Speeding ticket!

BrettGee · Post by **BrettGee** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:16 pm

Just came through the door, was clocked doing 61 in a 50 zone.

Apparently I may be given the option to take an awareness course in place of the points and fine.
Anybody done one of these courses and how much are they normally? I don't have any points atm so adding 3 will obviously affect my insurance, but by how much I don't know.

Damn pesky mobile speed traps!

Post by **Donald** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:17 pm

Naughty boy.

IIRC the awareness thing will set you back more than the fine, and it is a few hours of sitting in a room... but should outweigh the cost of increased insurance + the fine. Just do it, better to have a clean card IMO

kris_aka_edu · Post by **kris_aka_edu** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:30 pm

Depending on your age your insurance will go sky high, definately worth doing the course. My mate done one, can't remember how much few hundred quid. Well worth it though in the long run.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:36 pm

Insurance wont be effected if it just 3 points. Mine wasnt. 6 on the other hand.

Post by **Pushki** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:42 pm

I've done the awareness course!

I think it cost about £90. Can't quite remember.

Sit in a classroom for 4 hours with another 20 odd criminals = clean licence.

BrettGee · Post by **BrettGee** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:44 pm

Hmmm. Probably do the course just to keep it clean. Bit annoyed, technically it's the governments fault for charging so much for petrol - hence the speeding as I was coasting down a long hill

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:57 pm

Pushki wrote:I've done the awareness course!
I think it cost about £90. Can't quite remember.

Sit in a classroom for 4 hours with another 20 odd criminals = clean licence.

This.

You have to be able not to disagree with the baseless/loaded propaganda for that time, in order to pass, though.

Bad luck on winning the reverse National Lottery, though.

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:13 pm

the one i done was only 75 quid

real common sense stuff that the rest of the class failed

coffee and buscuits in the middle

but as said if you argue or disagree with anything they will throw you out and still do points and fine too boot

one got thrown out of our course

muppet

multi choice questions after watching 1970's videos

BrettGee · Post by **BrettGee** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:16 pm

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coffee and buscuits in the middle

multi choice questions after watching 1970's videos

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Can't wait!

BrettGee · Post by **BrettGee** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:17 pm

Quote didn't quite work lol.