I got done for speeding late last year. 37 in 30. Going on to a 60mph road. Instead of 3 points and 60 quid fine i opted for the speed awareness Course which is 85 quid. Don't get the points etc.
I was asked the question above and my answer was when I deem it safe to do so.
You can imagine what the reply was off the guy running the course.
Although I spent 4 hours in a room with 25 other people I found it informative.
So what's your replies to the question ?
Was also told that the 10% rule on speed limits has been axed. Is that true ?
There was never a rule. The following is from The ACPO Guidelines (
http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/policies/Data/speed_enforcement_guidelines_web_v7_foi.doc)
The Police Service now uses technology that enables it to prove that an offence has been committed as soon as a driver exceeds the relevant speed limit by a very small margin. Motorists will therefore be at risk of prosecution immediately they exceed any legal speed limit.
The guidance to police officers is that it is anticipated that, other than in the most exceptional circumstances, the issue of fixed penalty notices and summonses is likely to be the minimum appropriate enforcement action as soon as the following speeds have been reached:
Limit.........Fixed Penalty...........Summons
20 mph..........25 mph................35 mph
30 mph..........35 mph................50 mph
40 mph..........46 mph................66 mph
50 mph..........57 mph................76 mph
60 mph..........68 mph................86 mph
70 mph..........79 mph................96 mph
Fixed penalty of 1. £60 (pending) 2. Licence endorsed with 3 penalty points
Summons leading to Magisterial discretion (level 2) maximum of:
1. £1000 fine
2. Licence endorsed - range of penalty points available
3. Disqualification
4. Compulsory re-testing
This guidance does not and cannot replace the police officer's discretion and they may decide to issue a summons or a fixed penalty notice in respect of offences committed at speeds lower than those set out in the table. Moreover, in particular circumstances, driving at speeds lower than the legal limit may result in prosecution for other offences, for example dangerous driving or driving without due care and attention when the speed is inappropriate and inherently unsafe.
I would be very surprised if the police are going to start nicking at 31 as the courts couldn't cope.