Jason1974 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 On saturday i was driving up this hill and when i just got around the corner i spotted a safety camera van so i quickly looked at my speedo and i was doing 35mph on a 30mph road. So does anyone know how long a fine takes to come and will i be offered a speed awareness course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amellor03 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 You should be ok in theory as they have lee-way of 10% ish and speedos aren't 100% accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Might not even get one, most of the time your dials over read, so you might have been going 33 ish, which they might have let you off for. Edited October 22, 2012 by TiM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 You should be ok in theory as they have lee-way of 10% ish and speedos aren't 100% accurate which would be 33mph, so he can still get a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amellor03 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 But as I said speedos aren't 100% mine is about 3mph out at 30 and at 70 its about 7mph out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Your speedo said 35? You will be fine in that case because manufactures set the speedos to be around 10-15% faster than your actually going, you were most likely doing 29-30 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marderman Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I got done doin 36 and got one mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidpal92 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) I can vouch for bad speedo setups when I did my cbt a few years ago the bike I used registered 30 as 40. The instructer knew his bike was acurate at 30 so they checked all their test bikes and they were all out by 5-10mph. I wonder if they can ticket an RC car though... Hmm David Edited October 22, 2012 by Davidpal92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Interesting to read the speed limit folklore......but.... 1) Police are not required to give ANY leeway. If you are doing 31mph in a 30 limit you can be prosecuted successfully. Some forces/officers show discretion....but there is no requirement to. Argue that point with a PC and you will just get told the speed limit is the maximum you are permitted to drive, not the speed you are expected to travel at. 2) Speedo inaccuracy is no more than 5% and again...not an excuse. you can challenge it in court if you wish...but lose and you will get costs. A speedo is not deliberately set fast..it is meant to be accurate. 3) You may be offered a speed awareness course instead of a fine/points... but don't bet on it. Most likely they will just trot out the standard 3pts & Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimO Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I can vouch for dodgy speedos, i do 40mph in 40mph zones and the car in front is pulling away from me and the car behind gains on me and before i know it, we are driving in convoy. I reckon 50mph on my speedo is 40mph, judging by other peoples driving. Can't wait to have my corrado back and stick it to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl160180 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 If you are with 10% plus 9mph of the speed limit then you can go on a speed awareness course, I picked up my new car on the 14th of march and got flashed doing 65mph in a 50 on the motorway on the way home! (dropped to 50 for a mile and never saw the signs) unfortunetly I was 1mph out of the range and had to take the 3 points and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Have a read of this mate: http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/152118-speed-camera-vans/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby1doo1 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Most uk police force did use 10% rule but not no more. If your speedo did read 35 then as said you would be doing 32 33 max. But the new law is for a 30mph zone, the upper limit for a speeding course would be 42mph. So yes if you get a ticket you should be offered one, I opted not to take the course as it was a lot cheeper to take the points. Also to check your speedo use a sat nav, my X5 reads 65mph at 70mph when I check with Tomtom. Also checked at 30 and was showing 28 on Tomtom. Sent from the Iphone via talktapa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom C Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 which would be 33mph, so he can still get a ticket. Thought they gave you 10% + 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 i got done for doing 46 in a 30 about 5 years ago and got a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby1doo1 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I can vouch for dodgy speedos, i do 40mph in 40mph zones and the car in front is pulling away from me and the car behind gains on me and before i know it, we are driving in convoy. I reckon 50mph on my speedo is 40mph, judging by other peoples driving. Can't wait to have my corrado back and stick it to them Him not been funny but who said the drive in fronts doing 40, he could be doing 38-39-40 or Evan 41. Sent from the Iphone via talktapa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl160180 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thought they gave you 10% + 2? Was deffo 10% + 9mph when I got my notice through about 6 month ago mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimO Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Him not been funny but who said the drive in fronts doing 40, he could be doing 38-39-40 or Evan 41. Sent from the Iphone via talktapa what i'm getting at is people seem to do 50mph in the 40mph, then get onto national speed limit roads and i catch them up again as they still doing 50mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaaay Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) 2) Speedo inaccuracy is no more than 5% and again...not an excuse. you can challenge it in court if you wish...but lose and you will get costs. A speedo is not deliberately set fast..it is meant to be accurate. It is often more than 5%, and it is deliberate. http://eur-lex.europ...19970725:EN:PDF " The speed indicated must never be less than the true speed. At the speeds specified for the test in 4.3.5 above and between these speeds, there shall be the following relationship between the speed indicated on the dial of the speedometer (V1) and the true speed (V2): 0 < V1 - V2 < V2 /10 + 4 km/h" So 10% + 4km/h is the allowed innaccuracy for speedos, but only to overread. (edit: the forum doesn't seem to like the code for the correct symbols, but it's in the link) Edited October 22, 2012 by timaaay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby1doo1 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 what i'm getting at is people seem to do 50mph in the 40mph, then get onto national speed limit roads and i catch them up again as they still doing 50mph Ok But you must have then seen the nobs doing 35ish in a 40 and then carry on doing that speed in a 30 dum as **** Sent from the Iphone via talktapa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby1doo1 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Have a read http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13022347 Sent from the Iphone via talktapa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnetbasher Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 use your sat nav to give you an idea...i do 58 in the average speed motorway sections using sat nav and cruise control...speedo says 64.. (oh and this is on those sections where they put cones out on the hard shoulder and no one works on the road for 6 months ..namely about 40 miles of the M1 from luton up to northants) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 The 'accuracy' of the speedo depends on a number of things - tyre wear/inflation being a significant part of it. These days they are calibrated to be pretty accurate with fresh, correct inflated, manufacturers spec tyres - changes to those will knock that accuracy out, and even slight wear can make a surprising difference. I've been caught at 32 in a 30 zone - it does happen. Mobile camera vans especially offer no leeway at all. Technically its still speeding so I was offered the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 You should be ok mate, worst case scenario is a few points and a fine. Heck i was done doing 96 on the way to the Bank Holiday Bashfest on the A1(m) and managed to get away with points and a fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1974 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I was speaking to a boy in work today as he got caught doing 34 in a 30 and he was offered the speed awareness course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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