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Speeding in Dorset

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Not too long ago my brother was caught speeding by a camera while on holiday in Dorset. Anyway, he returned home and after a while recieved a letter through the post informing him of this. He was offfered to pay the fine and accrue penalty points, or take a driver awareness course. However, when choosing the course, he was informed he had to go all the way back to Dorset to do it (he lives in Wrexham). I believe that Dorset is or was the only county in England and Wales that required you to return to the same county where the speeding took place in order to take the course. Has anyone else experienced this?

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Bollocks. You can chose any online course from a provider that suits YOU.

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
over a year ago

Next Door

Online course

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By *icknockMan
over a year ago

Northumberland /Borders

I've had to do this before and because the programme doesn't operate in Scotland, loads of Scots caught speeding in England or Wales signed up for the Berwick course. I assume Carlisle would be similar.

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

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By *iss KinkWoman
over a year ago

North West

Online course

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Bollocks. You can chose any online course from a provider that suits YOU. "
If there was an online course at the time, it wasn't offered to my brother.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North


"Bollocks. You can chose any online course from a provider that suits YOU. If there was an online course at the time, it wasn't offered to my brother. "

Online courses are continually being ran up and down the country by multiple providers. There must be at least 75 that you can choose from.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Bollocks. You can chose any online course from a provider that suits YOU. If there was an online course at the time, it wasn't offered to my brother.

Online courses are continually being ran up and down the country by multiple providers. There must be at least 75 that you can choose from. "
I don't know what to say other than it wasn't mentioned to him and he was told he had to go back down to Dorset.

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Lanson


" I don't know what to say other than it wasn't mentioned to him and he was told he had to go back down to Dorset."

Well I think it's perfectly fine - the experience may help focus his mind re: speed limits

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By *pinningfasterWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

I got caught speeding in Gloucester and was able to do the course locally to me. This was pre covid x

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester


"Not too long ago my brother was caught speeding by a camera while on holiday in Dorset. Anyway, he returned home and after a while recieved a letter through the post informing him of this. He was offfered to pay the fine and accrue penalty points, or take a driver awareness course. However, when choosing the course, he was informed he had to go all the way back to Dorset to do it (he lives in Wrexham). I believe that Dorset is or was the only county in England and Wales that required you to return to the same county where the speeding took place in order to take the course. Has anyone else experienced this?"
no I got done in Wales they made me go to court in Wales

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Beds (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)


" Has anyone else experienced this?no I got done in Wales they made me go to court in Wales "

...court you were shifting it then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did mine online last time.

However I was once stopped for not wearing a seat belt and I recieved a letter months later asking me to attend court in the town where I was stopped. I lived over 250 miles from there and I explained this to them, but they wouldn't allow me to go to a court anywhere else.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I did mine online last time.

However I was once stopped for not wearing a seat belt and I recieved a letter months later asking me to attend court in the town where I was stopped. I lived over 250 miles from there and I explained this to them, but they wouldn't allow me to go to a court anywhere else."
Sounds like they were just being dicks. They could easily have let you attend court locally.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard."
So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard. So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught."

I'll leave you to guess which....

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By *lowercandyWoman
over a year ago

Lancashire

But if you are caught you just have to own it

Just get it sorted

Be more mindful going forward

It happened

No point going on about it

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard. So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught.

I'll leave you to guess which...."
It's probably the latter. I don't think it's possible for someone never to have broken a speed limit, even by 1 mph.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester


" Has anyone else experienced this?no I got done in Wales they made me go to court in Wales

...court you were shifting it then "
I was lol I feel the need for speed or at least I did that day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I did mine online last time.

However I was once stopped for not wearing a seat belt and I recieved a letter months later asking me to attend court in the town where I was stopped. I lived over 250 miles from there and I explained this to them, but they wouldn't allow me to go to a court anywhere else. Sounds like they were just being dicks. They could easily have let you attend court locally."

