Originally posted by SueEllen
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Just received my Notice of Intended Prosecution
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostThe traffic officers I see tend to be sitting on the bonnet of their car, which is on the verge, with their arms folded in the sunshine smiling at everyone braking.
Anyway this thread has just reminded be it's Christmas mobile road camera time.
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I got caught speeding twice this year.
First time they forgot to fill in the offence code on the NIP letter so had to let me off when they realised a few weeks later that the notice was invalid. Must of been the admin guy forgetting to select one of drop down menus. You would think all the important fields would be mandatory..
Second time I was 100 miles from home, no luck this time, did an online awareness course, £120.
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Originally posted by Fraidycat View PostI got caught speeding twice this year.
First time they forgot to fill in the offence code on the NIP letter so had to let me off when they realised a few weeks later that the notice was invalid. Must of been the admin guy forgetting to select one of drop down menus. You would think all the important fields would be mandatory..
Second time I was 100 miles from home, no luck this time, did an online awareness course, £120.
Btw, either "must have" or "must've" not "must of".Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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I drove from Luton to Cambridge once about 1am. Dual carriageways most of the way - all with 40 limits. Most frustrating.
I never got a ticket while living in the UK. Had several around Europe - usually just over. France (and Germany I think) have virtual points for foreign registered cars - which can result in a ban.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBeen three years since I got caught. Down a steep hill. Have to keep on the brakes all the way down to keep at 30mph blah blah but anyway got caught. I took speed awareness which was actually really good. So many people had no idea about the rule about the lights and even less knew what a dual carriage way is when talking about speed limits etc.
Interesting session and an eye opener to how many idiots are on the road. Obviously better not to ever need to go on one but if you've had your collar felt it wasn't bad.Comment
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
On that speed awareness did they ever mention how you are not supposed to stick to the middle lane doing 60mph in a 70mph area claiming "it's not a race" ? or to not cut into the inner lane on roundabouts and being super surprised when people driving in that lane use the horn? or to use indicators when using a roundabout?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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I look forward to tailgating, undertaking and mobile phone usage cameras. Half the Audi/BMW drivers would be off the road in weeks.
We have to celebrate speed cameras as they have changed behaviour on the road for the better.
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
On that speed awareness did they ever mention how you are not supposed to stick to the middle lane doing 60mph in a 70mph area claiming "it's not a race" ? or to not cut into the inner lane on roundabouts and being super surprised when people driving in that lane use the horn? or to use indicators when using a roundabout?
He put up pictures like these and asked the room what to do.
Nearly everyone couldn't tell the difference and what to do between the two. They completely lost the nuance that the bounding white lines make the difference, not just that they are chevrons. You cannot cross a solid white line so you mustn't drive in to the chevrons where you can with the hatched one.
Also national speedlimit and carriage ways. They put pictures up and asked us to define them.
Something like just over half the room failed to realise the first one is a single carriage way so is not 70.
They then threw a curve ball in with the Aston Express way which changes lanes depending on time of day.
Nearly everyone said dual carriage way but it's not, it's still single carriage but it's actually signed 50 so slightly irrelevant to the 60 vs 70 issue.
So if people can't identify stuff like this they general driving behavoiur didn't make it on to the agenda.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Unfortuantely no. It was teaching people about roads and the law, not poor driving habits.Comment
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