Erm, just caught speeding advice

OK, before you start yes it isn't big it isn't clever. But it was 10:45 a dual carriageway and no other car on the road... other than a police car.

The thing without going into details I was expecting the book to be thrown at me. It was basically a quick blast to the next roundabout to come back to a petrol station, and when I pulled in shortly after a cop car pulled in behind me.

The thing is he didn't give me a ticket, but took my name DOB and address down in his note pad. I confessed up when asked why I thought he had pulled in, after all it was a bit bleedin' obvious! But his words were "I think you were doing more than the XXmph you said you were doing, as I was doing XXmph to try and catch up!"

I have only been pulled once before for something else, and that time was given a ticket I think and had to take my license to the station if my memory is right. But am I going to get something nasty in the post?

Are you going to get something nasty in the post? I don't think so. I think you might have gotten off lucky. I doubt he will report you to court as most things can be dealt with by fixed penalty notice these days. Unless he's ran out of tickets, I think it might be possible for him to send one out through the post.

nope, if he was going to give you a ticket he'd have given you a fixed penalty notice there and then. he's either just taken you're name and address to make a point and make you think about what you've done, or to send you a producer but he could've just done that at the roadside as well. sleep easy dude

ps how fast were you REALLY going?

Originally Posted by ACAPULCO AL

nope, if he was going to give you a ticket he'd have given you a fixed penalty notice there and then. he's either just taken you're name and address to make a point and make you think about what you've done, or to send you a producer but he could've just done that at the roadside as well. sleep easy dude

ps how fast were you REALLY going?

TBH I don't know, it is a 40 limit I said I was doing 60. By the petrol station it is 50 and I maybe touched 70-80 . Like I say though, irresponsible as it was I was the only one on the road. I am Lucky Kent police use diesel skodas I guess so he couldn't catch up!

Originally Posted by EddieGTA

But his words were "I think you were doing more than the XXmph you said you were doing, as I was doing XXmph to try and catch up!"

Thanks for that.

you lucky man.

Originally Posted by Ant

Thanks for that.

Glad to give you a laugh, it was only the thought of "oh bugger, there goes the license!" that stopped me chuckling.

My two tips.

1) if you have a Q2, check around before you have fun!
2) Clean your bloody rear window so you can see who is behind you!

Originally Posted by OperationAlfa

you lucky man.

I hope so! questions like, do you have far to go? and do you need your car for work? don't inspire confidence.

Sounds like your policeman was in a good mood and you had a lucky escape. Fingers crossed for you!

Man never ever admit to speeding it's there job to prove you where speeding. In Ireland they have to show you either the speed reading or the calibraytion cert for the speedo on the car they are using.

DIESEL SKODAS!! boy am i living in the wrong place they'd never catch up with my V6

Was he on his own?

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Man never ever admit to speeding it's there job to prove you where speeding. In Ireland they have to show you either the speed reading or the calibraytion cert for the speedo on the car they are using.

Well denial would have been stupid to be honest.

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

Was he on his own?

No, female bobby was in the car and just ran a check on my car.

Originally Posted by HSTDriver

Was he on his own?

Originally Posted by EddieGTA

No, female bobby was in the car and just ran a check on my car.

Was it a traffic car with calibrated equipment/speedo

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Man never ever admit to speeding it's there job to prove you where speeding. In Ireland they have to show you either the speed reading or the calibraytion cert for the speedo on the car they are using.

I agree completely ... it doesn't matter how obvious it was ... the first time I got pulled over for speeding (was just 18 at the time) I fully admited to the speed I was going and because of this the police officer said that he had to give me a ticket ... later on in life I got pulled over again, speeding again, except this time I admited nothing ...


... the conversation went as follows ...

Officer: You tanked it through there didn't you?
Me: Really officer I didn't think I did... (looking all innocent)
Officer: Where are you going
Me: Home
Officer: Ok as I can't smell achohol on your breath on your way then.


Phew ...

"Do you know how fast you were going?"

"No"

"in that case I'm doing you for driving without due care and attention as well as speeding"

The reason he just 'let you off' is probably because he didn't have, or couldn't get, documented evidence of the speed you were doing using the onboard camera or whatever.

If he had been able to get some he would have shown you it before you parted company.

Without this it would have been pointless him issuing a ticket as if you'd decided to contest the issue and it had got to court there would have been no proof for them to present.

Result for you though!

Sounds to me like you "found" a non-traffic car with no means of measuring & recording your speed - lucky man!

I realised last night I was doing "a little over the limit" with a police motorbike right behind me I just pretend to have only just got here and speak English to them. I'll run out of new faces eventually though I guess!

I think the Skodas are just used as ordinary patrol cars here in Kent. The Motorway police have fast Volvos and Beemers (marked and unmarked).
Some police will let you off with a warning, particularly if there is no traffic around.
You were lucky.

Should have just said you were doing 40, they've got to prove otherwise !!

Yer they need to be able to prove you were speeding. My boss is a member of Damon Hills car club and pulled into a village which has a 30mph limit in a Ferrari 599 doing at least 140mph. They were sitting off the road facing towards the traffic when he went screaming past. They pulled him over, and cautioned him but because they didnt have a reading of his speed could not prosecute no matter how fast he was going.

He was ****ting bricks though for a while.

Originally Posted by EddieGTA

OK, before you start yes it isn't big it isn't clever. But it was 10:45 a dual carriageway and no other car on the road... other than a police car.

The thing without going into details I was expecting the book to be thrown at me. It was basically a quick blast to the next roundabout to come back to a petrol station, and when I pulled in shortly after a cop car pulled in behind me.

The thing is he didn't give me a ticket, but took my name DOB and address down in his note pad. I confessed up when asked why I thought he had pulled in, after all it was a bit bleedin' obvious! But his words were "I think you were doing more than the XXmph you said you were doing, as I was doing XXmph to try and catch up!"

I have only been pulled once before for something else, and that time was given a ticket I think and had to take my license to the station if my memory is right. But am I going to get something nasty in the post?

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