speeding part 2

[luv.not.war]

i was doing 79 in a 40 as i said in the last message and got a letter from courts but ain't heard out since and its been over 4 months now!

[bob57]

if you don't hear anymore within 6 months to a year you may very well be lucky enough to get off with it
it may also be that the courts are very busy and you will hear soon if they are goimng to procede with the case
but in any case if you get off with it try not to speed and save the problems it can cause with your insurance, your job and family / social life.
I am speaking from experience with a speeding fine and 3 points on my licence and one hundred pounds extra on insurance

[JudgeJ]

In a 40 mph zone speeding offences where the speed is up to 65mph are usually disposed of by offering a fixed penalty (�60 and three points). Your speed (assuming you accept it as stated) was clearly well beyond that level and you will probably be summonsed for the offence.

Magistrates sentencing guidelines only cover speeds up to 75mph. For such a speed you could expect a fine of about one week�s net income. In addition the magistrates have the option to disqualify you for any period they think fit (their guidance suggests up to 56 days) or award penalty points (their guidance suggests 6 points). Your speed was in excess of the maximum provided for in their guidelines and it is highly likely they will consider a disqualification. They may well exceed the maximum in their guidelines and I believe you should expect to be disqualified for up to three months.

As far as the time limits are concerned, the prosecutors must begin proceedings within six months of the offence. Many speeding cases are brought very close to this limit.

If you are summonsed I advise you (best of all) to attend or at least write to plead guilty. This will reduce your fine (but not the number of points or disqualification period) by one third.

[sam82]

when it happened to me, i got caught doing 75mph in the 40mph speed limit,

they gave me one of those slips where you fill it in pay your fine and send your driving licence away for the points.

i refused this and waited for court proceedings, i got a letter from the court about 5-6 months later,

i got a fine of �125... reason being,, i was still on my 2 year probationary period, which was ending the following month. which would have meant i would have had to resit my test.

it took exactly a yeaar to get to court and recieve my fine.