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Speeding Fine
DIR By: suky
Date: May 13, 2024, 4:41 pm
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Hi
Looking for some advice
I was stopped by police check roadside for speeding 41 in a 30.
They told me i would be sent on a speed awareness course
This was in February & i have been waiting for letter
Today i received a letter saying i have to pay £100 & 3pts or
the option of going to court
There was no option for the awareness course
as i was advised
What is the best way to proceed with this
As i would prefer the original option of the course
Would be grateful for any advice
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Re: Speeding Fine
DIR By: itsnotmwyouno
Date: May 13, 2024, 5:37 pm
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Have you done an awareness course in the last three years for
the same kind of offence? If so, you won't qualify.
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Re: Speeding Fine
DIR By: slapdash
Date: May 13, 2024, 5:47 pm
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The problem is most likely one of timing. Where things take a
while (usually either a 3 or 4 month duration) a course may not
be offered to prevent a timeout being engineered. The forces
policy may well be on its website
A polite enquiry might just help if you haven't done a course in
the last 3 years.
You have no absolute right to a course anyway. It's in the gift
of the force.
At the roadside the officers won't have offereder a course (they
would have no idea of eligibility anyway) however mant get the
impression of ot from the language used.
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Re: Speeding Fine
DIR By: Hellfire8
Date: May 14, 2024, 5:19 am
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Unfortunately, you have no right or entitlement to the course,
they're offered as a gesture of goodwill from the police. You
may enquire politely and they may reconsider but given the
timing, they will likely not allow this as they'd want to avoid
the offence becoming time-barred (6 months from the date of the
offence the case needs to be laid with the courts). I'd also not
delay in replying to the FPN as the closer it gets to the 6
months the more likely they are to just go to court wherein the
punishment can increase.
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Re: Speeding Fine
DIR By: Dave Green
Date: May 14, 2024, 6:27 am
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--- Quote from: slapdash link ---
>
> At the roadside the officers won't have offereder a course
(they would have no idea of eligibility anyway) however mant get
the impression of ot from the language used.
--- End Quote ---
The one time I've been pulled over for speeding, I was also
informed by the officer that I would receive a letter through
the post and I would probably be offered a course and this was
stated despite being ineligible as my recorded speed was 43mph
in a 30mph limit (1 mph over the 42 eligibility limit).
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Re: Speeding Fine
DIR By: Logician
Date: May 14, 2024, 12:03 pm
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Some people suspect that at the roadside the police tend to
minimise the likely outcome so as not to get involved in any
lengthy discussion of the incident.
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