Post by Indy Jess JohnPost by Dave Plowman (News)Got 'flashed' the other day. Not seeking sympathy - I knew the camera was
there.
Got the summons, and seems they want to send me on a speed awareness
course.
Speed on the summons? 26 mph. I expect the course tells you how to follow
the man with the red flag.
A friend of mine suffered a similar fate. The speed awareness course is
an optional alternative to a fine and points on your licence. He opted
for the course as the better alternative, though he had to pay to attend it.
His comment to me afterwards was that if I get caught, attend the
course, sit and look vaguely interested, and don't speak unless you are
invited to. Someone on his course tried to argue with the instructor and
got thrown off the course and was told to expect to be summonsed back to
court for his speeding penalty, and his fee for attending the awareness
course would not be refunded.
Don't get caught again within 3 years, because if you do the course
won't be offered to you - that is a condition of accepting the first
speed awareness course.
Just booked mine - cost £92. Online, via Zoom. And I've got to be visible
on camera for the entire 3 hours. Wondering if I could record myself for
three hours watching TV and insert that?
Thanks for the tip about arguing. I was wanting to ask how it could be
safe to travel at 30 mph on a road one day, but not the next. When nothing
else had changed - apart from reduced traffic due to Covid.
There's an even better one fairly close. A purpose built dual carriageway
- no housing etc - went from 40 to 20 overnight. Bet that brings in plenty
via fines.
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