redsontour Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ok, here's a dilema for you to assist me with...On the day that City play Boro, I am scheduled to attend a drivers course at the inviation of the Wiltshire constabulary costing me £60...which I (am sure, rightly) earned for driving at 37 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone...If I fail to show, this offer reverts to being 3 penalty points and a £60 fine..Now obviously, if I do attend, then to get to Boro for a 7.45 kick off I will need to drive at approximately 146 Miles per hour...and whilst my car may be capable, I suspect I may once again incur the wrath of the boys in blue....What would you suggest?? :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS10 RED Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Don't let them catch you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 29, 2007 Admin Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ok, here's a dilema for you to assist me with...On the day that City play Boro, I am scheduled to attend a drivers course at the inviation of the Wiltshire constabulary costing me £60...which I (am sure, rightly) earned for driving at 37 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone...If I fail to show, this offer reverts to being 3 penalty points and a £60 fine..Now obviously, if I do attend, then to get to Boro for a 7.45 kick off I will need to drive at approximately 146 Miles per hour...and whilst my car may be capable, I suspect I may once again incur the wrath of the boys in blue....What would you suggest?? :noexpression:Watch the game on Sky and save the 3 points for when you need to speed to an important League fixture instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Depends how many points you've already got? If you've got 0 points you might as well take the 3 points if you really want to go to Boro.If you've got 9 points then obviously the opposite applies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scumbag Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ok, here's a dilema for you to assist me with...On the day that City play Boro, I am scheduled to attend a drivers course at the inviation of the Wiltshire constabulary costing me £60...which I (am sure, rightly) earned for driving at 37 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone...If I fail to show, this offer reverts to being 3 penalty points and a £60 fine..Now obviously, if I do attend, then to get to Boro for a 7.45 kick off I will need to drive at approximately 146 Miles per hour...and whilst my car may be capable, I suspect I may once again incur the wrath of the boys in blue....What would you suggest?? :noexpression:is it morning or afternoon? I've done one and it doesn't take much more than 3 hours, you can be out by 12pm and should be able to get there in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejones2 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Phone them, tell them you have a medical appointment and can you rearrange... they'll sort something out for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC 1645 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Ok, here's a dilema for you to assist me with...On the day that City play Boro, I am scheduled to attend a drivers course at the inviation of the Wiltshire constabulary costing me £60...which I (am sure, rightly) earned for driving at 37 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone...If I fail to show, this offer reverts to being 3 penalty points and a £60 fine..Now obviously, if I do attend, then to get to Boro for a 7.45 kick off I will need to drive at approximately 146 Miles per hour...and whilst my car may be capable, I suspect I may once again incur the wrath of the boys in blue....What would you suggest?? :noexpression:Fight the hopelessly corrupt Police all the way on this one. A bent West Mercia copper got caught at 159mph and got away with it at a corrupt West Mercia court - so why the hell should any of us have to pay speeding fines? This country has the most corrupt and class based criminal justice system in Western Europe. The hopelessly corrupt Police and their toff/snob Crown Prosecution Service lawyer puppet masters are a disgrace.159mph – The police driver who was CLEARED of speeding Daily Mail, Thursday May 19, 2005 By David Wilkes and Ray Massey A policeman who drove his squad car at an ‘eye-watering' 159mph along a motorway was cleared of dangerous driving and speeding yesterday. Mark Milton, 38, activated a dashboard video camera which recorded him shattering every speed limit he passed through – including 131mph in a 60mph zone and an 84mph dash through a 30mph area. The officer, an advanced driver, claimed he was ‘familiarising himself' with the newly-delivered 3.2 litre Vauxhall Vectra GSI and seeking to assess its capabilities in the early hours of the morning. A police officer driving instructor told Ludlow magistrates court in Shropshire that PC Milton would probably have been unable to stop safely at such speeds and should have carried out road tests during daylight hours. But district judge Bruce Morgan found him not guilty yesterday. He described advanced police drivers as the ‘crème de la crème' who must be allowed to practise. However, he harshly criticised the lack of official policy on the subject – the officer was prosecuted by his own force after the video of his 90-minute journey was examined. The outcome of the case will outrage members of the public prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit only slightly. An RAC spokesman said: “Most ordinary motorists will just interpret this as ‘one rule for him, another for everyone else.'” And the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents expressed shock that 159mph was not regarded as dangerous by the court and called for a limit of 100mph on police speeds even in emergencies. The case has also embarrassed ministers and severely undermined the Government's crackdown on speeding drivers – with 2million prosecutions a year and the 6000 speed cameras already in action likely to double to 12000. It was at about 1am on Friday December 5, 2003 that PC Milton of West Mercia Police, took the newly-commissioned GSI – described as ‘a beast of a car' – on the road for the first time. The £21,900 vehicle has a top speed for civilian use, limited by the manufacturer, of 154mph and can accelerate from rest to 60mph in 7.2 seconds. But souped-up police versions are de-restricted with a top speed nearer 170mph. Under existing guidelines, advanced police drivers testing cars can travel on public roads at speeds they believe is safe to themselves and other motorists. PC Milton, a Grade 1 advanced driver since 1995, is believed to have reached 60mph in St George's Road, Telford, and 84mph in Redhill Way – both 30mph zones. His speed on the 60mph A5 was recorded at 131mph and he hit 159mph on the M54. Giving his verdicts, Mr Morgan said PC Milton had driven at ‘eye-watering' speeds, but had the skill to do so and needed to practise in conditions similar to those he might face on operational duties. “He was driving early in the morning when most people were in bed. The roads were totally and utterly deserted.” The level of training required to perform as an advanced police driver was likened by Mr Morgan to that undertaken by concert pianists. “Police drivers have to go out on public roads and that's where they have to do their practise. It would be futile to argue that they can go on race tracks or that the road can be closed off.” But Mr Morgan expressed deep concern at the force's ‘do your own thing' policy on when and where police drivers should practise at high speeds. He said it followed that ‘any advanced driver can never be prosecuted for speeding as you will always be able to raise the defence that he is practising his skills at this time. Surely this should not happen?” PC Milton, of Bratton, Telford, left court with his wife without comment other than to say he was relieved. He has remained at work since the incident and has passed a refresher course in advanced driving. But Brigitte Chaudhary, president of the crash victims' charity Road Peace, said: The acquittal is irresponsible. If he wants to drive like a racing driver why doesn't he practise on a race track?” And Kevin Clinton, head of road safety for RoSPA, said, “We don't believe 159mph can ever be justified on public roads. Even in emergencies, we consider that driving at 100mph or more is too dangerous.” A series of accidents involving police vehicles in recent years have led the Daily Mail to campaign for a rethink on how the emergency services respond to 999 calls. The Association of British Drivers welcomes PC Milton's acquittal but condemned the ‘double standards' which see motorists fined for ‘trivial' offences. A spokesman said: “Drivers are facing hard-line enforcement for speeds just a few miles per hour over limits – often limits the local authority has lowered way below what is reasonable.”Source: http://www.snoopers.co.uk/news_159mph_poli...of_speeding.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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