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#Post#: 115646--------------------------------------------------
Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: facade
Date: April 12, 2026, 1:40 pm
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Apologies for mentioning the Daily Fail, so this is unlikely to
have much relation to the truth, but they are claiming that Dr
Gary Duffield, a London Psychiatrist has done a course and
accepted 2 more 3 point penalties all for 22MPH in a 20. (So 3
NIPs for 22MPH) as well as another for 25MPH so another one and
he is paying for taxis for 6 months...
(Google reveals there is indeed a Dr Gary Duffield)
The MET publicly claim to follow the "10% plus 2" guidelines, so
either the article is distorting the truth somewhat or the MET
are getting nearer to zero tolerance.
If you want to read it
HTML https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15726257/Psychiatrist-faces-road-ban-22mph-breaking-unjust-limit.html
I note that they claim that he received a course and a fine for
the first offence, so they aren't overly bothered about factual
accuracy (who knew!)
The same article appears in the Torygraph, but I refuse to give
them an email address to access it.
A pity he didn't post his NIPs on here.....
It didn't mention whether these were cameras though, or if he
was followed at speed and 22 was the minimum.
#Post#: 115706--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: peak4
Date: April 13, 2026, 7:46 am
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There's quite a few other reports on the back of that one,
though some seem to credit The Telegraph with the original
story.
Inevitably it's being politicised by various media, here in the
Telegraph via archive ph
Badenoch: Drivers shouldn’t be fined for doing 22 in a 20mph
zone
HTML https://archive.ph/js7Lk
Tory leader says police should be catching thieves rather than
targeting motorists
Kemi Badenoch has suggested that motorists should not be fined
for exceeding 20mph speed limits by a couple of miles per hour.
The Conservative Party leader argued that enforcing the lower
limit was not always a good use of police time as shoplifting
and burglaries surge nationwide...........
Between 2017 and 2023, the equivalent of one in every four cars
registered in London was given a speeding fine for exceeding
20mph.
Mrs Badenoch went on to recall being told by an MP about a taxi
driver in their constituency who lost his licence after driving
at 21mph three times in a 20mph zone.
She continued: “That’s his livelihood. I’m not sure that that’s
fair
#Post#: 115709--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: April 13, 2026, 8:04 am
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--- Quote from: peak4 link ---
>
> Mrs Badenoch went on to recall being told by an MP about a
taxi driver in their constituency who lost his licence after
driving at 21mph three times in a 20mph zone.
>
--- End Quote ---
Taxi drivers and politicians being two professions that are
seldom prone to exaggeration...
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Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: 666
Date: April 13, 2026, 8:25 am
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"Tory leader says police should be catching thieves rather than
targeting motorists"
An old friend of mine - a retired Chief Constable - used to
respond with "If they were any good at catching thieves they
wouldn't be working in traffic."
#Post#: 115714--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: NewJudge
Date: April 13, 2026, 9:10 am
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On this forum, on occasions where a driver has claimed to have
seen action taken against him for driving below (Limit + 10% +
2mph), he is often asked if he would provide some proof of that.
So far as I can recall, none has ever been forthcoming.
Based on that, and the Met’s assertion that they comply with the
NPCC’s guidelines, I simply do not believe that a driver has
seen action for 22 in a 20 limit on three occasions.
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Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: April 13, 2026, 2:02 pm
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The Met prosecutes at 24mph in 20mph limits or it did in 2023.
One Traffic Offence Report at 23mph.
HTML https://i.ibb.co/v4730QwG/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-19-59-07.png
#Post#: 115798--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: BertB
Date: April 14, 2026, 3:36 am
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That thing that will annoy me about that Kemi statement is no
one will pull her up on it.
Do they honestly think that the same Police staff processing
NIPs and COFPs are all frontline officers? I'm not sure I want
Janine from the Dog & Duck investigating my house burglary.
#Post#: 115800--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ticketed at 22MPH? (Really?)
DIR By: BertB
Date: April 14, 2026, 3:48 am
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The good Dr won't have been done 3 times for 22mph in a 20. Our
main sample set is from here, but generally most of the outraged
about receiving a ticket for speeding will invariably say they
were only doing 10% or less over the speed limit.
In my local there are at least 3 blokes who swear blind a camera
got them at 31mph in a 30. I tend to politely tell them they are
talking out of their hoop.
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