Got caught speeding

Charlie George

Just wondering what will be the outcome of me getting caught doing 152km in a 120 zone,I know the law is changing all the time so not sure what i'll get,at the moment I have no penalty points .Thanks in advance.

Kristopherus

You'll get a letter next week.

Charlie George

Kristopherus wrote: »

You'll get a letter next week.

And.???

ec18

Charlie George wrote: »

And.???

Fine and penalty points at least

readytosnap

Charlie George wrote: »

at the moment I have no penalty points .

That will be changing soon enough.
Plus a fine.

kirving

Given how the Gards are posting Twitter pics for that kind of speed, can he expect a summons?

kingtut

152 km/h ? :eek::eek::eek: That's reckless!

Expect a fine in the post (80 euros) and 3 penalty points (increases to 5 if you don't pay by a set number of days as far as I am aware).

endacl

kingtut wrote: »

152 km/h ? :eek::eek::eek: That's reckless!

Expect a fine in the post (80 euros) and 3 penalty points (increases to 5 if you don't pay by a set number of days as far as I am aware).

King tut tut tut...

kingtut

endacl wrote: »

King tut tut tut...

Langerous

You should have your car taken , scumbag

_Brian

I would have thought 3 points and a fine.
I don't think 152 in a 120 zone warrants a dangerous driving conviction.

kingtut

_Brian wrote: »

I would have thought 3 points and a fine.
I don't think 152 in a 120 zone warrants a dangerous driving conviction.

Probably taken on a case by case basis right?

Kimbot

Just a fine and points, unless they stopped you.

bear1

kingtut wrote: »

152 km/h ? :eek::eek::eek: That's reckless!

Expect a fine in the post (80 euros) and 3 penalty points (increases to 5 if you don't pay by a set number of days as far as I am aware).

Hardly reckless. Depending on the conditions and traffic I think it isn't that high of a speed.
The m6 to Galway usually has quite a few drivers well over the limit.

CalamariFritti

Exactly, it is over the limit alright and you will get the usual 3 points €80. But assuming its a motorway 152 km/h is hardly dangerous driving. I know the law is the law and I'm in no way advocating that, but technically speaking a motorway is certainly fit enough to be driving 180 km/h even.

I think the main reason why motorway limits are relatively low is because most drivers wouldn't be used to it and thats what makes it dangerous.

pilly

As far as I know they can't do you for dangerous driving unless they pull you over so €80 fine and 3 points, make sure to pay it before expiry date or it's 6 points.

kingtut

bear1 wrote: »

Hardly reckless. Depending on the conditions and traffic I think it isn't that high of a speed.
The m6 to Galway usually has quite a few drivers well over the limit.

Well I'm curious as to who would feel confident making split second decisions or evasive maneuvers (sudden obstacle in the road) at such a speed. I no I wouldn't which is why I do my best to stick to the speed limit (granted there are times where I slip over it by a few km/h)

bear1

kingtut wrote: »

Well I'm curious as to who would feel confident making split second decisions or evasive maneuvers (sudden obstacle in the road) at such a speed. I no I wouldn't which is why I do my best to stick to the speed limit (granted there are times where I slip over it by a few km/h)

Probably most of the drivers in europe..
There are proposals to bring the speed limit on motorways down to 110.. now, assuming that happens and someone is caught doing 142 would you say it's reckless?

kingtut

bear1 wrote: »

Probably most of the drivers in europe..

I guess I'm the exception so (and I'm certainly not a slow driver, I'm usually right up at the speed limit).

What do you do if you are going at 150km/h and suddenly encounter someone doing 120 (or less) ? Jam on the brakes?

kingtut

bear1 wrote: »

Probably most of the drivers in europe..
There are proposals to bring the speed limit on motorways down to 110.. now, assuming that happens and someone is caught doing 142 would you say it's reckless?

Can't say I heard that they plan on bringing it down to 110. Would I consider 142 reckless? Not as reckless as doing 152 but still somewhat reckless.

pilly

kingtut wrote: »

I guess I'm the exception so (and I'm certainly not a slow driver, I'm usually right up at the speed limit).

What do you do if you are going at 150km/h and suddenly encounter someone doing 120 (or less) ? Jam on the brakes?

None of this is what the OP asked though is it?

kingtut

pilly wrote: »

None of this is what the OP asked though is it?

Of course not I'm just curious. Apologies for going off topic

kingtut

kingtut wrote: »

Well I'm curious as to who would feel confident making split second decisions or evasive maneuvers (sudden obstacle in the road) at such a speed. I no I wouldn't which is why I do my best to stick to the speed limit (granted there are times where I slip over it by a few km/h)

It's 95 ish mph in old money. Close to 100mph alright which is a tad reckless

I reckon most folks have driven at that speed ............. evasive maneuvers aren't the norm on the motorway and if you need to perform one at 120kph you are quite likely equally fncked.

nhunter100

kingtut wrote:

Well I'm curious as to who would feel confident making split second decisions or evasive maneuvers (sudden obstacle in the road) at such a speed. I no I wouldn't which is why I do my best to stick to the speed limit (granted there are times where I slip over it by a few km/h)

70 miles(120k) an hour, 90 miles(152k) an hour. 20 miles an hour is not an outlandish difference in speed. How do the Germans deal with it on the Autobahn?

kingtut

kingtut wrote: »

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What do you do if you are going at 150km/h and suddenly encounter someone doing 120 (or less) ? Jam on the brakes?

I was in Germany last week and that is indeed what you do. Travelling at 150km/h you have your eyes on the road well ahead but have to be mindful of someone doing 120kph pulling out as they overtake a truck doing 100kph that is overtaking a truck going slower #And at that speed ground is eaten up quite fast of course.

Sub zero temps too and I was of course on winter tyres.

nhunter100

kingtut wrote:

What do you do if you are going at 150km/h and suddenly encounter someone doing 120 (or less) ? Jam on the brakes?

Suddenly? At 150 chances are you paying attention as you should at any speed. Also the driver at 120 or less should be in the left hand lane not the overtaking Lane.

pablo128

nhunter100 wrote: »

70 miles(120k) an hour, 90 miles(152k) an hour. 20 miles an hour is not an outlandish difference in speed. How do the Germans deal with it on the Autobahn?

Sure they are being killed by the thousand from all the 'sudden obstacles' appearing in the road.:pac:

kingtut

nhunter100 wrote: »

70 miles(120k) an hour, 90 miles(152k) an hour. 20 miles an hour is not an outlandish difference in speed. How do the Germans deal with it on the Autobahn?

I've never been on it and haven't seen it so I don't have a clue, I'm guessing with no limits they know what to expect though. Some amount of bad drivers here (just look at the dash cam thread)

kingtut

nhunter100 wrote: »

Suddenly? At 150 chances are you paying attention as you should at any speed. Also the driver at 120 or less should be in the left hand lane not the overtaking Lane.

You might be going around a corner and someone going at 120 enters from a slip etc

They might be overtaking someone who is going slower than them (110 for example) and might find that they cannot move back into the left lane due to a long string of cars.

pablo128 wrote: »

Sure they are being killed by the thousand from all the 'sudden obstacles' appearing in the road.:pac:

:D

nhunter100

kingtut wrote:

I've never been on it and haven't seen it so I don't have a clue, I'm guessing with no limits they know what to expect though. Some amount of bad drivers here (just look at the dash cam thread)

Bad drivers everywhere, btw motorways are safer than secondary roads even at the shocking 'speeds'.