There could be trouble ahead

[townfanjon]

I heard this was happening but my god , these are major fines . New speeding fines are coming in any minute, SLOW DOWN ( personally I drive like a nutter )

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep

1mph over limit 50% of your wage for the week

11mph over limit 100% " " " "

21 mph + over limit 150% plus points / suspended for x amount of days

 

[zzzjim]

Nothing like hiding bad news ideas with us distracted by Brexit .

( paid a Bus lane fine in town other day , hoping speeding and parking ones will leave me alone !

 

[rpm]

Where you getting the intel jon?

 

[Harvest Fields]

This is the first I have heard. Is there a link anywhere?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Drivers WARNED that speeding fines set to skyrocket NEXT WEEK

Speeding fines to rise in April 2017 - What it could mean for you

 

[rpm]

This is the first I have heard. Is there a link anywhere?

Yeah, the link is the faster you go the bigger the fine!

Sorry mate, just could not resist it.

 

[townfanjon]

Me and a pal of mine end up ready to thump each other about the gov/ mobile / speeding fines etc etc , he is 100 % convinced they raise them to make money . I dont like it but I actually think the fines are a good idea and are there to help reduce accidents and save lifes ( cue the abuse lol )

 

[townfanjon]

Drivers WARNED that speeding fines set to skyrocket NEXT WEEK

Speeding fines to rise in April 2017 - What it could mean for you

You can always rely on Shaun for the link . Cheers

 

[townfanjon]

Where you getting the intel jon?

Daughter pal , but it has been kept quiet it carrys on from the mobile fine increase back in March , theres a few in for a shock , might aswell flog mi Cobra , Pfffftttttt

 

[rpm]

Daughter pal , but it has been kept quiet it carrys on from the mobile fine increase back in March , theres a few in for a shock , might aswell flog mi Cobra , Pfffftttttt

Road Angel? (whatever their called nowadays) the camera warning devices.

 

[stani]

Can't do 1 mph over limit, speedos aren't clever enough, wind, rain, road conditions, tyre pressures etc, that's why they allow 10% now.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Can't do 1 mph over limit, speedos aren't clever enough, wind, rain, road conditions, tyre pressures etc, that's why they allow 10% now.

Why does it say for 20mph 21-30 mph band a then

 

[stani]

Think that's just to show if your over the limit then the fines start, but, speedos are not syncd on an annual basis, which is what at the moment it is 10% usually plus a couple of mph.
So 50 would be 55 +2 = 57 mph.
Tyre pressures are usually what is used, four tyres not all the correct pressures has quite an effect on the cars speed.

 

[Phil]

I drive slower than a stoned old lady so it doesnt bother me. The more you ride my bumper the slower I go. I know you want to punch me.

 

[Best]

So how's this new speeding fine going to work on say, some regular law breaking drug user who hasn't a driving licence or insurance or mot and doing twice the speed limit?
What are they going to fine him? He won't have a salary to base a fine on.

 

[Meady]

Ill just have to get the other half to do all of the fast driving. She doesn't work so can't get fined

 

[Lou]

How does it work if you don't have a job?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

How does it work if you don't have a job?

take x% of your income for the week

 

[Old Account]

So how's this new speeding fine going to work on say, some regular law breaking drug user who hasn't a driving licence or insurance or mot and doing twice the speed limit?
What are they going to fine him? He won't have a salary to base a fine on.

He will need to take a loan to pay that off

 

[Dan]

The problem is there are less coppers on the road.

My friends in the car scene run these.

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Flip it away with a key fob when they boot it down and motorway, avoiding all average speed cams and anything facing them, even let coppers past from behind and flip it back and slow down a bit.

And that's the problem with fines. Less on the beat.

Not a single person who has been caught speeding and sent a fine was stopped from speeding.

Yet if they use furniture in the road layout, better junctions, and other clever designs they can prevent most.

But they don't want to.

I used to run the Staffs Speed Camera Facebook page we would share locations of mobile speed camera vans.

Our page saved more lives than those vans did. Hiding a van around a bend has never stopped a speeder. Park them in full view and you'll slow them all down. But they never do eh

 

[Dan]

I'm struggling to find this on any reputable news sites so I'm kinda thinking it's just somebody trying to sell tabloids lol

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Pretty sure it was an artical on Top Gear a few years back, relating to a country in europe i think.

 

[Dan]

Just found this comment on the Evo blog Linked to above.

3 months ago


This article is incredibly inaccurate. There is no minimum £100 fine. That's something he made up and the author can't spell the word licence. The important point, apparently completely missed, is that the new guidelines only apply if court proceedings are instituted.

The 36/30 example is ridiculous. 36/30 is a speed awareness course or otherwise a £100 fixed penalty and 3 points endorsement. 36/30 doesn't involve court proceedings and an income based fine - and it won't in future. The only reason 36/30 would go to court is if the accused didn't pay the £100 fixed penalty or wasn't eligible for a fixed penalty - because he has 9 or more points within 3 years of the latest offence.

The new guidelines are near identical to the existing guidelines - but only the highest category changes from Band B to Band C.

Drive at speeds up to and incuding 95/70 and the police will offer you the chance to pay a fixed penalty. Absolutely nothing to do with your income. The same applies to speeds up to and including 49/30. This is not changing.

Also, mobile phone "fines" are not increasing to £200. The fixed penalty will increase from £100 to £200.

 

[zzzjim]

Applies from 24 th April , law changes - salary percentages .
So many papers are saying .
We need news to cheer us up ! (not this )

 

[Thermo89]

Sunday drivers dream come true.

 

[Lou]

People who live month to month as it is will struggle. I bet places like Wonga will be loving the new rules.

 

[zzzjim]

.... speedos are not syncd on an annual basis, which is what at the moment it is 10% usually plus a couple of mph....

Sounds like a business opportunity for kwit--fitts !

(Old car read 10% Under . New one with current Fresh tyres
Inflated a tad hard .... Is spot on
(according to one of those -you need to climb this hill )
(stupidly sited -Shows your speed traps ..)

(RUD---Sunday drivers slowing -EVEN more RUD-off)