Speeding fine but no points given?
#61
Re: Speeding fine but no points given?
I object to having words put in my mouth and being incorrectly quoted and thus being called dishonourable. Maybe I'm weird like that. Nothing wrong with my mood, not agitated in the slightest (wasn't you who said I was), just like facts to be factual.
#62
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You too have broken the speed limit and the law and are therefore possibly not a safe driver.
#63
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Quite rightly too. 30km over the speed limit is reckless and if I was the judge I would have banned her. I have broken the speed limit on occasion but never to that level.
#64
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Re: Speeding fine but no points given?
For a while I worked as an interpreter in the UK. And I interpreted many times on a half-day course that "speeders" can attend in the UK. I think the way it works in th UK: If you do up to 40mph in a 30mph zone and are caught you get a choice of points plus fine or paying to go on the course.
That course is a *real* eye opener as to why speeding is a very bad idea.
So, no, I don't speed.
In the UK they found that fining speeders and giving them points did not really help. Speeders are natural repeat offenders. But a much smaller percentage of those on the course re-offend.
I wish they had that kind of course here and made your wife go on it. Might help to make her a "safe and competent" driver in the future.
That course is a *real* eye opener as to why speeding is a very bad idea.
So, no, I don't speed.
In the UK they found that fining speeders and giving them points did not really help. Speeders are natural repeat offenders. But a much smaller percentage of those on the course re-offend.
I wish they had that kind of course here and made your wife go on it. Might help to make her a "safe and competent" driver in the future.
#65
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Re: Speeding fine but no points given?
For a while I worked as an interpreter in the UK. And I interpreted many times on a half-day course that "speeders" can attend in the UK. I think the way it works in th UK: If you do up to 40mph in a 30mph zone and are caught you get a choice of points plus fine or paying to go on the course.
That course is a *real* eye opener as to why speeding is a very bad idea.
So, no, I don't speed.
In the UK they found that fining speeders and giving them points did not really help. Speeders are natural repeat offenders. But a much smaller percentage of those on the course re-offend.
I wish they had that kind of course here and made your wife go on it. Might help to make her a "safe and competent" driver in the future.
That course is a *real* eye opener as to why speeding is a very bad idea.
So, no, I don't speed.
In the UK they found that fining speeders and giving them points did not really help. Speeders are natural repeat offenders. But a much smaller percentage of those on the course re-offend.
I wish they had that kind of course here and made your wife go on it. Might help to make her a "safe and competent" driver in the future.
We were all teenagers in high school being exposed to this. It was unorthodox but it did leave a lasting impression on all who attended.
#66
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Re: Speeding fine but no points given?
2010 Penalties for speeding in NSW
Less than 10 km/h over the limit: $84 + one point.
31 to 45 km/h over the limit: $647 + five points and three months suspension.
More than 45 km/h over the limit: $1,744 + six points and six months suspension.
Less than 10 km/h over the limit: $84 + one point.
31 to 45 km/h over the limit: $647 + five points and three months suspension.
More than 45 km/h over the limit: $1,744 + six points and six months suspension.
#67
Re: Speeding fine but no points given?
For a while I worked as an interpreter in the UK. And I interpreted many times on a half-day course that "speeders" can attend in the UK. I think the way it works in th UK: If you do up to 40mph in a 30mph zone and are caught you get a choice of points plus fine or paying to go on the course.
That course is a *real* eye opener as to why speeding is a very bad idea.
So, no, I don't speed.
In the UK they found that fining speeders and giving them points did not really help. Speeders are natural repeat offenders. But a much smaller percentage of those on the course re-offend.
I wish they had that kind of course here and made your wife go on it. Might help to make her a "safe and competent" driver in the future.
That course is a *real* eye opener as to why speeding is a very bad idea.
So, no, I don't speed.
In the UK they found that fining speeders and giving them points did not really help. Speeders are natural repeat offenders. But a much smaller percentage of those on the course re-offend.
I wish they had that kind of course here and made your wife go on it. Might help to make her a "safe and competent" driver in the future.
So, no, I don't speed ... and I believe in Father Christmas. Everyone speeds. Fact. Most not intentially. Often only briefly . But to say you don't is to be in denial. My wife briefly drove at 100. Got caught. Fair enough. But to say you don't speed just makes you look a fool
#68
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30kmph is equivalent to 18mph
In the UK the speed limit ifor motorways is 70mph or 112kmph. Have you ever driven on a motorway in the UK ? How many people keep to 70mph ?
Puts it into context.
Don't give up your day job
#69
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But the actual example is like doing 60mph in a 40mph zone (100k in a 70k zone) Don't the British obey the 40 limits either now ?
#70
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Does it come naturally to you to be such a tosser, it must do because it shines through in every post you write. Of course I have driven on a motorway in the UK, what relevance is that to your wife breaking the law here!
#71
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Having to resort to personal abuse, showing your true class How sad.