david_taylor Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 As you may remember from my motoring year from hell including several expensive mechanical failures and killing the car. One my own doing was getting caught doing 90 on the Stepps Bypass. Never trust a road angel!! I pleaded guilty by post and prepared for the conviction. Luckily the Police must have included in there report that they did not find it dangerous or wreckless as stated to me at the time. Judge did not call me up and got letter through the post today: 5 points and a £200 fine. Think its a fair enough sentence for the crime. Another reason why I dont plan to get a new scooby for a wee while. Temptation is big in the impreza, time for me to chill for a while. Still waiting for my insuarance offer, then will be looking for a nice TDI. Dave
david_taylor Posted October 26, 2007 Author Posted October 26, 2007 Mondeos rock! Maybe a beemer mate.
frank c Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 I got the same for slightly more in a 60..not bad considering.. Lesson learnt
david_taylor Posted October 26, 2007 Author Posted October 26, 2007 Lesson well and truly learned. What annoys me is all the wee neds that speed in built up areas and towns, where its really dangerous. But I broke the law so taken it on the chin!
RA Dunk Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Mondeos rock! all well and fine if your a girl and like driving girls cars
craig79 Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 In a 50mph limit dave? I think you done well! Wouldnae really agree, think he was making a wee example of ya there !! Was done for 72 in a 40 on the bike along the kingsway, went to court and got 4 points and £125 fine. You judge obviously didnae like the sound o yir name or somethin' Never mind mate we all get caught bonny sometimes, chin up. Craig.
david_taylor Posted October 26, 2007 Author Posted October 26, 2007 all well and fine if your a girl and like driving girls cars :thumbup: I will like not spending the boys cash running my scooby did! lol
AlanG Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Au contraire... a few years back i had heard of people getting 5 or 6 points and £150-200 fine for doing between 70 and 75mph on both that road and the M8 just before the Kingston Bridge, so wouldn't say that was setting an example. However, this isn't the point. The OP has put his hands up and admitted what was wrong was wrong and taken the consequences placed upon him. The only good thing to come out of it is at least the stress of worrying about it is now gone.
david_taylor Posted October 26, 2007 Author Posted October 26, 2007 Au contraire... a few years back i had heard of people getting 5 or 6 points and £150-200 fine for doing between 70 and 75mph on both that road and the M8 just before the Kingston Bridge, so wouldn't say that was setting an example.However, this isn't the point. The OP has put his hands up and admitted what was wrong was wrong and taken the consequences placed upon him. The only good thing to come out of it is at least the stress of worrying about it is now gone. Thats for sure mate. Did not fancy going to court. Stickin to the limit from now on in my nice new slow car! l
AlanG Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) Look for a car with cruise control.... :thumbup: Edited October 26, 2007 by AlanG
vicki Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Thats for sure mate. Did not fancy going to court. Stickin to the limit from now on in my nice new slow car! l I would have dreaded going to court. Get a nice black A3 audi
david_taylor Posted October 26, 2007 Author Posted October 26, 2007 I would have dreaded going to court. Get a nice black A3 audi A possible thought there Vicki. Going to use some of my insurance to pay the fine all at once. Hopefully getting a car in a lower insurance group against the points should mean I can swap the insurance over without extra cost!
thewelsho Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Yeah well, I'd still be in a pi55er. Good luck with getting a new car. J
marky.t.s Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 ya jammy bandit dave!!! ........stop driving like a d...1..ck.or that golf guy will be back on.
thefastone Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Yeah Davie, Having done the Court thing personally years ago (prolly different circumstances, and on a bike) I know how you feel about not wanting to go there, and that points and fine was pretty good considering, I might have though that was an auto-ban... Although getting the straight ban, and skipping the points is better if you can live with a short ban instead... even if you do need to go to court to get it... but then I suppose it depends on teh circumstances... Fair play really, I admire your view, Done the crime doing the time kinda attitide... good on you mate, also cant blame you for taking a step down car wise... try your luck later in the day mate!
nippysweeties Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 I got a 6 month ban years ago from an accumulation of points. Driving a 1.2 Nova, a 1.5 Integra and a 1.8 Mondeo. Never got done in my Punto GT (nippy little machine), so the car doesn't make a difference in my opinon. They can all be driven outside the law! And yeah, having a pompous judge give me one point more than the ban limit (ie 4 instead of 3) just so he could ban me was enough to keep me out of court since. At least on motoring offences! Breast of duck Steve.
david_taylor Posted October 27, 2007 Author Posted October 27, 2007 Its a pity we dont have the English Law for traffic offences. They seem to prefer giving out short bans rather than points. My mate got caught doing 106 in England on a 60 Limit. He sold his M3 expecting a long ban. Got a 2 week ban and 120 pound fine! To make it even more ironic, he was offshore while the ban stood! Prefer that thinking to Scottish Law!
david_taylor Posted October 27, 2007 Author Posted October 27, 2007 No good if you drive for a living though Just take two weeks paid leave...problem solved!
frank c Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 Just take two weeks paid leave...problem solved! LOL... fair enough I must admit, i was like you though..glad i didn't need to go to court. Bl00dy nervous waiting for the letter to come through the post
thewelsho Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 Its a pity we dont have the English Law for traffic offences. They seem to prefer giving out short bans rather than points.My mate got caught doing 106 in England on a 60 Limit. He sold his M3 expecting a long ban. Got a 2 week ban and 120 pound fine! To make it even more ironic, he was offshore while the ban stood! Prefer that thinking to Scottish Law! Yes, but doesn't the insurance companies frown more on that than points?
david_taylor Posted October 27, 2007 Author Posted October 27, 2007 Yes, but doesn't the insurance companies frown more on that than points? He said its not even added 10% onto his premiums. But hes loaded anyway, so could not care less on the cost!
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now