Dungannon: Man doing 100mph not deliberately speeding, says judge
www.bbc.co.uk
Tadeusz Moron was driving over the speed limit while going to pick his mother up from the airport.
  • jqubed@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    10 days ago

    Was there an update on the title? The article and title on the page both say 100 mph, not 160 mph.

    Also, it was only as I clicked the link that I realized this is on the nominative determinism community, not some weird news or legal news community. I was wondering why until I saw this:

    Tadeusz Moron, from Lisnagowan Road in Dungannon, was clocked in June by a mobile camera device on a section of the A29 which has a 60mph limit.

    That is an unfortunate last name in an English-language country!

    • Skasi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 days ago

      I assume the “160mph” mistake exists because 100mph is 160km/h. Some editors probably mixed up some numbers.

  • TWeaKEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    Did he already have 6 points? 5 points sounds like “we don’t want to ban you, but if you do anything else you will be banned”.

    • jqubed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      How many points to a ban in the UK? Is it permanent or for a time period? Like, I only ever hear “ban” from Brits, but do you also suspend?

      • ScreamingFirehawkEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Usually 12, and it’s a temporary ban, but there are some cases where people have managed to accumulate more because judges kept deciding that they needed to keep being able to drive despite repeatedly demonstrating that they cannot drive safely.

      • TWeaKEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        12 points, when you get that many it’s usually referred to as “totting up”, then you get a ban of at least 6 months (more if you’ve been banned in the last 3 years).

        A regular speeding conviction is 3 points. However if you exceed 100mph in a 70mph motorway, or 30mph over other speed limits, then you may get an instant ban of up to 3 months or 4-6 points.

        Points are valid on your license for 3 years, but stay on and must be disclosed to insurers for 4 years. Although, points for more serious offenses may last for longer. Some offenses lead to an instant ban, eg drink driving, and drink driving will stay on your licence for 10 years.