Yes I thought that, but there was no way they were going to allow me to attend a local court.

I couldn't be bothered to drive all the way back and book a room. I thought it would of cost more than the fine, so I let them deal with it in my absence.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I did mine online last time.

However I was once stopped for not wearing a seat belt and I recieved a letter months later asking me to attend court in the town where I was stopped. I lived over 250 miles from there and I explained this to them, but they wouldn't allow me to go to a court anywhere else. Sounds like they were just being dicks. They could easily have let you attend court locally.

Yes I thought that, but there was no way they were going to allow me to attend a local court.

I couldn't be bothered to drive all the way back and book a room. I thought it would of cost more than the fine, so I let them deal with it in my absence."
My brother opted to stay in a hotel. Being so far away, it was not possible to drive all the way there, do the course, then drive all the way back in a single day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard. So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught.

I'll leave you to guess which.... It's probably the latter. I don't think it's possible for someone never to have broken a speed limit, even by 1 mph."

So was he only doing 1mph more then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Not too long ago my brother was caught speeding by a camera while on holiday in Dorset. Anyway, he returned home and after a while recieved a letter through the post informing him of this. He was offfered to pay the fine and accrue penalty points, or take a driver awareness course. However, when choosing the course, he was informed he had to go all the way back to Dorset to do it (he lives in Wrexham). I believe that Dorset is or was the only county in England and Wales that required you to return to the same county where the speeding took place in order to take the course. Has anyone else experienced this?"

Uh huh... My bother broke the law, and now he's crying & bitching about it?... Shock!

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard. So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught.

I'll leave you to guess which.... It's probably the latter. I don't think it's possible for someone never to have broken a speed limit, even by 1 mph.

So was he only doing 1mph more then? "
I actually got a speeding ticket at 31mph even though my speedo said I was doing less

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard. So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught.

I'll leave you to guess which.... It's probably the latter. I don't think it's possible for someone never to have broken a speed limit, even by 1 mph.

So was he only doing 1mph more then? I actually got a speeding ticket at 31mph even though my speedo said I was doing less "

I've had a period for 3mths straight in a row, when I was informed I'd only get 1 for a week, per month.. Go figure. Shit be sometimes faulty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All this self pity. Try not breaking the traffic laws. It's not hard. So speaks someone who's never inched over the speed limit in his entire life. Or, more likely, you've just not been caught.

I'll leave you to guess which.... It's probably the latter. I don't think it's possible for someone never to have broken a speed limit, even by 1 mph.

So was he only doing 1mph more then? I actually got a speeding ticket at 31mph even though my speedo said I was doing less "

All the cars I’ve had the speedo reads slightly higher than your actual speed. This is confirmed by my Sat nav. So my Speedo reads 30 and actually doing approx 28

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If your Brother likes speeding it won't take him long to get there.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings


"I did mine online last time.

However I was once stopped for not wearing a seat belt and I recieved a letter months later asking me to attend court in the town where I was stopped. I lived over 250 miles from there and I explained this to them, but they wouldn't allow me to go to a court anywhere else. Sounds like they were just being dicks. They could easily have let you attend court locally.

Yes I thought that, but there was no way they were going to allow me to attend a local court.

I couldn't be bothered to drive all the way back and book a room. I thought it would of cost more than the fine, so I let them deal with it in my absence.My brother opted to stay in a hotel. Being so far away, it was not possible to drive all the way there, do the course, then drive all the way back in a single day."

Why not I youse to drive eastbourne to Bude Cornwell do a job and drive back 1000 miles round trip and do a job

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings


"I did mine online last time.

However I was once stopped for not wearing a seat belt and I recieved a letter months later asking me to attend court in the town where I was stopped. I lived over 250 miles from there and I explained this to them, but they wouldn't allow me to go to a court anywhere else. Sounds like they were just being dicks. They could easily have let you attend court locally."

This would mean the officer how court you would have to come to you to give evidence as well as others.

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