Those lawyers defending the fastest ever speeder on Scottish roads

They appear to be a useful bunch to have defending you.

http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/new...89995-biker-accused-of-hitting-record-166mph/
http://tinyurl.com/kqvwnh

Looks like another rider who pled guilty by post for 103mph has been
called in to court for sentencing, that can't be good.

 

Pled guilty to what?

If someone pleads guilty to speeding > 96mph it should hardly be a
surprise when they're called into court to be banned.

The story doesn't hint at anyone having been charged with a more serious
offence.

 

Is that the trigger, really?

That could've put me up the smelly brown water way with no means of
forward propulsion.

A few times.

 

Well, anything from 91mph upwards is liable to score a ban but 95mph is
the maximum at which a fixed penalty can be issued.

Know your enemy:

http://www.sentencing-
guidelines.gov.uk/docs/magistrates_court_sentencing_guidelines_update.pd
f

p131

 

Reaching 103mph on his motorbike.

The magic of good brakes, 86 in a 60, all done by post 5 points and £240
fine.

I was reading into it that there would be something more serious like
time in jail. If its a ban then that's just unfortunate. At least he'll
be able to say that 103mph is perfectly safe on that stretch of road as
it's good for at least 166mph (allegedly).

 

Hardly worth the effort, just about any slight twist of the wrist on a
modern motorbike will have you banned in typical country road riding.

 

You can't go to jail for speeding.

Though, of course, penalties may be more or less medieval north of
Carlisle.

 

What about if you don't pass go, but do collect (some or all) of your
£200?

 

They tend to take the £200 from you, not give it to you.

 

Harsh man harsh.

 

Oft stated, but not strictly true. There isn't actually an offence
called "speeding" - in most cases of exceeding the speed limit the
offence doesn't carry a custodial sentence option, but "speeding"
above a certain level may well be deemed worthy of a charge of
dangerous driving, which does.

You knew all that of course, but I just thought I'd make the point
that if you're going to make such statements, you should be more
careful with your wording.

 

Hmm. While there isn't an offence of "speeding", there is an offence of
"exceeding a speed limit", which I'd guess comes under section 89 of the
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as distinct from sections 1 and 2 of
the Road Traffic Act 1988.

"A person who drives a motor vehicle on a road at a speed exceeding a
limit imposed by or under any enactment to which this section applies
shall be guilty of an offence."

Pedant.