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#Post#: 90954--------------------------------------------------
57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was driving???
DIR By: Feline_Foxy
Date: September 22, 2025, 10:25 am
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Got letter re 57mph on M1 (southbound J15-J14) under a 50mph
variable gantry.
Need to provide name of driver.
My husband and I were collecting our son from university that
day, and we took turns driving.
We genuinely can't remember who was driving at that moment - and
the supplied photos don't show faces.
What should we do???
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Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: September 22, 2025, 10:29 am
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What would you do if you wanted to work out who was driving?
What have you done so far to try to work out who was driving?
#Post#: 90956--------------------------------------------------
Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: Feline_Foxy
Date: September 22, 2025, 10:40 am
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We have discussed the drive in detail but just can't work out
which one of us it would have been. We stopped for MacDonalds
at a service station about an hour afterwards but we can't
remember which one of us was driving there vs afterwards. Son
can't remember either :-/
#Post#: 90979--------------------------------------------------
Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: JustLoveCars
Date: September 22, 2025, 1:45 pm
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If you do not know who was driving and cannot identify them
after using reasonable diligence then you can take the matter to
court and try and convince the bench you couldn't identify them.
It will be a nice day out. But if you cannot convince the bench
then it will be 6 points along with a corresponding fine and
surcharge. The CPS may ask for over £600 in costs if you
progress to contested trial.
It's not easy, but can be done.
#Post#: 90989--------------------------------------------------
Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: mickR
Date: September 22, 2025, 2:56 pm
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--- Quote from: Feline_Foxy link ---
>
> We have discussed the drive in detail but just can't work out
which one of us it would have been. We stopped for MacDonalds
at a service station about an hour afterwards but we can't
remember which one of us was driving there vs afterwards. Son
can't remember either :-/
>
--- End Quote ---
hmmm
#Post#: 90996--------------------------------------------------
Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: Southpaw82
Date: September 22, 2025, 3:51 pm
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Imagine that if you named the driver you would get £1 million.
Any idea now?
#Post#: 91101--------------------------------------------------
Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: roythebus
Date: September 23, 2025, 9:45 am
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--- Quote from: Southpaw82 link ---
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> Imagine that if you named the driver you would get £1 million.
Any idea now?
>
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Maybe the carrot of costing up to £1000, 6 points and dearer
insurance for the next 5 years will help as the £1m may not be
on offer.
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Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: BertB
Date: September 24, 2025, 3:25 am
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Yeah, so apparently a memorable journey and you can remember
stopping for a McDonalds an hour from the location but you would
expect a court to consider that 3 adults cannot remember who was
driving when you left your sons university digs?
If you are testing out your story it is extremely weak and I
would expect one of you to come away with 6 points and an
endorsement code that will considerably increase insurance
premiums for 5 years.
#Post#: 91219--------------------------------------------------
Re: 57 in a 50 (M1, variable limit gantry) - but WHO was
driving???
DIR By: NewJudge
Date: September 24, 2025, 4:36 am
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There have been one or two notable successes. Here's one:
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/28/northerner.heatherstewart
But for every one of those, there are many more like this:
HTML https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4604985.speeding-driver-demands-justice/
The pragmatic way to deal with this is to provide the details of
the one of you most likely to have been driving. If you cannot
establish who was driving from the photographs, nor can anybody
else.
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