Flashed by same camera twice in one evening! |
Flashed by same camera twice in one evening! |
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:22
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 21 Feb 2020 Member No.: 107,961 |
Hi All,
Will try to keep this short and sweet! I was travelling along a stretch of road to visit a friend last night I've driven along for years, where there has always been a speed camera I slowed to ensure my speed was below 30MPH and thought I saw a flash behind me, looked at my speed and thought not possible I'm doing like 28... driving home that night on the same bit of road, again doing 30 and definitely got flashed as clear as day. Got home and did a google search to find that this stretch of road is now 20MPH. I know i'm totally at fault for not paying attention to the new signage... obviously I'm concerned that I was flashed not once but twice and accumulating a large number of points on my license. In your opinions is it likely that I will be offered the option of a speed awareness course given that it was possibly 2 offences in one evening? I am seriously panicking! Thanks in advance for your help! (Sorry to clarify I was doing around 28-30mph in each instance as I thought it was 30mph.) |
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:27
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,300 Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Member No.: 47,602 |
Hi All, Will try to keep this short and sweet! I was travelling along a stretch of road to visit a friend last night I've driven along for years, where there has always been a speed camera I slowed to ensure my speed was below 30MPH and thought I saw a flash behind me, looked at my speed and thought not possible I'm doing like 28... driving home that night on the same bit of road, again doing 30 and definitely got flashed as clear as day. Got home and did a google search to find that this stretch of road is now 20MPH. I know i'm totally at fault for not paying attention to the new signage... obviously I'm concerned that I was flashed not once but twice and accumulating a large number of points on my license. In your opinions is it likely that I will be offered the option of a speed awareness course given that it was possibly 2 offences in one evening? I am seriously panicking! Thanks in advance for your help! (Sorry to clarify I was doing around 28-30mph in each instance as I thought it was 30mph.) You should be offered a course for one offence, provided (a) the offence was in England or Wales and (b) you haven't done a SAC in the past three years (based on theoffence dates). |
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:29
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Member Group: Members Posts: 7,235 Joined: 5 Jan 2007 From: England Member No.: 9,919 |
Location? GSV
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:36
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 21 Feb 2020 Member No.: 107,961 |
Thanks It was in Kingston Upon Thames. (Hampton Court Road to be precise.)
I've not been on a SAC in the last year Sorry not sure what GSV means (I did check the Acronyms thread!) |
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:44
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
I've not been on a SAC in the last year Sorry not sure what GSV means (I did check the Acronyms thread!) Last THREE years for a SAC, not last year! GSV=Google Street View -------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:45
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,300 Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Member No.: 47,602 |
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 10:53
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 21 Feb 2020 Member No.: 107,961 |
Sorry I haven't done one in the last 3 years
Here is the link to street view A308 Hampton Court Road A308 Hampton Court Road |
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 11:33
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Webmaster Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,205 Joined: 30 Mar 2003 From: Wokingham, UK Member No.: 2 |
Here is the link to street view Unfortunately those images pre-date the introduction of a 20mph limit along Hampton Court Road, so they're not a lot of use. Because of the street lighting along that road the council is meant to have put in repeaters every 200m along the affected section; presumably you didn't notice them at the time, but have you checked that they're actually present? -------------------- Regards,
Fredd __________________________________________________________________________
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 11:58
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 21 Feb 2020 Member No.: 107,961 |
Yes they are unfortunately I didn't notice them last night, but they are definitely there. Its a new thing apparently enforced just this year. Obviously if i need to be punished that's fair enough I know that not noticing signage isn't a defence I am just concerned about having to take points because it happened twice. If there is the option to do a SAC I would prefer that
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Fri, 21 Feb 2020 - 12:29
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
If you qualify (criteria are simple) you are certain to be offered a course for one offence. You will get points for the other.
-------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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