I had no idea. I read there were SP20s, 30s etc etc, so for 30+ years I’ve carried the guilt of SP50 with me every day, when I could have just said/thought “meh, so I was slightly over on the motorway, no biggie…”!
You probably haven’t even spotted the trail of destruction left behind you, as other responsible drivers and pedestrians struggle to avoid your erratic and incompetent driving.
I still have my paper license, with the SP50 endorsement on it. That stands for “doing 50mph more than the speed limit” which is a badge of honour I bet few can claim.
Sunday afternoon, tanking westbound through Wiltshire, road very empty, doing 131mph, entered a measured trap, saw the blue light about 600 yards ahead, stood it on its nose, got it down to a ton, stopped, sat in the back of the Vascar, shown the data, average speed in the measured quarter mile...
I estimate I’ve driven 596,000 miles in my lifetime. And I have never had a single penalty point on my license.
I think it’s disgusting that drivers wantonly put others at serious risk by driving at excessive speed, and they should educate themselves better on the potential consequences.
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