Goodness me! An on-topic post!

He's right, you know.

dinna drop yer dottle on the hooky mat hinny

I think it's becaue they don't know who was in the vehicle at the time that they can't attribute points! Or at least thats what I got from the letter anyway!

Oh well - I am now dreading checking the mail each day though! Thanks for the advice Batty!

Total inbuggerance
Mrs M x

Mrs. Miggins. You shock me.

Aha so it was photo-radar.

No worries then regarding transcript, as you correctly state they don't know who was driving so it's just a fine nothing more.

My hubby is the EXPERT in getting speeding tickets! He got three in the three weeks his mum was here - I'll put it down to the stress of her (but that's 'cause I'm nice).

He especially seems to like getting the ones where your chased down the highway by the smokies with the flashing lights - more show for the money

Our (I say "our" cos though it is defo my car, I'm certain I have never driven in that particular spot so blame my OH) last ticket was for doing 41 in a playground zone I mean, c'mon, that's hardly speeding at all is it? it's 25 mph FFS! I didn't know my car went that slow!

Previously to coming to Canada, my only ticket was one solitary parking fine in 25 years of driving! Since being here I've evidently turned into a right hooligoon...... two speeding fines and hauled over for sundry other traffic violations on TWO other occasions!!!

You might consider the following strategy in future. Risky but effective....

Worth a try, eh?

Reg Dixon

I got a ticket last night. Bit of a shit, the cop told me his gun was set for 110 wossnames and he got me at 113. Still, I'm usually going at 75-80mph which would have been a bit more expensive. The cop made a big deal out of waiving the $220 fine for having the wrong address on my driving license and ownership. I'd have thought that big of him except that the reason I have the wrong address is that the kinder cops waive the speeding and fine for the address. The latter has no points attached.

So how many wossnames was the actual speed limit for where you were caught?

I'm not sure, the ticket's in the car. It'll be 70 or 80. Most of the road is three or four lanes (total not each way) with limit of 80 but there are bits where the limit goes down to 70, I suppose that has to do with revenue generation.

Hmmmm 43 or 33 wossnames over the limit I not surprised he gave you a speeding ticket.

I'm curious though. When he said his detector thingy was set to 110, does that mean if you were doing 109 that you wouldn't have got a ticket? If so that's a 40 or 30 wossname cushion an even bigger leeway than I was given to understand.

I was told by a reliable source (civilian member) that the RCMP in will give you up to 19 wossnames over the limit on the highway before they'll issue a ticket.

That's what he said and it does match the traffic pattern. I don't think I've seen a vehicle going less than 100 along there and I recently follow a convoy marked "Wide Load" and "D" that was going at 110.

I don't think a general access road in Ontario can be given a limit of over 80 so they all have that limit and the acceptable speed varies. That cop was at pains to say that the police force doesn't think going at a speed of 120 on that road is more likely to cause an accident than going at 100. He said they're concerned with the relative damage when an accident does occur. I took this as implying that they don't expect anyone to be doing 80.

Oh yeah, well how about it's just a conspiracy to make the Government more money - well, you tell all your friends you can do 109 in a 80 zone - and bam, they all get fined!!!
Did he offer you commission?