1st speeding ticket
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Topic: 1st speeding ticket
Posted By: stevie53
Subject: 1st speeding ticket
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 11:45
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Of the year. I got an email through from hire car company at Schiphol this morning. I was clocked at 107 kph in a 100 kph zone last week and they've hit me with a 47 euro fine, of course the hire company have their wee admin fee to which takes it to 67 euros. Will need to be on my best behaviour, on the plus side no points invovled. Think I still one more to come through, if and when this one comes in then that'll be 2 in the one day in different countries  ------------- ///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andrà mai tedesco di nuovo haha |
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 12:13
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They fined you for doing 7% over the limit?
FFS!
You would exceed 7% of the limit with a stiff breeze up your back, not much room for error there.
You would need to be doing over 72mph in a 60mph I think, to get a pull from plod over here and thats what 20% over the limit.
------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: Honeyman328
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 13:17
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Harsh. AS per the lord advocates guidelines the procurator fiscal will not take to court anyone doing 39mph or under in a 30mph zone. Not 100% sure for the leeway at higher speeds though. ------------- Now - e36 328 touring, e34 520 saloon Previous - e36 328 sport |
Posted By: MAK
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 19:09
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Stevie, Did they trace you through the hire car company? We go through the Netherlands nearly every year driving to Germany in our own car.I was wondering if they can now catch up with you back in Scotland. We notice that the Dutch take very little notice of the speed limits on their motorways and since we have two bicycles on a towbar mounted rack we tend not to exceed 80mph and only have to go through one town on the way to the Mosel. ------------- My Other Car is a SKODA.. really ! |
Posted By: stevie53
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 21:01
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yes, fine came through hire company. It was the A2 southbound from Schiphol towards Utrecht, there's a 19km stretch of 5 lane motorway with a 100kph limit and has average speed cameras so they obey that limit. I only found about the cameras after i'd been on the road and questioned my boss as to why they have a ridiculously low limit on a 5 lane road as opposed to the 120 limit on 2 lane roads ------------- ///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andrà mai tedesco di nuovo haha |
Posted By: B7oony
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 22:33
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Just think how much more it would have been if you were in th M3! ------------- When I die I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did, in his sleep- -not screaming like the passengers in his car!! |
Posted By: MAK
Date Posted: 11-March-2013 at 23:23
We will need to look up the warning sign for average speed cameras I suppose. All "double Dutch" to me! ------------- My Other Car is a SKODA.. really ! |
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