CorsaSport14
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Just got pulled over for doing average speed of 114mph.
Got to goto court. Whats the likely outcome? has anyone else been in a similar situation?
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DannyB
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Oh dear, got any points on your license allready?
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c20let
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what speed zone was it in?
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CorsaSport14
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was on a motorway and no points previously
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Paul_J
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You will have to wait up to 6 months for the court summons and just plead guilty and say you're sorry...
Doubtful you'll just get points.
Expect a 28 day ban and no need to retest.
101.4 mph and court summons got me only 6 points and £150 fine.
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Nic Barnes
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they can ban you for life if your caught doing over 105mph in a vauxhall apparantly.
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Tommy L
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I would definately expect a ban. But you can't put a figure on it as it will be down to the judges discretion.
Hopefully you'll learn from this and say hello to nice insurance premiums when you get your license back 
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AndyCorsaSport
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Also have you had your liscence longer than 2 year??
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evans_corsab
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say you have a bladder problem and you were powering excessively to a toilet 
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SeanXE
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quote:
Originally posted by evans_corsab
say you have a bladder problem and you were powering excessively to a toilet
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CorsaSport14
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yeah had my license over 2 years
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Doug
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Will be 6 points and a sub £500 fine then.
I highly doubt you will loose your card seeing as you have had it over 2 years and have no prior points
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evans_corsab
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you will probably be banned for a minimal number of days with a fine and probably points 
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Will be 6 points and a sub £500 fine then.
I highly doubt you will loose your card seeing as you have had it over 2 years and have no prior points
doubtful it'll just be points... he'll be lucky if that's all he gets.
I reckon a very small ban like max 28 days... and £300 fine. Probably without points at all.
Thing is, it's worth just being honest and admitting you were wrong - don't try to justify it like 'I was running late, or needing a pee' etc. It'll just piss the courts off. At the end of the day 'there is no excuse for excessive speed' in the laws eyes.
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Nic Barnes
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all this probably this, probably that waffling. nobody knows. only you wil know when you go to court.
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BluKoo
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I got caught doing an average of 93 on the A96.
I got 6 points and a £255 fine.
Down on my licence as a CD30 which is,
"Driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users."
For an average of 114, I predict a ban, or at least 9 points.
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Paul_J
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Blukoo, he'll get a SP60 - 'excessive speed on a motorway'
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deano87
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Wish my car could do 114mph then again, no I don't, because this will happen.
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Paul_J
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P.S. there's a website somewhere which lists all punishments handed out to people for SP60's and what speeds they were doing...
As you approach the 100 mph marker people start getting small bans, under about 104 mph some people still get just points... but after that most are small bans of 'days'.
It depends what you plead for, if you beg to keep your license as you need it for your job, then you may get more points and larger fine instead of a small ban, but to be honest - just taking a few day ban with no retest will probably be better in the long run.
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Wish my car could do 114mph then again, no I don't, because this will happen.
Just coz ur car can do that speed, doesn't mean you have to...
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ShEp
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anything over the ton will be a ban
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CorsaSport14
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gona plead as i need my license for my job.
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSport14
gona plead as i need my license for my job.
and they will tell you, you should of thought of that before speeding, making your case worse
I've been there and done that, and got the 6month ban
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CorsaSport14
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im going to get a special legal motor's lawyer as i desperatly need to keep my licence.
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ShEp
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The more you squirm and try to shirk it, the harder they will be on you.
You need to admit from the off what you did and you may get away with a lenient ban such as 28days
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