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The Brummie

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9,424 posts

215 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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Just arrived home too a lovely letter from my local Constabulary.

A NIP for doing 39 in a 30.

Is this likely too result in a court appearance or just points & a fine?

No excuses. I took a short cut to work on a road I haven’t used for 5/6 years.

Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.


cuprabob

19,347 posts

242 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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39 in a 30 will be a speed awareness course, if eligible, otherwise 3pts and £100 fine

zalrak

697 posts

113 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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Assuming England, a speed awareness course may be offered:

https://www.speedingcalculator.co.uk/

Elsewhere may be different.

Sebring440

3,186 posts

124 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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The Brummie said:
No excuses.
The Brummie said:
Thought it was a 40 limit.

BertBert

21,184 posts

239 months

Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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The Brummie said:
Just arrived home too a lovely letter from my local Constabulary.

A NIP for doing 39 in a 30.

Is this likely too result in a court appearance or just points & a fine?

No excuses. I took a short cut to work on a road I haven’t used for 5/6 years.

Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.
Makes your wonder how familiar you need to be with a road to be aware of the speed limits in force?

PhyllisOphical

887 posts

236 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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The Brummie said:
Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.
Plenty of places these days where the road was designed for a 40mph limit so everything about it says 40 apart from the speed limit signs.

Sebring440

3,186 posts

124 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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PhyllisOphical said:
Plenty of places these days where the road was designed for a 40mph limit so everything about it says 40 apart from the speed limit signs.
Post of the year (so far) for me!

Foss62

1,938 posts

93 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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Sebring440 said:
PhyllisOphical said:
Plenty of places these days where the road was designed for a 40mph limit so everything about it says 40 apart from the speed limit signs.
Post of the year (so far) for me!
smile I liked it too. Everything about it says you can drive down there apart from the no entry signs.

Pica-Pica

16,482 posts

112 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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Familiar story. My SAC instructor said, drive into another road, then assume it’s 30 unless you have seen signs or until repeater signs confirm otherwise.

The Brummie

Original Poster:

9,424 posts

215 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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BertBert said:
The Brummie said:
Just arrived home too a lovely letter from my local Constabulary.

A NIP for doing 39 in a 30.

Is this likely too result in a court appearance or just points & a fine?

No excuses. I took a short cut to work on a road I haven’t used for 5/6 years.

Thought it was a 40 limit. Turns it wasn’t.
Makes your wonder how familiar you need to be with a road to be aware of the speed limits in force?
Last time I went that way it was a 40 limit. Found out yesterday that the limit dropped from 40 to 30 3 years ago.

It’s a quiet back road which I only used due too roadworks on my usual route.

Like I said, no excuse. fked up. Simple as that.

BertBert

21,184 posts

239 months

Thursday 24th August 2023
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Well hopefully it'll be a SAC for you.

agtlaw

7,386 posts

234 months

Friday 25th August 2023
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zalrak said:
Assuming England, a speed awareness course may be offered:

https://www.speedingcalculator.co.uk/

Elsewhere may be different.
Fake solicitors website.



zalrak

697 posts

113 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Really? Wow, I hadn't realised that. Thanks.

GreatGranny

9,519 posts

254 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/speeding-...

OP, well worth doing the SAC, very useful section on recognising the speed limit when you haven't seen a sign.

TikTak

3,011 posts

47 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Few grumps in here for accountability and honestly. Bizarre.

OP, hope you get the SAC, few ex 40 limits are now 20 out by me, so seems an easy and honest mistake.