I have been caught speeding at 46 mph in a hour in a 40 zone. Is there a 10% plus 2 mph rule?
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Nope it is as it's posted.
There is no rule of thumb. I've heard that you're safe at 62 in a 55, but that's crap too. Any cop can pull you over even if you're one mile over if he thinks you're suspicious.
nope.speeding is speeding..
it was never actually law, just the coppers discretion. think you will have to own up mate.
No, the cops sometimes give a 10% margin of error, but it's their judgement call
No hand your license in and take the fine the points the punishment
I think there is with speed cameras, but I believe you can be pulled over by a patrol car for doing any speed over the limit, but 6 miles an hour sounds a little harsh to be pulled over.
Rule? No.
You can argue that their equipment is badly calibrated, but the onus is on you to prove that, not the other way round.
If your speedo/odometer is inaccurate, that's your fault.
You're done, mate.
You can be pulled over when going less then the speed limit. It all depends on the road conditions, weather, etc. It's purely subjective to the officers judgement. Ever notice on your ticket that the road conditions are noted?
No, as the others say, its as posted. The only thing to remember is that speedos on the majority of cars seem to read approx 3mph over the actual speed. Not a guarantee, but fingers crossed they won't be too hard for a couple of miles!
No. The Gestapo do you for anything over the limit.
The accuracy of early radar guns varied so police usually would not ticket someone for doing 10% over the speed limit.
Never heard of the 10% plus 2m set up.
Best you do is ask the last the radar gun was calibrated and the last the officer was given training and certified on use of the radar gun.
Sometimes these will trip up the police depts
no you have broken the law 3 points might be given to you not 100% sure you could get lucky and just get a slap on the wrist
sorry to say this but its a tax and its your turn mate.
same happened to my husband yesterday..doing 80 on motorway.don't know if he's been done yet tho..grrrrrrrr swines
i think its 7 pecent plus 2mph
No, officially there is not. Take what's coming to you and slow down in future!
The rules seem to vary from region to region, but generally speaking if you're going over 40 in a 40 zone, they allow 10%. You were travelling at 6 miles above the speed limit. Accept it and pay the fine.
As far as I am aware. the legal requirement is for a speedometer to be accurate within 10%. Logic dictates that any charge of speeding within that 10% of any speed limit could successfully be defended by absence of "Mens Rea (sp?)" Which basically means it was unintentional, arguably because the speedometer (with a legal error of 10%) could have misled the driver. To be nicked at 2 mph over that limit seems harsh, but I suppose the the surrounding conditions (in the location of the offence) would decide whether or not one should be prosecuted for such an offence. E.G. near a road junction; narrow, twisty road, near a college or factory, was it raining, fog, etc.etc. Hope this helps.
Take it from someone with massive infraction exp. PAY that not even worth talking about (except for humor)ticket and git on with life. Ive got it all on my record from DUI - R/D and still only pay 190 a month for full coverage on a Camaro. Leave it alone its not even 10 over.
Your unlucky ,but its all so inconsistent,i have been fined for doing 42 in a 40 zone 60 in a 50 zone ,but stopped on the motorway doing 90mph and told to slow down no fine,no justice is there.to add insult to all this, and to show its not just england, i was recently stopped in Spain doing 100 killometres in a 60 zone and fined 300 euros,2 months later i was sent for by the traffic department, and had my licence taken away and banned for a month.ihave decided to slow down a bit now.
The speed limit is as posted! The officer has the right to ticket you at his descretion and could include 1 MPH over the speed limit.
What you might do though is plead "not guilty" and the court will more than likely reduce it to something else as they do not wish to hold trials at taxpayer expense for moving violations! That's not saying the rule applies every where because we still have a few "police states" in the country! But as a general rule, most communities will reduce the violation to avoid a costly trial!
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Well now we know, don't we! Sorry mate but I think you will have to take this one on the chin.
LOL ARE YOU KIDDING ME LAWS ARE LAWS. well me my self and i fully agree with you. and may i add the following rant to combine with yours??
if you break the law then you PAY for being caught doing so, dont hecking moan about it, the law is there for a reason so dont go whinning when you are found out about it.
think also about the times youv'e done this, and not been caught..
remember you MUST be breaking the speed limit by 10% plus 2 miles an hour to be done, so if you are doing 35 in a 30 or 46 in a 40 then you deservere to be done, speed limits in these places are there for a hecking reason..
stop your moaning about being done for it and try and follw the bloody rules of how and why you somehow managed to get your bleeding liscence in the first bloody place.
It's not so much a rule, as a general guideline that trafpol can use, if they're in a good mood. However, if they feel shitty, or you give them grief, they can enforce zero tolerance. If it's an unmanned camera that's got you, take your 3 points and £60 fine and be more aware in future. Otherwise, bend over and grease up.
The tolerances that the poilce and speed camera partnerships use varies from region to region. Normally it is the speed limit +10% +2mph as you say when you will be nicked so 46mph is bang on. I'm afraqid you've been done so there's nothing to do but take the punishement. Whatever you do don't contest it as you will end up with more points and a bigger fine.
I got done about 18 months ago and it sucks. Just learn from it and don't get done again.
Bad luck mate. Just don't let the bastards grind you down!
No.
Naaaa! If you dun the crime, you have to pay the fine!
Annoying is nt it!
in reading all the other answers I have only this to say.use your cruise control.if you set it on the speed limit and "it" varys then you at least have a defense. I set mine on the speed limit..and depending on the car and the yr of the car it will vary on hills.up or down.mine will vary about 4 mph over then shift to adjust the speed.
Bottom line is.you got caught..pay the ticket.you probably got away with this more than you got caught. One thing you can do is go to court and plea to 43 in a 40 rather than 46..but I don't think it will make that much of a difference.and this one speeding ticket shouldn't effect your insurance.that is if this is the only one.
Don't blame the cop.he's just doing his job.and if you know what them guys deal with on any given day.you would respect them and appreciate that they stopped you.it could be another driver who kills your loved ones or a friend just by driving wrecklessly.then what is the cop.good guy or bad guy?
what if an accident occured due solely to your driving habits of speeding.you couldn't stop fast enough or whatever.what if someone got killed or worse.disabled just because you think you can disobey the law of the road.think about this.take this to the bank..we have social norms.and speed limits are one of them.don't speed and you won't get a ticket.bottom line
The limit is the limit.
Some police used to use 10% --- a long time ago.
Why? you ask? Because if he had you at ten over to begin with, they KNEW you were over. There's no arguing when both parties know what's going on.
In Minnesota. when the speed limit was 55 the state gave a 10MPH leeway before it was reported to insurance or put on your record. Some of the rural highways are now 60 but zero tollerance. If you were weaving in and out of slower traffic or otherwise calling attention to yourself at 46, learn to drive "invisibly." Go with the flow and forget about being first in line.
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