UK Speeding fine

[MadMax]

What fine and or endorsement/ban can be expected in the UK for being convicted of speeding on a motorway at 102mph? (no implication of dangerous driving)

[PhilLew]

I was done about 6 years ago at 104mph on a motorway and got 6 points and a �250 pound fine. I dont know if it will be exactly the same now because at the time they were trying out a system of tailoring fines to suit peoples income. I got �250 and I was un-employed at the time! I was also told by the officer who stopped me that it used to be the case that anything over 100 was classed as dangerous driving and so the combination of the two ment an automatic ban, however they were working to new guidelines that ment the Police could use more discretion and they wouldn't automatically charge you with dangerous driving if it wasnt actually dangerous. I hope this helps, and like me you've learnt your lesson. :-)

[Hippy]

More than 46% over the legal limit? Not dangerous? Even at 70 m.p.h maximum motorway speed the slightest mistake can be fatal to the driver concerned and maybe others caught up in the ton of metal careering out of control at over 102 feet per second.

At 102 m.p.h. that increases to 150 feet per second. That's two and a half cricket pitch lengths in a second. As a driver you have little chance in correcting even the slightest mistake (yours or another's) and the expected trajectory of the car under evasive measures can only be guessed at best.

I think there is every implication of dangerous driving.

[3s_a_crowd]

Hopefully, �1,000 fine, 2 year ban and / or 3 months in prison.

[Gef]

Wouldn't bother about a fine - just impound the car and impose a long ban (at least five years).

[sft42]

Again this shows the infexibility of currrent systems...while Hippy is indeed correct with the figures, is it still dangerous if it's on a deserted, dry motorway at 3 in the morning? Yes, it used to be automatic loss of licence if you were caught at over the ton (I remember the furore over Princess Anne getting away with it) but these days you can expect, as the others say, a hefty combination of fine, ban and penalty points.

[Hippy]

No it is not so dangerous if the motorway is deserted. However, the speeding motorist does not have that luxury. It is a PUBLIC road and therefore it is reasonable to expect others to be there, and furthermore to exercise a duty of care for these other users, whom we must assume are law abiding motorists.

[MadMax]

Thanks for the sensible answer Phil. The "no implications of dangerous driving" was meant to be a specific comment on the particular charges raised on the NIP - not a moral comment to the stir the indignant Guardian readers on here to put down their spliffs and put keyboard to internet. Well, well, well... self-righteous, knee jerkresponses on the internet, how unexpected!.

[LeMarchand]

I think it depends on the judge you get. Someone I know got away with a telling off as he could prove that he was a qualified bodyguard, and he was testing a new (armoured) car in case he needed to use it in a high speed escape (this was actually true, and he was doing so in the early hours on a deserted stretch). Unfortunately this probably doesn't apply to you. I got 3 points and �60 for doing 51mph in the 400 yard stretch at the lead up to a motorway where the limit was 40mph. (The limit is set that low because various stoned/drunk people stumble across the road there to the 24 hour garage for Rizlas and munchies).

[boognish76]

For travelling over 100mph on a motorway you will get 6 points and a fine of around �300. You may also get a 3 months ban but this is at the discretion of the judge - he will probably take mitigating circumstances and your previous driving record into consideration.

[smorodina]

'whom we must assume are law abiding motorists' - So when I'm doing around 90mph homeward on the M40, and about 30% of the other road users are passing me these are the law abiding motorists? If I drop down to 75ish that rises to more like 80%. Fair bit of hypocrisy here I think.

[Maudlettice]

I think that 3s-a-crowd is nearest right. Let us know when you've been sentenced, MadMax.