Feeling fined, are you?

Justin Passing · 25 Mar 2023

Andy Burnham slapped with hefty fine and six points for speeding on the M62

The mayor admitted he was 'going too fast' when he was clocked doing 78mph, almost double the temporary 40mph limit

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Two grand??
A victim surcharge of £541. He didn't hit anyone..

That was for 78mph on a motorway with a 40 limit 6pts. Seems heavy in the circumstances. Those motorway cameras are often in dope mode.
I think I'll collect dashcam shots of empty motorways showing 40mph, in case.

Couple of years ago I was done for 93 in a 70 on an empty dcway, I think it was £90. 3pts. Category "S30" iirc, which looks like it's changed.
Nobody asked what I earned.

Apparently the fine limit is £1k on a normal road and £2500 on a motorway - which seems daft.

What have you had?

transam · 25 Mar 2023

£500 and 4 points for 36 in a 30

motorbiking · 25 Mar 2023

Means tested fine for doing nearly double the speed limit. He should have checked the roundels and repeaters were valid. Mostly they aren't.

johnny2007 · 25 Mar 2023

Only got caught once in a speed trap.
They changed the speed limit from 50 to 40 and the coppers were raking it in.
Used to drive down that road every day so I didn't pay attention to the new sign.
The bastards were laughing at people and patronising us for going "over the limit".
This is a dual carriageway with fields either sides.
Speed trap at its finest.
Whenever it's sunny you're guaranteed to be clocked by the hiding copper behind a tree and their car parked on a layby behind a lorry.

Justin Passing · 25 Mar 2023

transam said:
£500 and 4 points for 36 in a 30

Blimey . Didn't they offer you a speed awareness course?

motorbiking said:
Means tested fine for doing nearly double the speed limit. He should have checked the roundels and repeaters were valid. Mostly they aren't.

According to that link they're all income related now.

crystal ball · 25 Mar 2023

Justin Passing said:
Andy Burnham slapped with hefty fine and six points for speeding on the M62

The mayor admitted he was 'going too fast' when he was clocked doing 78mph, almost double the temporary 40mph limit

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Two grand??
A victim surcharge of £541. He didn't hit anyone..

That was for 78mph on a motorway with a 40 limit 6pts. Seems heavy in the circumstances. Those motorway cameras are often in dope mode.
I think I'll collect dashcam shots of empty motorways showing 40mph, in case.

Couple of years ago I was done for 93 in a 70 on an empty dcway, I think it was £90. 3pts. Category "S30" iirc, which looks like it's changed.
Nobody asked what I earned.

Apparently the fine limit is £1k on a normal road and £2500 on a motorway - which seems daft.

What have you had?

You need to look up victim surcharge

crystal ball · 25 Mar 2023

johnny2007 said:
Only got caught once in a speed trap.
They changed the speed limit from 50 to 40 and the coppers were raking it in.
Used to drive down that road every day so I didn't pay attention to the new sign.
The bastards were laughing at people and patronising us for going "over the limit".
This is a dual carriageway with fields either sides.
Speed trap at its finest.
Whenever it's sunny you're guaranteed to be clocked by the hiding copper behind a tree and their car parked on a layby behind a lorry.

Pay attention next time

diy_fun_uk · 25 Mar 2023

johnny2007 said:
The bastards were laughing at people and patronising us for going "over the limit".
This is a dual carriageway with fields either sides.

Get used to it, I'm sure in years to come the upper limit for any road inc motorways will be 40mph, all for environmental reasons you understand ...

gas112 · 25 Mar 2023

The camera vans in our county now have no livery on them at all to identify them and painted grey.
But apart from motorway all fixed cameras are turned off and have been for years

big-all · 25 Mar 2023

dont worry, car telemetry [black box] will probably soon send the fines on the polices behalf with a fee to the telemetry box provider??

Justin Passing · 25 Mar 2023

crystal ball said:
You need to look up victim surcharge

So how come £5xx?

Justin Passing · 25 Mar 2023

gas112 said:
But apart from motorway all fixed cameras are turned off and have been for years

No, they haven't.
In most areas about half still work.
Let me guess, someone down your pub told you yours don't work.

ReganAndCarter · 26 Mar 2023

diy_fun_uk said:
Get used to it, I'm sure in years to come the upper limit for any road inc motorways will be 40mph, all for environmental reasons you understand ...

The limit around town in Bristol is 20 - down from 30 a few years ago. At first many people stuck to it and it became tedious being stuck behind them in 3rd gear. Gradually people got fed up with it and most started to drive at 30 again. It's quite rare to be behind a 20 mph dawdler these days.

motorbiking · 26 Mar 2023

Justin Passing said:
Blimey . Didn't they offer you a speed awareness course?

According to that link they're all income related now.

Here are the facts:

Speeding penalties

You could get a fine and penalty points if you're caught speeding, or could even lose your licence

www.gov.uk

gas112 · 26 Mar 2023

Justin Passing said:
No, they haven't.
In most areas about half still work.
Let me guess, someone down your pub told you yours don't work.

i was talking about my county as i mentioned in the first line and yes they are all turned off and have been for years''
Yep i must have been having a pint with the chief constable.
"Northamptonshire's police chief Nick Adderley has addressed the fact that all of the county's speed cameras are switched off."

Police chief addresses 'turned off' speed cameras in Northants

'If I went out for a drive in Northamptonshire and drove really fast past a fixed speed camera, what would happen?'

www.northantslive.news