I got banned from driving today and fined £500.

[NotSmall]

At least the ban is only for 3 weeks.
What a nightmare though, having to rely on my gf for lifts everywhere!
Having said that she's being fantastic about it - she's taking me to the gym tomorrow.

[SwoleCat]

How do you get banned? Is that like having your license revoked?

Not sure of how it works over there.........

~SC~

[Dave321]

wha'cha do?!?! that sux by the way!

[Dave321]

How do you get banned? Is that like having your license revoked?

Not sure of how it works over there.........

~SC~

he must have asked a cop for a source....

[SwoleCat]

~SC~

[NotSmall]

How do you get banned? Is that like having your license revoked?

Not sure of how it works over there.........

~SC~

wha'cha do?!?! that sux by the way!

I got caught doing 104mph - over 100mph is an automatic ban.

It's crazy how it works though:

- If you exceed the limit by 30mph or more (in my case 104mph in a 70mph zone) it's an automatic ban of 7 - 28 days and a fine but no points on your license.

- Any other speeding offences (i.e. over the limit but not by as much as 30mph) and you get points (usually 3) and a fine.

- If you accumulate 12 or more points they call it "totting" and you get banned for 6 months!

In my case I have 11 points on my license already so by getting caught at 104mph I got banned from driving for 21 days (if I get caught driving during that period I go to jail) but had I been caught doing 94mph I would have got 3 points and a fine taking me over 12 points by totting and been subsequently banned for 6 months!

I couldn't quite get my head round it as I sat in the back of the cop car so I said to them "So, I'm better off with you guys having caught me at 104 than I would have been if you caught me at 90?"
"In this case, yes" they admitted.

Crazy isn't it?

I explained this to some guys I work with and they all told me that I was talking shit and I started to think it was too good to be true so I checked with my solicitor and he confirmed it and today in court proved it!

Gotta love the legal system!

[Chemical King]

So the moral of the story is :

"If your gona speed, do it at 104mph"

Nice 1

[NotSmall]

So the moral of the story is :

"If your gona speed, do it at 104mph"

Nice 1

Exactly!

In for a penny, in for a pound!

[Xtralarg]

Dont you just love the police

[icedudez]

lol im banned for a year, my 2nd ban

[NotSmall]

lol im banned for a year, my 2nd ban

Drink?

[Chemical King]

lol im banned for a year, my 2nd ban

you almost sound proud of that dude. lol

[oldandgrim]

more and more peaple will get banned now we have more and more of those bloody cameras.

[icedudez]

nah not proud at all,gutted! i did a few wild overtakes, got done for dangerous driving the 2nd time, 1st time was totting up points.

[NotSmall]

I've now got a B2 Origin, sposed to be the best speed trap detector available, sat nav based, updates via internet - Now I'm watching them!

[icedudez]

road angel is shit hot!

[NotSmall]

road angel is shit hot!

I'm reliably informed that what I have is even better