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Speeding and other criminal offences / Exceeded 50mph motorway variable speed limit (80mph)
« on: February 15, 2025, 10:11:00 am »
Good morning, thank you for any assistance provided and please let me know if any further information/formatting is required.
This occurred between junction 9 and 10 on the M27, a very short distance at 1:10am. To understate, I was driving on an empty motorway in a terrible headspace and I was in autopilot at normal motorway speed when I suddenly saw a flash, I thought I had been done but it didn’t matter at the time. A few days later I received a NIP which on sight of 80mph thought it was a band A, then I saw the variable speed limit of 50mph making it a band C which terrified me and brought up loads of bad feelings. If it was under any other circumstance i would admit complete responsibility however the reason for my journey was escaping from a hotel where I had been exploited, drugged and sexually assaulted, potentially worse in my sleep by a much older person.
This has been reported to the police and is a current case. It is very hard to write this and stay strong but I have no choice as an adult now, I care for my disabled mum and all money pays expenses with lots of debt. I’ve used this forum and it’s helped me with a private parking charge before so I thought it would be a good start before taking out a loan for a lawyer due to the severity and life impact of band C. I’m terrified my license will be taken away and will have dire financial consequences when I shouldn’t have even been on the road at the time. I don’t know if that’s an adequate defence in the eyes of the law but it’s all I’ve got. I didn’t even notice the signs being in such a broken state and it brought the pain back up again. The stretch of motorway is always 70mph I just couldn’t even think properly in that moment.
I’ve had no prior criminal or driving offences before and even a £500 fine for example let alone increased premiums would ruin me even more, I’m currently off work too as just haven’t been the same person since the assault happened and I don’t know if I ever will be again.
Thank you for any assistance or guidance provided. Also I do apologise if this was incorrectly formatted or irrelevant/off topic.
This occurred between junction 9 and 10 on the M27, a very short distance at 1:10am. To understate, I was driving on an empty motorway in a terrible headspace and I was in autopilot at normal motorway speed when I suddenly saw a flash, I thought I had been done but it didn’t matter at the time. A few days later I received a NIP which on sight of 80mph thought it was a band A, then I saw the variable speed limit of 50mph making it a band C which terrified me and brought up loads of bad feelings. If it was under any other circumstance i would admit complete responsibility however the reason for my journey was escaping from a hotel where I had been exploited, drugged and sexually assaulted, potentially worse in my sleep by a much older person.
This has been reported to the police and is a current case. It is very hard to write this and stay strong but I have no choice as an adult now, I care for my disabled mum and all money pays expenses with lots of debt. I’ve used this forum and it’s helped me with a private parking charge before so I thought it would be a good start before taking out a loan for a lawyer due to the severity and life impact of band C. I’m terrified my license will be taken away and will have dire financial consequences when I shouldn’t have even been on the road at the time. I don’t know if that’s an adequate defence in the eyes of the law but it’s all I’ve got. I didn’t even notice the signs being in such a broken state and it brought the pain back up again. The stretch of motorway is always 70mph I just couldn’t even think properly in that moment.
I’ve had no prior criminal or driving offences before and even a £500 fine for example let alone increased premiums would ruin me even more, I’m currently off work too as just haven’t been the same person since the assault happened and I don’t know if I ever will be again.
Thank you for any assistance or guidance provided. Also I do apologise if this was incorrectly formatted or irrelevant/off topic.