Got had doing 36 in a 30 zone in my car I might add, Not in a lorry. letter tells me I can apply for a speed awareness course.
Thay say " IF " I am granted the course I will not receive 3 points or pay the now 100 pond fine !! , althow I heard the cost of the course is the same amount so same ither way on that one.
just wounding if anyone one here knows or has bin on these courses. there is almost no information regarding the details on the letter iāv bin sent and nothing again on the website that the letter points to ither.
Iām wounding just how much these course cost and where I might have to travel too ? as i was in oxford at the time, so dose this mean I have to take the course there ?
But most importantly do you have to declare to an insurance company that you were done for speeding ? as thereās no points to speak of this on the licence ? yet you could ague I still have been found guilty of speeding so there for It would invalidate a policy if not declaired ?
Thay kind of make out like these course are a sort of get out of jail free card, like cheaper in the long run than taking the points and paying higher insurance for the following years. But if you still have to declaire the offence then thereās not really any saving. tricky to figer out the game on this oneā¦?
the course cost is usually the same, or very similar, to the amount of the fine
you will sit in a room with about 20 (ish) other idiots who didnāt spot the camera or police car, and be lectured to for 4 hours, during which time, you will have a coffee break
you will walk away from the course thinking āthey drive amongst us?ā
As I understand it, if you accept the offer of the speed awareness course you donāt have a conviction or points and therefore you donāt have to tell your insurance company, because they ask you if youāve been convicted of an offence. Therefore you are not lying if you tell them you have no points or convictions.
Iāve never been on one, but received wisdom is that itās no worse than doing a dayās DCPC and you may be able to take it at a place which suits you.
Expect to pay about ninety quid; turn up, nod, smile, look interested and donāt do it again for at least three years, because thatās how long it takes before you get another chance of a course. Get done in the meantime and you take the points and fine.
the course cost is usually the same, or very similar, to the amount of the fine
you will sit in a room with about 20 (ish) other idiots who didnāt spot the camera or police car, and be lectured to for 4 hours, during which time, you will have a coffee break
you will walk away from the course thinking āthey drive amongst us?ā
hope this helps
Yes but do you still have to declair the crime to an insurance company ?
the course cost is usually the same, or very similar, to the amount of the fine
you will sit in a room with about 20 (ish) other idiots who didnāt spot the camera or police car, and be lectured to for 4 hours, during which time, you will have a coffee break
you will walk away from the course thinking āthey drive amongst us?ā
hope this helps
Yes but do you still have to declair the crime to an insurance company ?
You only have to declare if they specificly ask if you have been on one, some not all ask the question.
jrt:
Got had doing 36 in a 30 zone in my car I might add, Not in a lorry. letter tells me I can apply for a speed awareness course.
Thay say " IF " I am granted the course I will not receive 3 points or pay the now 100 pond fine !! , althow I heard the cost of the course is the same amount so same ither way on that one.
just wounding if anyone one here knows or has bin on these courses. there is almost no information regarding the details on the letter iāv bin sent and nothing again on the website that the letter points to ither.
Iām wounding just how much these course cost and where I might have to travel too ? as i was in oxford at the time, so dose this mean I have to take the course there ?
But most importantly do you have to declare to an insurance company that you were done for speeding ? as thereās no points to speak of this on the licence ? yet you could ague I still have been found guilty of speeding so there for It would invalidate a policy if not declaired ?
Thay kind of make out like these course are a sort of get out of jail free card, like cheaper in the long run than taking the points and paying higher insurance for the following years. But if you still have to declaire the offence then thereās not really any saving. tricky to figer out the game on this oneā¦?
Its a get out of jail cheaply if your on 9 points!!!
No you do not have to inform your insurance company.
Good that settles that one then . But just for the record I only missed the speed camera due to a very annoying back seat driver in the car at the time that was trying to tell me how to ā ā ā ā eggs so to speak, Lucky for me as a pro cpc driver I came to rise above this by putting my hands over my ears opening and closing my eyes quickly while turning my head side to side and shouting la la la la la la very loudly.
jrt:
Its a get out of jail cheaply if your on 9 points!!!
You can only do a speed awareness course if you have a CLEAN licence!
If you are offered the SAC and you agree to take it, you are normally sent a list of locations, or a link on computer as to all the sites in your area where you can book in for the course, and itās run by the local council NOT the police.
I went on one a couple of months ago and the course was taken by a driving instructor, he was very good, and I was surprised how aware you are as soon as you leave the course, proving how laid back and lazy we all tend to get.
bestbooties:
You can only do a speed awareness course if you have a CLEAN licence!
Sorry but thatās not true!
If you are caught within the threshhold for a SAC & havenāt attended one within the past three years & are not in danger of a ban due to ātotting upā you can be offered a SAC.
Do the speed awareness course, as your licence will remain clean. Yes you have to pay Ā£100.00, but if you get caught again within three years, you will not be allowed to go on a course. A good incentive to keep your speed down. Getting harder to avoid getting caught, but the course does make you more aware, as in my case.
weeto:
Its a get out of jail cheaply if your on 9 points!!!
Caught speeding with 9 points & itās straight to court for consideration of a ban under the ātotting upā process.
Not true. Provided the speed recorded was within their guidelines, there are no aggravating factors and you have not been on such a course in the past 3 years youāll normally be offered an awareness course.
, althow I heard the cost of the course is the same amount so same ither way on that one.
. But just for the record I only missed the speed camera due to a very annoying back seat driver in the car at the time that was trying to tell me how to ā ā ā ā eggs so to speak, Lucky for me as a pro cpc driver I came to rise above this by putting my hands over my ears opening and closing my eyes quickly while turning my head side to side and shouting la la la la la la very loudly.