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Live cases legal advice => Speeding and other criminal offences => Topic started by: balman22 on March 24, 2025, 11:22:43 am

Title: Re: 35 in a 20 - no points on license, what can i expect?
Post by: Freecall on March 30, 2025, 08:35:39 am
ended up with 4pts and whopping 1K to pay ..

One would expect a band B fine with a 1/3 discount for your guilty plea (plus costs and VS).

What did you put down as your income?  It sounds right for about £50k.
Title: Re: 35 in a 20 - no points on license, what can i expect?
Post by: balman22 on March 29, 2025, 08:51:09 pm
ended up with 4pts and whopping 1K to pay ..
Title: Re: 35 in a 20 - no points on license, what can i expect?
Post by: 1990child on March 27, 2025, 10:09:04 am
I'd just send back the plea as quick as possible - they tend to look at this favourably.

I've just been done 5 points and a fine for doing the same speed - 35 in a 20.

If you've got a clean licence, hopefully this helps you.

I'd avoid wasting your money and the solicitors time to get something worded - if you word it as you have said in your post, they would probably question your driving in the first place.

Good luck!
Title: Re: 35 in a 20 - no points on license, what can i expect?
Post by: JustLoveCars on March 24, 2025, 12:06:16 pm
Usually not worth putting anything.

Likely outcome is 5 points.

If they are considering a ban then you'll be offered a court date.
Title: 35 in a 20 - no points on license, what can i expect?
Post by: balman22 on March 24, 2025, 11:22:43 am
Hi All

About to plead guilty on my SJP,

There is a section on the form marked

"What do you want the court to consider about your guilty plea(s)" do people normally fill this in?
in my case I have no recollection of how I missed the speed limit in that location, am usually quite careful with these things. Was thinking of putting something along the lines of, "It is a temporary lapse in concentration, and have changed my driving style since to not make the same mistake again"

Is it worth getting a solicitor to word that section for me?

Don't really want to get banned, as have to ferry the kids around, and looking to minimize the number of points I get

thanks