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       49MPH+ in a 30MPH Advice Please
   DIR By: 2005gillinghamd
       Date: October 15, 2023, 12:47 am
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       After some advice, laugh at me if you want because I deserve all
       I get for speeding,
       Yesterday I had a moment of stupidity in a new Audi RS4. Clocked
       the Police Van and slammed my brakes on but when I looked down I
       was still doing 49 in a 30… think I was clocked way back doing
       60+.. I wasn’t driving constantly that speed I had pulled out of
       a side road and put my foot down abit.
       My mums just had Majour cancer surgery, my Nan was diagnosed
       with stage 3 cancer the same day and then 2 days later I found
       out I was being made redundant from my dream career I’ve worked
       years to get… my head is an absolute mess and I’m still trying
       to process everything that’s happened and now this….
       What are the chances of losing my license? I’d happily accept a
       fine and points as I fully accept i was in the wrong, but I’m so
       worried I will lose my license. If I do loose my license I
       wouldn’t be able to get another job in what I do. I could loose
       everything including my house. 13 years of driving and I’ve
       never even had a parking ticket let alone a speeding ticket…
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       Re: 49MPH+ in a 30MPH Advice Please
   DIR By: guest46
       Date: October 15, 2023, 2:15 am
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       As yet you don't know if you've been caught at all? A 'police
       van' I assue to mean a (usually) white van with 'Police' on the
       side? (vs a traffic camera van). most of the time, if the
       occupants saw you and wanted to take action you would have been
       stopped at the time.
       Assuming the car is registered in your name (your post suggest
       it may not yet be?) you have 14 days to wait and see if you were
       caught.
       Regardless of the above  you're very, very unlikely to lose your
       licence if the speed you reference is the speed pursued (if it
       is). 60+ would most likely see you being stopped at the time and
       could incur a short ban though...........
       Too much worry about nothing thus far.................
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       Re: 49MPH+ in a 30MPH Advice Please
   DIR By: 2005gillinghamd
       Date: October 15, 2023, 4:36 am
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       It was a white van with a camera out the back of the window
       facing me. I’m 99% sure I was caught as they would have heard me
       coming.
       #Post#: 7474--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 49MPH+ in a 30MPH Advice Please
   DIR By: guest46
       Date: October 15, 2023, 7:19 am
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       Then you may indeed be facing a ban- is the car registered in
       your name/address etc?
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       Re: 49MPH+ in a 30MPH Advice Please
   DIR By: 666
       Date: October 15, 2023, 8:39 am
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       --- Quote from: 2005gillinghamd link ---
       >
       > It was a white van with a camera out the back of the window
       facing me. I’m 99% sure I was caught as they would have heard me
       coming.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Whether police or civilian, the occupants may have been on a tea
       break, or setting up, or shutting down. In those cases, I doubt
       they would have leapt into action on hearing you.
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