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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:58 pm
by mk4polo
i got cought at 104.9 on a 60 dual carrageway at 9am on an easter sunday and it went to court,
i got 6 points and £140 fine.
there is no such thing as "over a certain speed its a ban" its totally at the descresion of the court judges.
It also makes no difference if you say you need your car for work, they hear that every day remember. If anything, it makes them think you should cherish your licence more than to speed and get caught!!
My mate's g/f's mum is a part time judge, i had a very lengthy convosation with her about all this!
Mark
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:29 pm
by polopowah
glad it wasn't too harsh for ya!
the moral to that is stick to the speed limit naughty boy! bumslaps all round
i got pulled for doing 76 in a 70 not long ago, but they were more interested in my illegal german plates!
-Ben-
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:33 pm
by DanDiesel
polopowah wrote: bumslaps all round
i'm getting very worried about u Ben!!
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:40 pm
by polopowah
DanDiesel wrote:polopowah wrote: bumslaps all round
i'm getting very worried about u Ben!!
its a very emotional time of year for me at the moment
they've just last week stopped showing fresh prince of bel air on fox kids!
-Ben-
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:57 pm
by DanDiesel
oh u poor thing!! thats tragic, such a sad loss for you!!
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:10 pm
by DanDiesel
yeah thats true, u don't think about it when ur actually doing it do ya, but then afterwards u think, "geez that was silly".
i've done 130mph in my old leon and afterwards i thought, what if a tyre had blown or what if i hit oil or what if the police had seen me??
i guess the adreneline takes over!!
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:13 pm
by ModifiedMadness
That's always the case yeah, if I ever hit a ton, I think afterwards - if one of those cars was a Police car, I'm screwed.
Still boys will be boys
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:15 pm
by DanDiesel
you only live once as they say!! we got away with it which is the main thing!!

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:17 pm
by ModifiedMadness

Suppose so yeah, I think within reason, so long as it's done on a road where you can only cause harm to yourself it's not as bad, it's when you could lose control and kill other people.
And of course if you're carrying passengers, it's a no no.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:19 pm
by DanDiesel
well yeah true, i've calmed down a bit i feel, can't be arsed to hammer me car up and down the motorways at the moment! too concerned about my fuel consumption!! lol
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:21 pm
by ModifiedMadness

And you run on the black stuff
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:25 pm
by DanDiesel
yeah i know!! since my stint in the leon, fuel economy has been a fairly big issue for me coz the price of diesel is higher than petrol round here!! so i've been retraining myself to drive the car as effectively and efficiently as possible to keep my consumption down.
has worked quite well, i can make around £15 last 6-8 depending on wot sota journeys i'm making!
my driving is mostly town work with the odd trip along a dual carriageway!
this includes the odd scooter chase

those bloody things do me head in!!!
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:27 pm
by ModifiedMadness
And mine, I must confess to blowing one off one day, little tw4t, he was up my arse coming up to a roundabout, I was going straight on (onto a national speed limit road) so floored it, I didn't see him again

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:29 pm
by DanDiesel
love it they try and beat u and then u murder them!! the difference with me is i leave them in a cloud of black soot!! always fun
