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Speeding ticket!
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:16 pm
by BrettGee
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!
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:17 pm
by Donald
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
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:30 pm
by kris_aka_edu
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:36 pm
by RattyMcClelland
Insurance wont be effected if it just 3 points. Mine wasnt. 6 on the other hand.
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:42 pm
by Pushki
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:44 pm
by BrettGee
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
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:57 pm
by Supermarine Blues
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:13 pm
by Dbo
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
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:16 pm
by BrettGee
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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!
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:17 pm
by BrettGee
Quote didn't quite work lol.