Third speeding ticket in six months!!

[Paddy]

The private company partnership that sites the cameras always state that they site cameras in black spots where there are frequent accidents. However, there as not been one accident recorded by the cameras when someone was speeding therefore other factors must be causing the accidents.

[adubya]

Car speedos tend to over read by about 10% IME so to be caught by calibrated equipment at a real 35mph then your speedo is probably showing ~38mph.

Experienced drivers should be able to maintain a speed of approx 30mph without constantly staring at the speedo.

Perhaps you were on the phone at the time and distracted ?

[stek]

Experienced drivers should be able to maintain a speed of approx 30mph without constantly staring at the speedo.

Perhaps you were on the phone at the time and distracted ?

Parrot, hardly use it cos no-one calls me!

What a perfect world you live in!

[BrilloPad]

OK, I sped, I'll take the fine

Can't you get the wife to take them for you?

[TimberWolf]

Doing 30 mph in a 30 mph zone almost guarantees a tailgating session and the risk of being involved in an accident or a punch up. 33 mph is what you want. Hardly anyone does 30 mph. Grannies are exempt and just get hooted at.

[stek]

Car speedos tend to over read by about 10% IME so to be caught by calibrated equipment at a real 35mph then your speedo is probably showing ~38mph.

Experienced drivers should be able to maintain a speed of approx 30mph without constantly staring at the speedo.

Perhaps you were on the phone at the time and distracted ?

And, my speedo goes up to 260mph so 30mph is a very small part of it so therefore I should be allowed some leeway

[adubya]

Doing 30 mph in a 30 mph zone almost guarantees a tailgating session and the risk of being involved in an accident or a punch up. 33 mph is what you want. Hardly anyone does 30 mph. Grannies are exempt and just get hooted at.

Interesting defence, "I was speeding because the big boys made me"

[AtW]

Can't you get the wife to take them for you?

Not good idea if divorcing her later...

[BrilloPad]

Not good idea if divorcing her later...

True. True. Aren't there people you can pay to take the points on your licence?

[Mr.Whippy]

Is that last bit aimed at me? I'm not arguing, but you have to admit tho at 30 the limits are marginal - it is hard to watch the speedo and the road, especially on hills, or drive at 20 and cause havoc? Anyway I'm not moaning, I'll take the hit as I've said. No option.

U have to admit these fines are purely for revenue generation, 30/34/35 wtf, ok 30/55 yes, 70/120 yes, any form of wanton dangerous driving yes, but not 35 in a 30. Fine yes, but at this level that has to be it, points means soon that two strikes and you are out - ban. Two mistakes and no income potentially.

if you've been driving 30 years or so you really should be able to gauge how fast you're driving without looking at the speedo constantly.

As for 35 in a 30, it depends on the situation. If its outside a school at 8:55am on a Tuesday, it's too fast, if it's 2am on a Saturday in the middle of a deserted industrial estate in Barnsley then it's not.