Speed Awareness Workshop

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Speed Awareness Workshop

by BlueButterfly @ Sunday, 02. Dec, 2007 – 07:40:47 pm

I got caught by mobile speed trap the other day on my way to work. I didn't know anything about it until I got a letter saying that my picture had been taken going 38mph in 30mph road. I was then offered the choice of a £60 fine and 3 points or to pay £75 for a speed awareness workshop. I was not happy!! I assumed that if I have point on my license my car insurance will go up, so it was off to the workshop. The workshop consisted of a computer quiz about how you drive and some statistics about road accidents etc. They also said that speeding is becoming socially unacceptable, is that true?

Did attending a workshop change the way I drive? NO, of course not! Do I think it's it just a way of making money, YES! If they are really going to encourage us to drive safely why isn't everyone offered a workshop free.
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Sunday, 02. Dec, 2007 @ 08:47:46 pm
Does sound like a purely money making racket!!! It's almost if they have to offer some alternative, realise it isn't going to work so decided to make some additional money.
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- James (Visitor)
- Monday, 19. May, 2008 @ 12:11:57 pm
how is it a money making opportunity when the fine for speeding is the same as the course fee? surely it costs more to get someone to host this course and then provide a venue for it than it does to endorse your license?

I think it's a good idea as it gives people the opportunity to have a scare about getting points on your license as opposed to immediately giving you points.

would you rather have had the points and the fixed penalty fine?
- - Jade (Visitor)
  - Sunday, 01. Jun, 2008 @ 06:57:59 pm
  It is purely money-making.... as are the speed cameras themselves under most cases. I got caught going at 37mph by a mobile speed trap parked at 7am on a long open road in the middle of nowhere which is for some unknown reason a 30mph. in my case the course costs £95. now if it was simply paying for the course costs, it wouldnt fluctuate from person to person now, would it.
  
  Im all for road safety. a reckless driver IS a hazard. But some of these cameras are BLATENTLY just set up for revenue, and frankly, the police could be doing better things with their time in my opinion. but no, that would require real work, wouldnt it...!
  
  (grumble grrrr)
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- Philip Jowett (Visitor)
- Sunday, 21. Dec, 2008 @ 10:17:57 am
I am attending a awareness course on monday the 22nd and the fee is £60.00 ( the same as a fixed penalty less the points) which seems a fair deal. I understand that all camera money now goes to GBrooon rather than the camera partnership? so this way the money stays in the region.

Of greater concern is that if this is indeed training based why isnt it offered to anyone who wants to turn up, rather than after commiting an offence?

I am going with an openish mind, but suspect that managing down the overall level of recording speeding offences, whilst retaining the revenue is much to do with it.

I travel all over Europe and know of no other country that has the same level of enforcement, sure Germany is very strict about speed through road works and rightly so , but most countries seem to take the view that 20 or 30 over the limit at 3 am on a deserted dual carriage way poses no risk (other than to your self) try that on any Scottish trunk road and your licence will gone before breakfast.

I will report back after i have been re programed
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