I think he might be telling porkies. The police have 14 days to serve an NIP - after that it's invalid.
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[Travel] Speed camera switch on
- Thread starter driller
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I think he might be telling porkies. The police have 14 days to serve an NIP - after that it's invalid.
I think he probably isn't.
He was probably like me, driving a company vehicle / lease car, and it took a while for the letter to finally reach the actual driver / keeper.
The one I got, the first I knew of it was 11 WEEKS after the offence, because of some bullshit at the lease company, then a further bout of lethargy at my head office.
Fair point. Always think thats unfair. The police have done their bit correctly yet lease companies and employers fvck it up. Maybe the law should be changed to allow lease companies and employers 7 days to provide the NIP to the driver otherwise they become liable.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Doing the speed limit on the M25 between Leatherhead and the M40 turnoff is a novel experience some days
I won't mind sticking to the speed limit IF I know all of those speeding past me are getting points. I often wonder, even in road works how you can poodle along at 50 and yet branded vans, cars etc can speed past clearly doing well above the average speed limit, do they know something we don't?
It's not a zero sum game. You're no worse off for someone going faster than you.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
And it's when the authorities make idiot statements like that people roll their eyes and their advice becomes defunct. Using that theory every motorway speed limit should be dropped at night to 50mph "to allow pollution to settle"
I don't condone speeding but our speed limits are too low and we have an obsession with raising funds via cameras. Should at least be the same as French motorways.
Agree, also got told that most speeding fines now are for UNDER the national speed limit.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,273
Yes, was a company car/lease job. Could be quite a few unwanted Xmas presents in the run up to crimbo!
Captain Sensible
Well-known member
So is that junction 7 all the way around to 23 on the M25. CW and ACW? There are currently only 2 operating cameras on the stretch M25 J7 to 14 that I do for work. One around J 9 and another at 10. That’s it. I can’t believe those 15 year old camera on the M25 are suddenly operating again?
So, do all police stick to the guidance to only issue tickets at 10% over the limit plus 2mph?
With average speed cameras, if you do say 90% of the stretch at 5 miles an hour can you do the final 10% at 140 if you're average doesn't go above 50?
portlock seagull
Well-known member
- Jul 28, 2003
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Not on a motorway, min.speed is 30mph and max is 70mph so you'd get points for that instead!
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
They don't have to limit themselves to your average speed over the whole stretch. Exceed the limit between any two cameras and you're fair game.
studio150
Well-known member
The one thing that annoys me is on motorways when the overhead signs have a reduced speed limit, and you reduce your speed to comply then drive miles and miles without seeing any signs reaffirming the lower speed limit or an all clear sign. So in effect the controllers have gone to sleep and failed to turn off one of the signs from an earlier incident. 
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,273
He's a nice lad, he normally comes down to us every 6 months or so and we have a good chat about fishing, he does not strike me as the type to tell porkies. He was flabbergasted that they would do him for 1mph over. Needless to say, he does not want points on his licence or he's stuffed.
In my experience of driving on the M25 round the sections listed 70 would appear a tad optimistic. 7 is perhaps a more realistic speed to do.