When was your last speeding ticket?

[geekman]

Never had a ticket in the UK, been pulled a few times and let off though.

Been stopped a few times in Mexico but all of the officers bar one had their memories miraculously erased by the equivalent of about £10 cash. The one proper ticket I did get was for 100kph over the limit, so his memory needed more cash to erase than I had on me at the time. Ticket was sub £100 though and they can’t touch my licence here, so overall still a good result.

 

[NVP]

Unfortunately they clocked me over .6 of a mile iirc and showed me the video which calculated my avg speed. Not much to wriggle out of with this one

Deny and take it to court anyway.

Example: If you contest it, and the officer who wrote the ticket doesn't attend to put forward their case they will have to side with you. Lots of technicalities in our legal system

Never had a ticket in the UK, been pulled a few times and let off though.

Been stopped a few times in Mexico but all of the officers bar one had their memories miraculously erased by the equivalent of about £10 cash. The one proper ticket I did get was for 100kph over the limit, so his memory needed more cash to erase than I had on me at the time. Ticket was sub £100 though and they can’t touch my licence here, so overall still a good result.

Haha Mexico sounds awesome

 

[iamdjdz]

My dad got caught fairly recently by a Gatso somewhere in Oxfordshire and got points and fine.

I've never had one but then have only every knowingly been through 2 cameras too fast, 1 in Coventry where I understand they're all off and 1 in Liverpool which didn't flash circa 40 in a 30. Been fortunate with vans a couple of times where I've had to slow down for vehicle turning and then when speeding back up seen a van and managed to stay under the limit.

 

[Vexr]

Found this article:

Must be it. Seem to remember there was a proper breakdown somewhere per county that responded.

Glad to see my memory isn't faulty regarding Suffolk:

City of London, the Metropolitan Police/Transport for London, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk and Northern Ireland said all their fixed cameras are in operation.

https://news.sky.com/story/half-of-britains-speed-cameras-are-switched-off-11112323

 

[wez130]

Last one i got was just before i came to NZ in summer 2017. On the motorway between Bradford & Leeds in a 50 zone.

 

[2004typer]

Feb 2013 - M6. Was doing 73mph, got 6pts and £250 fine.

Crikey - seems a bit harsh!

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Last summer, team Valley, one of the new big flashy "HERE I AM" mobile vans

34 in a 30

Speed awareness course


Then some daft bint at work is clocked at 42 in a 30... Speed awareness course lucky

 

[IvanDobskey]

Probably back in the 90's when I was in my early 20's. Got caught on a coppers camera doing 105 on the motorway, late for attending a Liverpool match No way I'd drive at that speed now.

 

[peterwalkley]

1997 on the M62 somewhere around Bradford/Leeds on a sunday morning, patrol car parked up behind a sign and I missed them. They were very proud to quote the 94.98 mph I was doing to two decimal places. Had it been the usual weekday when I was doing that trip, getting over 30mph would have been a miracle.

Three points and can't remember what the fine was.

 

[IvanDobskey]

I remember my punishment, 6 points and £250 Had to go all the way back to Liverpool for a court appearance too Was a bit lucky not to get a ban.

 

[Rids]

Never had one in the UK, got pulled going a bit too fast along a freeway in Kansas back in 2017 though, was about £250, that hurt.

 

[Howard]

Caught by a policeman with a speed gun doing 60something in a 50. That was back in 2010.

Been flashed a couple of times over the years from random Gatsos, but not heard anything back.

I got let off a ticket a few years ago too

 

[cheesyboy]

Mrs cheesyboy got caught by a fixed camera in Bristol about 3.5 years ago. And then by motorway cameras on the variable speed section of the M5 at Bristol twice within 8 months after that!

 

[WJA96]

Average speed camera on the M4 a couple of years ago. It was ~3am and I had cruise control on. In my tiredness I didn't notice the reduction to 50mph until it was to late. Got offered the awareness course instead though.

Did they teach you the dangers of speeding on an empty motorway?

I think they do tell you not to drive tired because you miss stuff, like a huge sign with a speed limit on it. I’ve done 2 speed awareness courses and I actually learned an awful lot on each of them.

 

[yak.h'cir]

My last was about 4 years ago from a mobile van. 41 in a 30 = speed awareness course.

I work for the ambulance service so I'll see if I can anger any gatsos in the area to test your theory. On the whole I find cameras in general are very rarely active (Yorkshire region).

 

[HoneyBadger]

Driving 23 years, had one speeding ticket 13 years ago. SP50, Speeding on a motorway.

Caught by undercover car, Saab 9-5 Aero!

Edit: M25

 

[Chris1712]

About 18 months ago, 34 in a 30 . Copper with a radar gun hiding behind an NSL sign, 3 days after I got my new car!

 

[weathmatth]

My girlfriends dad got caught by a fixed camera in Luton 2 weeks ago, and her uncle got caught by a different fixed camera in Luton/Dunstable about 2 months ago. So they definitely still work in the Bedfordshire area.

 

[Nasher]

Bedfordshire are speed nazis. Do what the locals do and obscure or remove your plates, no one seems to give a crap about that...

 

[Clarkey]

Never, and I've done more than my fair share of spirited driving. If you are getting caught you need to have a word with yourself, there's a time and a place for it..