I always flash lorries in as well. They always thank me by flashing their indicators . Only happens when I am towing big trailers of course. Don't tend to hang about otherwise.
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Back in the 90’s I knew someone who was stopped for just under 147mph in an ex-police car and part of the 5 mile video showed him going through roadworks with a 50 limit. Due to a mistake on the ticket he received a fine and points! From memory it was a mistake with the max speed achieved and speed in excess of the limit boxes as there was a choice, something like 96.46mph written down and the speed limit not added with no maximum achieved.
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I'm one of the few people I think who can claim to have travelled down the M4 backwards at 70mph....that was fun....until it ended!
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^ similar to @Farside. I often drive an old car, it's normally happy keeping up with motorway traffic but has been known to act up - worst is when I pull onto a motorway and accelerate but the car won't pull so I end up cruising under 50mph until it picks up! Scary for me, and very frustrating for everyone else ! Sorry folks - it's not deliberate 
Attempted fixes include a rebuilt engine, brand new carb, and electronic ignition. Everyone who has checked it says there nothing wrong with it
Attempted fixes include a rebuilt engine, brand new carb, and electronic ignition. Everyone who has checked it says there nothing wrong with it
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All I have to say on that subject is “nipple and button”, or as normal, educated folk usually say “Nepal and Bhutan
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What have I started? Speeding as many of you have said whilst illegal is common place but has to be applied as a blanket law because not everyone on the road is capable of control and thought process. I could have got cocky and shown proof that I have been trained to use excessive and high speed but that's not going to get me anywhere. Upshot is, I phoned TVP enquiries line and told them the situation. They said in no way would I get away with it due to an officer's error. Apparently I should have been told that by signing the NOP form at the side of the M4, I was agreeing that the written details were correct. I'm not prepared to risk arguing that in court. Moral is, don't sign or click agree before reading everything. Time is too short to do this in practice of course, and whether I like it or not, I was breaking the law and would be quick to be on the band wagon of police not doing their job. Many lessons learned here and thanks for all your input.
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I had a large SUV do that to me, but the slip road went steeply up hill, it missed the exit and the chevrons, swerved across in front of me and went full bore straight up the 45deg banking, took off at the top and turned up the slip road. No sign of brake lights or slowing down.
As a seasoned off road competitor I was so impressed with his skills (any hesitation would have meant a bad outcome) that it took me a while to realise how dangerous it was!
Of course it had to be the day I didn't bother to switch on my dash cam.
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***** like that should be forced to take the bus.
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speeding is all ways a subject that gets a lot of where ever you go on fourms or in a pub it like parking fines we all moan but in the end it breaking the law and every body on here its about banter and chewing the fat its not what you started its a thing thats been going on for years
there are meny ways you could have gone about sorting it out some would fight it some just pay ,seen some where i think was on here i think blokes otherhalf had a fine and just paid it even though she was not even there and had proof she was parked in a car park with ticket access and cctv
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Either that, or he was so ‘frozen’ he couldn’t hesitate.
Sadly, Darwin lost that day.
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I once did a speed awareness course - it was the most boring thing I have ever done with 4.25 hours of my life.
Been driving for 35 years - this is my only single conviction - 35 mph in 30 mph zone.
I did note thou - the average age of people attending the course was older than me - everybody was of retirement age.
I think when you are old - you just not aware where the speed cameras are...
Been driving for 35 years - this is my only single conviction - 35 mph in 30 mph zone.
I did note thou - the average age of people attending the course was older than me - everybody was of retirement age.
I think when you are old - you just not aware where the speed cameras are...
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Its about time we brought in a "discourteous driving offence"
First offence = warning letter...after that it's points and fines.
Something has to be done....I'm in west London and people will fly up the outside lane on the M4 at 90mph+....then cut across 3 lanes of traffic to get off...except often there is no room so they'll be stuck in the left hand lane at a standstill trying to push into a queue of traffic on the slip road.
Dangerous and stupid...but drive into the back of them and that's your fault if you don't have a camera!!
First offence = warning letter...after that it's points and fines.
Something has to be done....I'm in west London and people will fly up the outside lane on the M4 at 90mph+....then cut across 3 lanes of traffic to get off...except often there is no room so they'll be stuck in the left hand lane at a standstill trying to push into a queue of traffic on the slip road.
Dangerous and stupid...but drive into the back of them and that's your fault if you don't have a camera!!
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It's a fair cop gov
In one way, won't it be great when fully autonomous vehicles are the normal, no speeding, no accidents, passengers can text/use their phones, be drunk or fall asleep at the steering wheel that isn't actually there. Lol
Plus what little traffic officers there are can either retire or be put to good use via other departments.
Considering that vehicles have improved/moved on so much since they had say drum brakes up front, in a way the highway code etc should have been changed/updated to reflect that don't you think?.....Although I totally get that the 'nut' behind the wheel could still be the same, that is the weakest link in many cases I know.
These 'smart' motorways for example, displaying 50 even though there's no real reason not to be going faster,....a lot of drivers get bored, use their cruise control and end up being more dangerous to others. Personally I'd rather see them being more focused whilst travelling at 70 or 80 even.
Covering our roads in speed humps/20mph zones is another thing, over time when this doesn't actually work any longer, what will they be the answer? A man walking in front of every vehicle waving a white flag?? That's how motoring started isn't it.
When I were a kid, crossing the road etc were taught, what's happened to those TV ads for example.
Plus what little traffic officers there are can either retire or be put to good use via other departments.
Considering that vehicles have improved/moved on so much since they had say drum brakes up front, in a way the highway code etc should have been changed/updated to reflect that don't you think?.....Although I totally get that the 'nut' behind the wheel could still be the same, that is the weakest link in many cases I know.
These 'smart' motorways for example, displaying 50 even though there's no real reason not to be going faster,....a lot of drivers get bored, use their cruise control and end up being more dangerous to others. Personally I'd rather see them being more focused whilst travelling at 70 or 80 even.
Covering our roads in speed humps/20mph zones is another thing, over time when this doesn't actually work any longer, what will they be the answer? A man walking in front of every vehicle waving a white flag?? That's how motoring started isn't it.
When I were a kid, crossing the road etc were taught, what's happened to those TV ads for example.
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prob deemed to traumatic these days
