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BEWARE M4 TOLLS - NICKED UNDER 70mph
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:45 pm
by Diesel
Just opened my NIP...
CANT F'IN BELIEVE I'M GOING TO BE DONE - AND THAT FOR DOING LESS THAN 70 ON A BLOODY 3 LANE MOTORWAY THAT WAS BARREN OF CARS. I actually also failed to plough through the toll booths and managed to stop in time and pay using solely the power of my BRAIN - as I have done on the Severn tolls for the past 20years...
I'm incensed - particularly as that was the first day I had my new Road Angel, but they hadnt given me the 'key' to update its memory by download.
I got done going West. Are there cameras in the gantry there or something?
If I was hammering it up there I wouldnt mind, but I SO wasnt. *BEWARE GUYS*
D
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:18 am
by simple1
Think you will find the Severn Bridge is now 50mph and has been since the 1st October, had a big advertising splurge about it here locally
Sorry to hear this...........
Did you hear the joke about what is the best thing to come out of Wales?..................The M4
And before anybody says anything, I am onl trying to cheer him up not take the
out of the Welsh
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:25 am
by Diesel
I've read a bit more and the cops say its a reaction to people storming towards the toll booths at a 100 fumbling for change... Well that certainly wasnt me - but there you are what the F does that matter; I was clearly a dangerous liability at 65. They must be RAKING it in with these ones.
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:31 am
by philipwalker
The whole of the south wales M4 corridor is blighted by the mobile vans on bridges......Fine when its dark though, only the static one at Port Talbot to worry about.
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:48 am
by tanoga
Diesel
Check out the fight back forum
here before you send back the NIP.
Good luck
Karl (clean licence for the last 19 years and plenty of NIPs in my draw
)
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:50 am
by johneroberts
What is it about Wales... nearly all my speeding fines have been on the M50/Ross spurr and the A56 ,they seem to think that good Policing.....
Cheers
jr
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:19 am
by philipwalker
North Wales is far worse.....
Dont even think to take a sports motorcycle up there. Last time I ventured "up north" on the Ducati, stopped three times in one day and picked up one fixed penalty for my exhaust and three "produce your docs".
The Welsh media and tourism bosses are slating the "safety camera" partnership as many visitors are geting nicked and not coming back...!
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:23 am
by PhilT
I got pulled in North Wales... Fecker wanted me to admit to being a car that was doing 140mph+ the day before. Idiot!!
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 3:33 pm
by simple1
You could also try the ABD. Assosiation of British Drivers:
http://www.abd.org.uk/
They also agree that this particular limit was solely to produce revenue.
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:00 pm
by Diesel
Thanks chaps. Might have a go at fighting this one with the 'I'll admit it but you ant use my admittance against me in court as forcing me to admit it is against my civil liberties' approach (snappy ehh)
If it was a 'hands up I was out of order' one I'd take it like a man mind.
More research...
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:02 pm
by smudgeTT
my only fine in 17 years of drivng...............M4 in Wales
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:15 pm
by Riz_RS4
Ive not been caught speeding yet since early 1999.
When the blue lights flash Rizzer`s going to dash...... if im going to go might aswell be on the South Yorkshire Police show on BBC1
Riz
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:32 pm
by simple1
Always worth writing to the issuing authority and asking them why this area requires this limit, etc. If everybody who got a ticket did this, it would clag up the system and bring it to a grinding halt.