How many points do you have on your driving licence?

[gingerjedi]

0 for the past 18 years, I spend a lot of time driving back and forth between Somerset and Gloucestershire M5 all the way at 90+ cruising both ways, I think I read somewhere that the Gloucestershire police give out the least speeding tickets in the country whilst Essex police dished out the most.

I did get 3 in 1989 when I got a letter through the post saying I was doing 42 in a 30 mph zone 5 months after the alleged incident, when I went to court pleading I could not possibly admit to something I can’t remember doing they convicted me anyway and raised the fine from £30 to £90... basterds!

[darmstadt]

Total at 1 time: 65. Ban on top of ban on top of ban on top of community service on top of suspended sentance, etc. All run out now though.

[BrilloPad]

I did get 3 in 1989 when I got a letter through the post saying I was doing 42 in a 30 mph zone 5 months after the alleged incident, when I went to court pleading I could not possibly admit to something I can’t remember doing they convicted me anyway and raised the fine from £30 to £90... basterds!

was that from camera or police? I believe police have 6 months, but camera has 14 days.

[Clippy]

Zero.

But my chauffeur has 6

[BoredBloke]

I've got 3 due to an unmarked cop car on the m56 clocking me at 92 - good job he spotted me when he did as the outcome would have ben worse had he seen me say 5 miles up the road when I was going faster.

Agree with the comments about the variable speed limits though. On the M42 they have them also and often they are left on at 8pm (thrusday night) when I'm heading back up north. The motorway at that time is pretty empty - I tend to stick with them though.

Could well be in for some more as I went through a speed camera on the toll road last week. Not had anything through the post as yet though.

[ratewhore]

I have six due to the fascist bully boy police state we live in (like doing 46 in a 40 at 3am on a deserted road deserves 3 points and a fine!).

And another thing that grips my sh1t is thatthe police will not provide details of where they were until you get to court, trying to pressure you into signing the form beforehand. I thought if you went to court, all evidence had to be shared beforehand.

No one will convince me this is not a purely revenue generating exercise...

[Mr Crosby]

6, was 9. All for speeding.

[ASB]

I spend a lot of time driving back and forth between Somerset and Gloucestershire M5 all the way at 90+ cruising both ways, I think I read somewhere that the Gloucestershire police give out the least speeding tickets in the country whilst Essex police dished out the most.

Avon and Somerset seem to be getting a bit more agressive with mobile vans. A mate just got a slip for 76 dished out as a result of a mobile unit on the bridge at Weston.

[Paddy]

Almost got three points last year but after I produced photographic evidence shows that the signs don’t comply with the road traffic act and the white line marking for the camera were 30 centimetres short they police dropped the case.

[SandyDown]

Never had any points

(my TOMTOM wans me if a peed cameras are about)