119mph on motorway

[sammybhoy]

What are the consequences of getting caught driving at 119mph on a motorway, what kind of ban/fine should be expected?

[Ethel]

He will certainly get a ban. What is he being charged with?

Dangerous driving?

Careless driving?

Has he got any previous motoring convictions?

Here is a table of maximum penalties.

http://www.safe2travel.co.uk/speeding/speedlim its.html

[whowhatwhy]

expect 50 years on a penal colony off the coast of...say....a small moon orbiting neptune, where he will be lashed daily to within an inch of his life and forced to listen to the eastenders theme tune continuously, forever, whilst being force fed old rubber boots.

Now if he was charged with attempted murder or child abduction, he'd probably get a lollipop and a slap on the wrist. So glad that the government have their priorities straight. Good luck to him, he's gonna need it.

[bubblegum-31]

what a w***er!!!

[rojash]

If it helps, I got a 7 day ban for 125 on the M5

[Orangesauce1]

Sure its your mate lol. My brother got caught at 117 on the M25 and he got a 4 week ban! But its the insurance that might suffer when he has to declare convictions... could be expensive especially if he has a sporty car!

[JudgeJ]

Magistrates� sentencing guidelines provide them with a scale of penalties which depend upon the speed travelled. This scale only accommodates speeds of up to 110mph, for which the suggested penalty is a fine of one week�s net income and either 6 points or a disqualification of up to 56 days. The fine (though not the ban or points) can be discounted by up to one third in the event of a guilty plea.

I would suggest that your friend�s speed would certainly attract a disqualification, and the Bench may choose to increase the fine above the recommendation. (The maximum fine for speeding on a motorway is �2,500).

Unless other features of his driving warranted it, it is unlikely that a charge of careless or dangerous driving would also be brought. It has been ruled in the past that excessive speed alone is not sufficient to support these charges. If the excess speed has been detected by camera there is unlikely to be any other evidence to support the more serious offences. If he was stopped by police at the time he should have been warned that he was being reported for matters other than speeding.

[jake-the-peg]

He might get lucky, this sort of thing is not meant to happen but this shows that it does!

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007 /01/15/ecb3f26b-688f-4e40-b597-73a08d6ad5ea.lp f

However this guy doing 120 on the M4 got a 10 week ban and it was reduced by 4 weeks because he was taking his child to hospital

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headline s/display.var.889796.0.hospital_dash_speeder_w ins_a_shorter_ban.php

As JudgeJ says it's most likely he'll be disqualified

[Grunty]

In the first of Jake's links I would think the driver was being a bit careless. He had not seen that he was being followed by a police car, or even a car that might have been an unmarked police car. In the second link, the man was so concerned for his child's safety that he subjected her to a drive on a motorway at a very high speed.

[joanne8546]

my little brother got caught doing 114mph on a 70mph dual carriageway. he had only had his licence for 14 months so when it went to court he had his full licence reduced to a provisional so he had to take his test again (theory and practical). He also had to pay �150 costs. the police officer in evidence though did state that my brother was in full control of the vehicle despite the speed. i think it all depends on circumstances but as a general rule if you're caught doing more than 30mph over the speed limit, you can expect a ban.

[needsterknow]

It should go without saying really, that a driver who is totally aware of the max. speed in the country he is driving in can expect at least a ban for that kind of speed, regardless whether he is an expert driver or not, he obviously had gross disregard for other roadusers, as well as his own life. better he has a nominal ban, to keep him off the road for a while, because a funeral would be his last trip out in a motor vehicle. and a fair fine might make him think of his pockets in future as well as all us other drivers he passes on his jolly jaunts. there is still the subject of vehicular homicde, and that puts him a long wqay from his car keys for a few years. tell him to pay up and learn from his mistakes, if his brain could handle the moral strain..

[Annlinda]

What hurts more is the price of insurance when you get your licence back.

[Gef]

And please remember that it is your responsibility to tell your insurance company immediately and not just at renewal time. Otherwisw your insurance might be invalid if you tried to make a claim.

[sammybhoy]

The driver has got 3 penalty points already and the offence occured at 0030 in the morning, i think he's been charged with dangerous driving. thank for all the replies already.

[Misty77]

All I can say, is you deserve everything you get. What a w*nker.