Bike Ban

Hello everyone, I have a question about speeding tickets, which I hope
hasn't been asked too many times before.

A friend of mine with a previously clean license has just been caught
speeding twice in the same day at the same place. He's looking at a total of
about 9 points, which is bad enough, but he's also had his licence less than
two years so he will lose it and have to retake the test. Also, for various
reasons he cannot do his work without his bike (busses etc won't get him
there or even close). Now I know that he was riding irresponsably etc etc
and probably deserves to lose it, so please spare the flame (i've spared you
by not making the excuses about it being a wide open stretch of road etc).
What I want to know is, is there anything he can say or do in court to
mitigate the points/ban/fine?

Thanks in advance

Will

 

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What are the details of the offences (speed limit / speed alleged etc) ?

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Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

 

9? how does that work then?

was he? or was he speeding? is there a difference?

what sort of road, what speed limit posted, how fast, what time of day,
what weather conditions...? etc etc etc

Depending on the above my guess is that he needs to get a brief, who can
make the claim of "needs bike for business" for him whilst he stands
looking very sorrowful.

He might get less points but the fine will go up proportionately.

 

The speed limit was 30. He got 3 points one way at an alleged speed of 38
mph. The other way (which was the court summons) he was alleged to be doing
54mph (yes I know that's fast) and has been told to expect 6 points. The
road is urban, but wide with little traffic and good vis.

 

How did you ^W he manage to miss a camera van /twice/in a 30 limit?

 

mobile camera? gatso? was he pulled over by a plod?

mobile camera? gatso? was he pulled over by a plod?
who has told him to expect 6 points?

then a good brief might be able to help him out.

 

No idea, but I guess it was sneaky and he wasn't looking out for it.

 

It think it was a camera in a van so he wasn't pulled over. I don't know who
told him to expect 6 points.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, William

Do have a look at the faq at www.ukrm.net old chap. Pay particular
attention to the bit about not top posting (put your replies *after* the
post you're responding to) and removing .sigs (the bit after the "-- ").

Otherwise we'll have to make you resit your UKRM posting test.

 

it'll be interesting to see if the plod have pictures or not.
A colleage of mine got caught by a mobile van, and they had a picture of
the front end of the bike. Mr Plod noted the registration down as
colleague rode passed.

Case was dropped as soon as colleague started to argue it. Whether
that's a general rule or he was a jammy git, is unknown.

Oh - and we place our responses at the bottom round here - okay?

 

Ok, thanks for that. I actually thought top posting was something else. The
shame!

 

<smirk>

Tommy

 

My summons got dropped in very similar circumstances, although I had other
reasons to contest it too.

 

I think they've plugged that loophole recently. A speed reading
together with an officer's evidence of the reg. plate is enough for a
conviction.

 

Sweet ;-)

 

Never mind smirking, ****. Sort your fucking formatting out - look
what a dog's breakfast you've made of the preceding post with your
peurile reply.

It appears that you could do with a sig sep too, twat.

 

he's gonna learn the hard way

 

he's gonna learn the hard way

Who, and who said that?

 

who is? are you?

 

not knowing group etiquette
several weeks ago deservedly so

Steve