flashed again!

[MrIncredible]

I was flashed today by a mobile speed camera doin in excess of 60 in a 50mph zone! What fine points can I expect to get? I've heard of people wavering points in exchange for a days course on speeding? Is this the norm thanks in advance

[lslowry]

i think it's 3 points but not if you take an awareness course. you will still be fined though, Mrincredible

[Old_Geezer]

If your lucky you may not get anything in the post. May have run out of film.

I have heard of folk getting offered to pay for a course in lieu of points. Not sure if it is always available on the first offence.

[ahurah]

i've been on the course....you still pay the fine but dont get the points...its about four hours long

[denis567]

Went on the course a couple of years ago. Didn't get a fine or points, but had to pay for the course which was about the same as the fine.
I was doing 35 in a 30 zone and on the course they said that was the limit, anything above 35 and the course would not be offered. This was proved true a few months later when my daughter got caught by the same camera and she was doing 38, and she was not offered the chance of going on the course.

[Toureman]

No it's not the norm, it never happens, you can only go on the course if it is offered.

Doubt whether you will get one because of the high speed.

[suzie1]

3 points it is then, how many have you got so far

[suzie1]

spray paint the lense so next time it wont get you, spray paint it black (vandalism its called) and drive really fast past it and wait and see if it worked

[slinkycat]

My husband did the speed awareness course. As he was driving home he tried to concentrate on putting into practise what he'd been taught. Then he glanced down, and realised he was speeding!

[New Judge]

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) issues guidelines to forces to assist them with speeding offences.

The starting point is that offences are not normally enforced unless the speed measured reaches the “enforcement point”. This is (speed limit + 10% +2mph) and in a 50mph limit this equates to 57mph. Up to this speed normally no action is taken (although a formal caution is sometimes issued). Above this speed there are levels which trigger either the offer of a speed awareness course (SAC), a conditional offer of a fixed penalty (FP), or a summons issued for a court hearing.

Where the limit is 50mph, 58mph would normally mean a SAC is offered, 59mph would normally mean the matter is dealt with by way of a fixed penalty and 76mph would trigger a summons.

You should note that these are guidelines only and individual forces may have different policies which vary slightly. SACs are not offered in all areas and are not normally offered where a driver has committed a second or subsequent offence within three years of the first. You will also note that I have used the word “normally” throughout. Once an offence has been alleged (and an offence is committed if the speed exceeds the limit, not the enforcement point) it is up to the individual prosecuting authority (usually a “Safety Camera Partnership” in the case of offences detected by a fixed camera) how to proceed.

If the guidelines are followed in the area where you were detected you should receive a fixed penalty offer providing there are no aggravating features and you have less than nine active points on your licence.

[society]

seeing this headline in the grey box on the left, i honestly thought someone was saying they were 'flashed' lol

[MrIncredible]

Thanks to all especially new judge most helpfull.......just got to wait now for the letter to land on my doormat.....:-(