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Originally Posted by bfleming
It's more that the penalty system here isn't proportionately fair. Almost every speeding prosecution will result in virtual points on your licence, OR a licence suspension of some description (but never both). A fine is always a given in either case, min £100 ($140). Any driving prosecution will be recorded on your (virtual) licence, and will affect your insurance.
The one exception to this as Chappers says, is for a first time offender (or someone with a clean licence) to be offered a rehabilitation course where they generally talk to you in a patronising manner for the day about the evils of speed. This experience also costs £100, but you avoid the points / prosecution entry on your licence.
Very few speeding prosecutions in the UK are as a result of real police work, but instead more detection cameras than anywhere else in the world.
You go elsewhere in Europe and not every speeding offence will get you points - the first 20kmh (12mph) in Germany, for example, attracts a small fine.
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I found the Speed Awareness Course an enjoyable 4 hours,
however, it is purely aimed at urban driving, ie 20/30/40 mph zones.
I got caught at 80mph by a camera on the A1 and the course barely touched motorway driving, except to mention that the average motorway speed is 85mph
