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Re: On 6pts but possibly now 3 more - need some advice
DIR By: FuzzyDuck
Date: February 22, 2026, 8:50 am
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Existing points have no bearing whether a course is offered or
not. A course would normally be offered up to 10% + 9, so in a
70 MPH limit that would be 86.
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Re: On 6pts but possibly now 3 more - need some advice
DIR By: Piquet13
Date: February 22, 2026, 8:56 am
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Thankyou for this. I did read the opening guidelines, but
naturally just couldn't be 100% that my recent and quite serious
SJPN offense wasn't going have an influence. Also whilst I am
aware it is not a given, I am hopeful now then an offer might be
made as I know my local police force does offer speed awareness
courses as a rule.
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Driving In Hard Shoulder - Blank Overhead Gantry.
DIR By: lewisp8
Date: April 25, 2026, 2:44 pm
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So I made a bit of a mistake the other day. I was driving on the
M42 near the HS2 construction works in Birmingham. I’m not from
the area and don’t usually drive on smart motorways—only a
handful of times over the past few years—so I’m not that
familiar with how they work.
Traffic was quite congested, and I noticed the hard shoulder
didn’t have a “closed” sign. I assumed that meant it was open to
use, so I moved into that lane. While driving along, I remember
thinking, “Why isn’t anyone else using this?”
I passed a few overhead gantries and none of them were showing a
red X—they were all blank. Then I eventually saw a sign on one
gantry that said, “Hard shoulder for emergency use only.” At
that point, I moved back into the normal lanes and carried on as
usual.
Call me stupid if you want, but I only found out afterwards
(after looking it up) that blank gantries actually mean the hard
shoulder is closed. I also understand now that smart motorways
can detect vehicles using the hard shoulder and issue fines and
penalty points.
I know I’m in the wrong, but honestly, I do think it’s quite
ambiguous. If the lane is closed, why not clearly show a red X?
Anyway, what I’m trying to figure out is: am I likely to get
fined for this? If so, how much would it be, and would I be
offered a course instead of points? For context, I currently
have 3 points from an SP50 about three years ago.
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Re: Have I been caught?
DIR By: roythebus
Date: April 27, 2026, 3:01 am
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Best wait tp see what, if anything, comes through the post.
#Post#: 117283--------------------------------------------------
Accidental wrong side of the road while turning right - Council
CCTV concern
DIR By: Tuan vuong
Date: April 29, 2026, 1:59 am
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Hi everyone,
I am a new driver (held my license for only 2 months) and I’m
very concerned about an incident that happened late last night
at a large junction.
While turning right, I misjudged the turn and accidentally
entered the oncoming lane (the wrong side of the central
reservation).
Details of the incident:
• The Situation: As soon as I entered the wrong lane, I noticed
the traffic lights for that lane were Red and there were a few
cars stopped there. I immediately stopped my vehicle to avoid
any danger.
• Duration: I was in the wrong position for about 10 seconds
before I safely maneuvered back into the correct lane once I saw
an opening.
• Traffic: The road was otherwise very quiet, and no emergency
maneuvers were required by other drivers.
• The Camera: Right at the junction, there is a large PTZ
(dome-style) camera on a tall grey pole. It doesn't look like a
typical yellow speed camera or a Gatso red-light camera.
My concerns:
1.
never crossed a stop line to get there), is there any chance a
"Red Light Offence" was automatically triggered?
2.
from these dome cameras to issue NIPs for "driving on the wrong
side of the road" if no accident occurred and no police were on
site?
3.
security/traffic monitoring or for automatic fine enforcement?
I am quite stressed about the 6-point rule for new drivers. Any
advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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Re: Accidental wrong side of the road while turning right -
Council CCTV concern
DIR By: RichardW
Date: April 29, 2026, 2:35 am
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You can only wait to see if an NIP or PCN is issued.
#Post#: 119326--------------------------------------------------
Has anyone had a PCN under these circumstances
DIR By: Sander333
Date: May 20, 2026, 11:03 am
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A driver attends a store where they can park for 30 minutes
without using the scanner machine. If you purchase items in
store over a certain amount you are provided with a voucher
which entitles you to 90 minutes parking when you scan your
voucher.
The driver spends the amount required and is provided with the
voucher and leaves the car park after 30 minutes but before the
90 minutes. Unfortunately the driver forgot to scan the voucher
on exit and realised this a little later and returns to the car
park within the 90 minutes period albeit in a different
vehicle.They scan the voucher which shows that they have exited
within the time.
Of course the ANPR will show the vehicle leaving the car park
first with the voucher being scanned later. I would have thought
this would not cause an issue.
However the driver is concerned they may receive a PCN. Any
views appreciated.
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Re: Have I been caught?
DIR By: BertB
Date: May 21, 2026, 3:47 am
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If you are allowed 30 minutes without requiring a voucher and
the driver left before the 30 minutes is up then I don't see a
problem. I am slightly baffled as to why they then thought going
to an ANPR controlled car park in a different vehicle and
scanning the voucher would help in any way?
#Post#: 120477--------------------------------------------------
AI Phone & seat belt cameras - wearing dark clothing
DIR By: CharlieVictor33
Date: June 3, 2026, 12:52 am
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I was driving a van last night and passed one of these new AI
phone & seat belt cameras and initially thought no more of it as
everything was above board, then as I got to my destination I
realised that the dark clothing I was wearing may have masked my
seatbelt, and now it's got me worried that the camera may have
caught me, as these are relatively new, and I've not seen much
about them only the pictures where it's obvious phone use or
lack of seatbelt.
I'm assuming that the resolution on them is good enough that
either it would detect the belt being worn, or a manual check
would show that you can see the top of the belt going over my
shoulder, and the bottom bits across my lap to the connector?
#Post#: 120478--------------------------------------------------
Re: AI Phone & seat belt cameras - wearing dark clothing
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: June 3, 2026, 1:23 am
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How many 'r' in 'strawberry'?
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