Result today - 3 pts & £60 fine

Not bad for a totter facing a six month ban.

A very good brief and a (voluntary) speed awareness course did sway the
bench, although I'm sure a bit of wood under one leg will fix that.

Time to start looking round bike shops clutching my insurance cheque.

 

Ah well done! Sympathetic old Beak today then.

 

I'll say.

They managed to use a tone of voice that had me thinking "Ooh no. I'm
stuffed." before the actual words "3 pts and a sixty pound fine" sank in.

They even halved the £100 costs the police asked for.

I am a happy rehabilitated[1] speeder, I am.

[1] For UKRM values of rehabilitated

 

It just goes that way sometimes.

I was up in Hamilton Sherriff Court years ago. They had a real downer on M74
speeding and I was in for 108 or somesuch heading home from being a
volunteer marshal on the Milk Race. The usual **** was ill and I got an old
JP, Godfrey out of Dad's Army, who had a interest in the race. Small fine
and 3 points.
It's always worth it just for the look of disgust from the Proc. Fiscal/CPS.

OTOH I've had a 3 month ban for 45 in a 30 (overturned on appeal)