First Speeding Fine

[Dorset Bob]

Originally Posted by baxlin

Is that a pic of a Talbot/Chrysler Sunbeam?

Yes, caught straggling a solid white line.
They should be shot at dawn.

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by Dorset Bob

Yes, caught straggling a solid white line.
They should be shot at dawn.

Yes indeed and SHE should indeed have done the decent thing with a service revolver.


Nothing to do with the accident though - coincidence that this pic had a white car in it. Just one of my nostalgic pics from the 80s


Not the best smash I ever had though - I put this beautiful 2-year-old American Export Trident into a tree doing about 80 in 1974. Broke my neck in that one.

[kaiser]

THAT!!!! is a crime! You deserve time for that!

restoring a fastback 69 at the mo.
Next Atlas 64.

PS: I'll remove the scrap bike foc.

[kaiser]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Definitely n.......

PS I have dual nationality - I am Irish when it comes to self flagellation

Well you are, are you?
Then to you - Sir!

Whale oil beef hooked!

[MSS]

Originally Posted by kaiser

Absolutely. Only the self flagellating British could end up feeling guilty for such an "offense".
As a result of all this conditioning, you end up with people like May - and get herded like sheep!

Sheep get eaten.!

Kaiser - do we deduce from the tone of your post that your prefer a more spirited reaction to the application of rules and law?

Would this be where people who do not like the rules go out and machete their neighbours, burn whole towns etc?

I think I prefer the constant pointless moaning about anything and everything of the British public personally. It's just like our winter weather.

A bit sheepish of the alternatives I am!

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by kaiser

THAT!!!! is a crime! You deserve time for that!

Wasn’t my fault, Your Honour, I’d only just got the bike, and had no idea just how bad the handling was…

Originally Posted by kaiser

restoring a fastback 69 at the mo.
Next Atlas 64.

Better get yourself a shedful of replacement mains and big end shells in…

Originally Posted by kaiser

PS: I'll remove the scrap bike foc.

No problem, but you’ll need a TARDIS – that was 1974

[DerekS]

Back to the courses ...Look at the different prices for a course in different areas. Depending on your location you may find a cheaper one available within striking distance. . Why are they different prices ? Because they are run by different companies , NOT the police or local authority . So the money goes to boost some shareholders profit instead of mending potholes .

[MSS]

Originally Posted by DerekS

............... Why are they different prices ? Because they are run by different companies.................

The biggest contributors to the cost of running a course are the venue costs (room rent), trainer costs(salaries+overheads) and admin costs associated with the course (salaries+overheads). All of these are highly dependent on the location.

Originally Posted by DerekS

.............NOT the police or local authority . So the money goes to boost some shareholders profit instead of mending potholes .

This is the point not understood by our earlier poster with strong views on the matter - that the police are not involved in the provision of the courses and do not benefit financially.

Anyone who has put together training courses will be able to work out that the profit from running a 4-hour course with 2 trainers for 20 people and charging around £100 will not be substantial. Most likely around £20 to £30 per head i.e. £400 to £600 per course. It is not going to be economically significant in the bigger scale of things.

IMO those who are caught speeding should recognise that they have pleased guilty to the speeding offence, and focus on correcting the errors of their ways as opposed how the proceeds from their pleading are used.

[MSS]

Originally Posted by Pueblo_Boy

I got done for speeding on the A259 King's Road dual carriageway, which runs along the coast of Brighton and Hove. This is the main road serving the south coast, and is generally very busy. Although dual carriageway, this particular section of the road had a 30mph limit, and I got stopped in my Colt Galant turbo doing nearer 40mph. This was around 1986 iirc. Whilst remonstrating with the Police officers, a message came over the walkie-talkies they were using" yellow AA car, doing 50mph". I asked if I could wait to hear his excuse, but was dismissed! My excuse was if everybody kept to the 30mph limit, there would be queues back to Worthing...which even though probably true, cut no mustard with the Law.

Did you not stop to consider that the "I'm smart" type of approach was likely to ensure that you got the points and fine whereas otherwise the officers may have shown some positive discretion and leniency?

IMO people have lost the art of getting something from others when the other party does not have to give it!