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Fixed Penalty Notices
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Most speeding offences would normally be dealt with by way of a Fixed Penalty Notice resulting in 3 penalty points and a £60 fine. |
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Speeding Summons / Court Summons
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| Cases where a Summons has been issued, the offence carries between 3 and 6 penalty points and a discretionary ban. The fine, whilst means tested, can range up to £1,000 for offences on non–motorways and £2,500 for motorway offences. |
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Generally speaking, the higher the speed, the greater the risk of an instant ban and as a general rule of thumb, when the speeding offence is in excess of 40% of the speed limit, there is a risk of an instant driving ban: |
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| Speed Limit |
Speed Alleged |
| 30 mph |
In excess of 51 mph |
| 40 mph |
In excess of 66 mph |
| 50 mph |
In excess of 75 mph |
| 60 mph |
In excess of 85 mph |
| 70 mph |
In excess of 100 mph |
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| The table below is a guideline only as there are regional variations.
The range of penalty points is 3–6 but in certain circumstances, the Court will impose an immediate ban and no points.
However, if you already have 6 or more points on your licence and the speed alleged is so high that you would normally face an instant ban, the probability is that the Court will impose 6 points which would make your total 12 or more and you would face a totting up ban of 6 months. |
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| Speed Limit |
Amount in Excess |
Potential Disqualification/
Length of Ban
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30 mph
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up to 20 mph
up to 30 mph
up to 40+ mph
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28 days
56 days
70+ days
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40 mph
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up to 20 mph
up to 30 mph
up to 40+ mph
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28 days
56 days
70+ days
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50 mph
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up to 25 mph
up to 30 mph
up to 40 mph
up to 50+ mph
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28 days
35 days
56 days
70+ days
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60 mph
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up to 30 mph
up to 40 mph
up to 50 mph
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28 days
56 days
70+ days
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70 mph
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up to 30 mph
up to 40 mph
up to 50 mph
up to 60 mph
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14 days
28 days
56 days
70+ days
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| Yes, the Court has to take into account all issues that are raised to include both mitigating and aggravating circumstances.
The table above is a guide only and the Court has a wide ranging discretion which it can exercise as it sees fit.
Generally speaking, the higher the speed, the greater the risk of an instant ban and as a general rule of thumb, when the speed is in excess of 40% of the limit, there is a risk of an instant driving ban. |
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| Although the Police attempt to resolve most offences by way of a Fixed Penalty Notice, at excessive speeds, a Court appearance is inevitable.
As a general rule of thumb, for speeds in excess of 100 mph (or more than 30 miles above the relevant limit) the punishment starts at disqualification as opposed to penalty points.
However, the decision is at the discretion of the Court and in certain circumstances, a disqualification can be avoided. |
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| Unless you were driving an emergency vehicle, which are exempt in certain circumstances, an emergency would only prove a satisfactory defence if it can be shown that there was no alternative.
For example, if the driver is avoiding a deliberate threat from another party or if a passenger was taken seriously ill but the Defence will only be successful if there genuinely was no alternative option to avoid the cause of the problem. |
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