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SP30 - Speeding / Exceeding the speed limit

 

What is the offence?
Driving on a road (non motorway) exceeding the speed limit
Maximum points and fine
  • Fine not exceeding Level 3
  • Endorsement with 3-6 penalty points
  • Discretionary disqualification (depending on the speed)
How it tends to work

If you are doing more than 30mph over the limit you are likely to be disqualified from driving. This will depending on a variety of factors including

  • Speed
  • Road conditions
  • Weather etc.

If you are offered a fixed penalty, and you are guilty then you may be best to accept this. Your licence will be endorsed with minimum number of penalty points and the fine is likely to be less than if you go to a court and are found guilty.

Defence

There are three possible defences:

  • Not me gov! i.e. you were not driving the car
  • You were not speeding, or
  • you were driving an exempted vehicle in an emergency (i.e. a Police Car).
Evidence

The prosecution evidence must come from at least two sources, eg

  • The Police car's speedo
  • Radar gun
  • VASCAR
  • In the case of a speed camera it will be the speed detector in the unit and the two photos showing your position against the disctance lines


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