m8?
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Darren
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just the one. but i had to sign the statement, which was basically what i said above.
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SXi_Tim
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its a load of bollocks, it really does prove they have nothing better to do
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DanielJ
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his word over urs then
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Darren
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yeah but i signed it???? good soliciter needed me thinks + he said it'l take bout 2 months for an ansa. now i think thats taking the piss, im expected to wait 2 months =, wonderering whether im gonna get banned etc.. ggrrrrrrr
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Paul_J
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also most things on website (penalty wise) are usuallly 'maximum penalty'.
So you may still get a fine, or you may get 3 points max I'd have thought.
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Paul83b
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find the copper... shag his wife
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Andy Morley
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quote: Originally posted by Paul83b
shag his wife
again
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Colin
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Shouldnt have signed a thing
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Darren
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Adam-CorsaC18s
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My mate got caught doing about 90/95 in his R5T up a long hill in penistone. The speed limit is 60 and only reason he got fined and points is cause he said he was doing about 65. The police officer (only one of them there) said this "IF I COULD PROVE YOUR WERE SPEEDING I'd have banned you" So only reason my mate got done is because he admitted speeding, they dint have a thing on him. Which is the same reason that you may possibly get done mate. signing = accepting you were at fault. (nothing in the law can make you sign a document you disagree to!)
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L330wnz
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they just see a young lad in a nice modded car n pick on us..lol its kinda sad coz they int got fuk all else to do!! good luck if it goes 2 court.
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Darren
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in court on the 31st mate. spoke to solicitor and he thinks i should contest it, get witnesses it
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Euan_B
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quote: Originally posted by Adam-CorsaC18s
The speed limit is 60 and only reason he got fined and points is cause he said he was doing about 65.
But you would not get done for doing 65 in a 60?????
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Adam_B
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i dont understand how u were Driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. Was it a 20mph zone or something?
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Adam-CorsaC18s
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quote: Originally posted by Euan_B
quote: Originally posted by Adam-CorsaC18s
The speed limit is 60 and only reason he got fined and points is cause he said he was doing about 65.
But you would not get done for doing 65 in a 60?????
Its against the law to exceed the set speed limit. Some PO's might let you off with a slapped wrist, but its definately against the law, so you would get done for it if the police officer felt so inclined. He was probably just happy to get him for that since he saw him absolutely booting it anyway.
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stevegreetham
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nop m8, ur allowed an extra 10% so in a 60 zone ur allowed 66mph
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Adam-CorsaC18s
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you were actually allowed 10% and 1mph for calibration. But I was told that had stopped, you were only allowed the 1mph.
That must be the case anyway cause he was done!! (Mind you, around 65 can mean anything from 60 to 70!)
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stevegreetham
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yer.s'pose
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Darren
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nah was a 30mph area
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by ipswichcorsa
just the one. but i had to sign the statement, which was basically what i said above.
you signed a statement which said you were doing somthing you didn't do
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Euan_B
quote: Originally posted by Adam-CorsaC18s
The speed limit is 60 and only reason he got fined and points is cause he said he was doing about 65.
But you would not get done for doing 65 in a 60?????
no. you cannot. I would go to court and win that one. if your within 10% you cannot be done
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