Re: Caught at last
Originally Posted by
galty
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Past my driving test nearly 60 years ago.
Never had a ticket never had an accident.
Just been done for doing 37 miles an hour in a 30 mile zone.
So 3 points and fine to come
No chance at all you'll get a fine Galty.
You will be offered a Speed Awareness Course which will cost you about £90.
Accept and it won't be reported to the police and you don't have to report it to your insurance either.
The course will last about 4 hrs and will be light hearted but essentially a load of carp. You just have to sit through it and play along.
There is a huge push at the moment to generate £millions from this whole speeding scam. They have no real interest in stopping you speeding. They just want millions of people paying £90 a crack.
Last year there were well over a million people on these courses in the UK. That's some £100 million going to these gits. About a 3rd of it goes to the police. The rest is for the private companies operating this whole scam.
You will find that its hard to get on a course any time soon. The private companies keep sending out the detector camera vans to catch a steady stream of people in easy target locations. It's usual to get a course 2-3 weeks in the future.
The whole thing stinks but it is what it is. Abuse of authority to generate £millions because the police funding has been cut so much.