Caught speeding

I can well believe it.
Not to have done so would have been remarkable.

I can’t believe he asked you to lie and say that you were driving. Not only a speeding offence but trying to wriggle out of taking responsibility. If it was my grandson he wouldn’t be borrowing my car again any time soon.

I would have done exactly the same as you. What if you'd lied and for some reason were found out? What if your grandson continued to drive at speed and had an accident - you would be blaming yourself for enabling him to not learn a lesson. It's not a pleasant thing to do but I think it was the only thing to do.

Sorry forgot the link:
offer.ndors.org.uk/?hl=en-GB#/home

I have just checked my assertion that you can go anywhere (or online)

The NDORS Offer Portal explicitly states you can take a course anywhere in the UK

you can use this site to find a course provider where you can then book and pay for your course

You can choose to take an available course anywhere in the UK.

Physical classroom courses will require you to travel to the course venue/location so you need to book a venue you are able to travel to and from on the day of your course.

Virtual (online) courses can be booked with any course provider as you attend from home.

It says that if you don't put your postcode into the mapping you can actually see and select courses all over the country.
I do hope this helps someone.

I'm sorry Magenta, I was not implying you are a liar!

I was saying I believe what you said was just incorrect.

I wouldn't say you were a liar and am truly sorry if that us what you thought I was saying.
Apologies.

Magenta8

All I can say is that it was true in my case, which was a few years ago. Please don't imply that I am a liar NotSpaghetti.

👍🏻
My husband was caught speeding 100 hundred miles from where we live. To be able to do the course and avoid points and fine he had to attend an awareness course in the county he was caught, which he did.

up not IP!

AmberGran

welbeck

I wouldn't lend my car to anyone.
especially not a boy racer.
Speed kills.
Kill your speed.

Lots of people get fined for driving only a few mph over the speed limit - they're not necessarily reckless drivers.

The trouble is if they get away with a few mph it may steadily increase. People in my neck of the woods drive like maniacs, pulling all sorts of crazy stunts.

There was a case recently of a woman who was losing her licence and pleaded that as she was disabled she needed her car to get around. Well, as far as I am concerned, if you really need your car you take care to not lose your licence. Life is full of things we have no control over but driving lawfully is not one of those things.

Yes, they do.

The speed limits here go down and up like a fiddler's elbow so it's often difficult to keep IP (or down).

Many people got caught because a new 30mph limit was made on a main road but there were no warning signs at first from the approach roads to it so people were unaware.

There's a 50mph limit on stretches of motorway here - yet the rather narrow country roads around the area have a 60mph limit!

My dh made an appointment online for the nearest centre to us which he attended and found the course unexpectedly interesting than he had expected.
He was doing 36 mph in an unmarked 30 area which adjoined a marked 40 mph area. It wasn’t clear.

All I can say is that it was true in my case, which was a few years ago. Please don't imply that I am a liar NotSpaghetti.

NotSpaghetti

I don't believe it's true Magenta that
You have to attend a centre near where you committed your speeding violation.

I certainly didn't go to my nearest centre.
(They are all different prices so it's worth checking a few.)

I think there were online ones too.

I did my speed course on Zoom, well Teams actually. Zoom would have been funnier!

I don't believe it's true Magenta that
You have to attend a centre near where you committed your speeding violation.

I certainly didn't go to my nearest centre.
(They are all different prices so it's worth checking a few.)

I think there were online ones too.

Wait till the OP gets all the parking fines
Congestion charges
Bus lane contraventions etc
That are yet to arrive in the post.
Should the golden boy be excused all accountability.
Dear old gran can take it on the nose and pay up...

MiniMoon

You did the right thing. When I was caught speeding , I was offered the choice of a fine and points, or take a speed awareness course which involved a fee, and a day in a classroom. I did the speed awareness course ti avoid the points. I actually enjoyed it and learned a few things I didn't know.

I was caught speeding (32mph on an unfamiliar road with an undeclared 30mph limit). Anyway, I too took up the option of attending the speed awareness course. I enjoyed it and learned from it well. You have to attend a centre near where you committed your speeding violation. Is this an option for your GS case?

welbeck

I wouldn't lend my car to anyone.
especially not a boy racer.
Speed kills.
Kill your speed.

Lots of people get fined for driving only a few mph over the speed limit - they're not necessarily reckless drivers.

The trouble is if they get away with a few mph it may steadily increase. People in my neck of the woods drive like maniacs, pulling all sorts of crazy stunts.

There was a case recently of a woman who was losing her licence and pleaded that as she was disabled she needed her car to get around. Well, as far as I am concerned, if you really need your car you take care to not lose your licence. Life is full of things we have no control over but driving lawfully is not one of those things.

I wouldn't lend my car to anyone.
especially not a boy racer.
Speed kills.
Kill your speed.

Some years ago in a busy part of London a car shot out of a side street and drove into me doing some damage. the car was being driven by a young woman. I was driving my DH's company car, which I was insued to drive. We did the usual eschange of details.

A day later the woman'ss hsuband rang and asked me if I would put his name down as driver in the incident, not his wife's. It seems her car was out of action and she borrowed her husbands car, which she wasn't insured to drive, to make a very short journey to collect something. Unfortunately she had an accident.

I understood their problem, but said'no' very firmly. It made no difference to me, nor my insurance claim, and I had some sympathy for the mess they were in, but I was driving a car that was not mine, but had permission to drive and even if I had been tempted, if I was found out, my DH's employer might well kick up a fuss and that could have affected DH's job.

Never lie in cases like this, or any criminal offence.You did the right thing.

Another reason CrazyH should not take the points is that should she accrue any points herself and/or he does it again she could end up losing her licence. Should circumstances make her the sole chauffeur this could be difficult. I was the main driver for my disabled son and I was very conscious that if I lost my licence he would have no one to transport him during the day. I was very careful not to exceed speed limits as a consequence.

We do not, of course, know what speed he was driving at. I understand, possibly incorrectly that the police allow a leeway of about 10% to allow for discrepancies in speedometers.

So this person may only have been driving a couple of miles over the speed limit, and also only for a very short period of time. We do not know, so we should refrain from assuming he was way over the limit and driving recklessly.

I wouldn't take points for anyone

Very few of us never exceed speed limits most get away with it, if you get caught accept the penalty, never ever take points for someone else, very often a camera will show the driver at the wheel.

Best be prepared for a hike in your insurance when you renew next year. We were hit a couple of years ago despite it was a no claim / not our fault incident.

Agree with others, you did the right and moral thing.