BEWARE M4 TOLLS - NICKED UNDER 70mph

Post by **Diesel** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:45 pm

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

Post by **simple1** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:18 am

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 :piss:

out of the Welsh

Post by **Diesel** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:25 am

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.

Post by **philipwalker** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:31 am

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.

Post by **tanoga** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:48 am

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

)

Post by **johneroberts** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:50 am

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

Post by **philipwalker** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:19 am

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...!

Post by **PhilT** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:23 am

I got pulled in North Wales... Fecker wanted me to admit to being a car that was doing 140mph+ the day before. Idiot!!

Post by **simple1** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 3:33 pm

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.

Post by **Diesel** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:00 pm

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...

Post by **smudgeTT** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:02 pm

my only fine in 17 years of drivng...............M4 in Wales

Post by **Riz_RS4** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:15 pm

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

Post by **simple1** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:32 pm

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.

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