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From: Ret. on 26 Jun 2010 01:54 Derek Geldard wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:49:08 -0500, greensha > <greensha.4d4hux(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com> wrote: > > >> I'll be coming over for >> a week in August and have quite a bit of driving planned, mostly in >> the Northwest. I don't really want to get any tickets, but I don't >> want to the slowest driver on the road either. >> > > There is a set of semi official guidelines for all the various speed > limits set by the association of chiefs of police officers (ACPO) to > cover errors in speedometers and momentary thoughtless violations. > There's a table of them here : > > http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/faq.html#ACPO > > (Suggest you check out this site + other speed camera sites) > > For example In a 70 limit you would not as a rule get ticketed for > driving up to an indicated 79 mph including all the various errors. > This has only the legal status of a concession, but If you aim to > drive at an indicated 72 you won't attract the attention of the police > (you don't have to brake violently if you come across a police car), > won't get tickets, and won't appear conspicuously slow. It is perfectly safe to drive at a speedo indicated 80mph on uk motorways. Because UK speedos over-read - your true speed will be around 75mph and no motorway police will prosecute below a true 80 mph. -- Kev
From: Brimstone on 26 Jun 2010 03:04 "Halmyre" <no.spam(a)this.address> wrote in message news:MPG.268f1f8db0e2fc1c98a3a2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <7t-dnRdOKOHoZ7nRnZ2dnUVZ8sydnZ2d(a)bt.com>, > brimstone(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> "Halmyre" <no.spam(a)this.address> wrote in message >> news:MPG.268efffee0c37c3198a3a0(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> > In article <HfudnQwT_vVCdrnRnZ2dnUVZ8iCdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, >> > brimstone(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> >> >> "greensha" <greensha.4d4hux(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com> wrote in message >> >> news:greensha.4d4hux(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com... >> >> > I grew up in the UK but moved to the US in 1986. I used to return >> >> > fairly frequently in the 80's and early 90's, but I haven't been >> >> > back >> >> > in >> >> > quite a while. The last time I drove on the motorway system, the >> >> > average speed was between 80-85mph. Now with all the speed cameras >> >> > I've >> >> > been hearing about, is this still the case? How much tolerance are >> >> > you >> >> > allowed? Do they start ticketing at 1pm over? I'll be coming over >> >> > for >> >> > a week in August and have quite a bit of driving planned, mostly in >> >> > the >> >> > Northwest. I don't really want to get any tickets, but I don't want >> >> > to >> >> > the slowest driver on the road either. >> >> > >> >> In general, there are no speed cameras on the motorways. They do put >> >> up >> >> average speed cameras through road works though. >> >> >> > >> > I have seen camera vans on the flyovers above the M876 in central >> > Scotland. >> > >> a) The OP made no mention of Scotland, unless you're suggesting that the >> north-west of Scotland has acquired motorways in the last couple of >> months. >> b) I said, very carefully, "in general". By mentioning only some on the >> M876 >> you have conformed my point. >> >> >> > > Don't be such a bloody pedant. > > He mentions the UK (which Scotland is a part of). Perhaps he means the > northwest of Scotland? He > mentions motorways, not "motorways except in Scotland". > Are there any motorways in the NW of Scotland?
From: bikeulike on 26 Jun 2010 03:45 > > It is perfectly safe to drive at a speedo indicated 80mph on uk motorways. > Because UK speedos over-read - your true speed will be around 75mph and no > motorway police will prosecute below a true 80 mph. > > -- > Kev I got a ticket and three points at 77mph (as on the ticket)
From: Silk on 26 Jun 2010 06:25 On 26/06/2010 08:45, bikeulike wrote: > > > >> >> It is perfectly safe to drive at a speedo indicated 80mph on uk >> motorways. Because UK speedos over-read - your true speed will be >> around 75mph and no motorway police will prosecute below a true 80 mph. >> >> -- >> Kev > I got a ticket and three points at 77mph (as on the ticket) You were probably up to something and it's all they could get you for. If you were otherwise doing nothing wrong, it's highly unlikely you'd get done for doing 77 in a 70.
From: The Peeler on 26 Jun 2010 07:06
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:25:20 +0100, Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >On 26/06/2010 08:45, bikeulike wrote: >> >> >> >>> >>> It is perfectly safe to drive at a speedo indicated 80mph on uk >>> motorways. Because UK speedos over-read - your true speed will be >>> around 75mph and no motorway police will prosecute below a true 80 mph. >>> >>> -- >>> Kev >> I got a ticket and three points at 77mph (as on the ticket) > >You were probably up to something and it's all they could get you for. >If you were otherwise doing nothing wrong, it's highly unlikely you'd >get done for doing 77 in a 70. Unless you were black, of course. Driving while black is an offence in its own right. |