Penalty points / licence gone for 6 months??

Baggio

hey folks..have a question and a rant!!

receieved yet another speeding fine, even tho im a steady driver, rarely ever over 55mph or equivalent kph!,,anyway i'm near certain i have 12 points now even tho each time i was caught speeding was for minor amount of speed....nothing crazy at all...reallyy annoyed as have tried to stay under speed limit even where they were deffo ridiculous slow etc.......anyway seems ill get put off for 6 months soon at this rate!!

i read yu have to hand in license to local tax office for 6 months but whats the procedure to getting it back?..anyone able to help me to understand etc?

ciao' amigos...any info greatly appreciated.....Baggio....

paulm17781

I'm pretty certain speed limits are dictated by the signs on the road. Not what you judge them to be. Speeding for a minor amount of speed is speeding whether you decide it is "ridiculously slow" or not is another matter. You were speeding. Perhaps stay within the speed limits in future, despite your opinion of them and you won't lose your license.

Baggio

PAulM
,,,thanx for the advise!/// dont get me started on clear speed signs etc,,,imnot a fast driver, before this systemt came in i never ever had a traffic viollation in 20 years, rarely go over 60mph on motorways etc..so am just frustrated that for years of steady driving i get nailed for a handfull of times when only just over limit etc...its just frustrating.,.we knowww the main culprits are the dangerous speedo's who blaze away on our roads killing people etc...its frustrating to be put in same bracket as them dont yu think!?

anyway maybe yu know the procedure for getting license back??

cheers..Baggio...

Stark

Baggio wrote:

we knowww the main culprits are the dangerous speedo's who blaze away on our roads killing people etc...its frustrating to be put in same bracket as them dont yu think!?

I'd be less worried about someone who drives fast but is observant than I would be about someone who drives at a "nice steady 55mph" everywhere but can't even look out for a speed limit sign. What other mandatory traffic signs do you routinely ignore?

Baggio wrote:

rarely go over 60mph on motorways etc..so am just frustrated that for years of steady driving i get nailed for a handfull of times when only just over limit etc...its just frustrating.

Unfortunately they don't give out motorway dawdling credits to offset other traffic offences.

dodgyme

just curious to wonder - each time you got done how much over the speed limit were you? Was it always more then 10%?

I do feel sorry if someone gets done borderline and they not bombing it shall we say. A mate of mine has 6 points and he is a very steady driver so I guess you can be unlucky.

chickenhawk

Baggio wrote: »

rarely go over 60mph on motorways etc..so am just frustrated that for years of steady driving i get nailed for a handfull of times when only just over limit etc....

OMG you don't go at 120kph on the motorway? How is that safe. You are holding up other traffic and it is more dangerous for yourself as people are not expecting you to go at that speed. 100kph is not some magic speed where accidents don't happen. It depends on the road a b road and 100kph is too fast and on a motorway it's too slow. I presume from the sound of your post that when you see a lower speed limit you hardly/don't bother slow down as you drive at the perfect speed to deal with everything. :rolleyes:

killbillvol2

To answer your question without going into a load of judgemental BS I think you just phone your local motor tax office when the 6 months is up and they'll post it back to you.

Victor

I imagine there is a set procedure and they probably have a leaflet detailing it. Ask, when you are returning your licence.

Carturo

FFS shut up and answer his question and get off your high horse(s) or don't bother posting :rolleyes:

Stark

He had a question and a rant. And one good rant always deserves another.

killbillvol2

Carturo wrote: »

FFS shut up and answer his question and get off your high horse(s) or don't bother posting :rolleyes:

His question has been answered. I've checked since and it's that simple.

His/her mistake was posting in a forum where everyone is fukcing perfect.

Victor

Chill out guys.

Baggio

lads thanx for the reply's,,listen wasnt lookin for any sympathy,,,just have to admit after 25 years of clean license and never had an accident am annoyed at how im being lumped in with all the speeding losers who dont care and drive like crazy and kill people...ok should have kept a closer eye on speed,,,but have never been a fasttt driver, and nooo i dindt drive 55mph everywhere! not THAT crazy....

Anway I'll see what happens, have been veryyy lax about the whole points thing and the details of it and how it can affect ya etc....so...will need to keep closer eye on the whole thing from now on...

thanx for any help given folks....Baggio....

chickenhawk

Baggio wrote: »

speeding losers ....

Sorry for attacking you OP. But sometimes i.e on a motorway, speeding is better than going too slow. Good luck with the licence.

rameire

i live down the n78 and there are two 60kmh zones, on either side of the zones the rest of the road are at 100kmh. constantly and annoyingly every day there are people who go at 80kmh for the whole length of the road, they do not speed up for the 100 zones and do not slow down for the 60 zones, really annoys me as it is a hard road to overtake on that road most of the time, and if they went on the road at or near the speed limits you would get less people trying to overtake them on dangerous occasions.