Driving offence; advice sought

[cheshunt seagull]

A couple of evenings ago I was in a car heading on the M4 out of London, looking to turn off to the M25. We left it too late to turn into the left lane to get to the M25 and ended up driving and stopping in the area dividing the lanes with white diagonal line markings. From there we moved into the M25 exit lane, when it was clear.

A stupid mistake, no attempt at excuses, but what are the chances of this being caught on CCTV and a prosecution resulting?

 

[Bakesy]

You may get your 5 seconds of fame on "Drivers From Hell"

 

[Bono]

Probably caught on the CCTV cameras but I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[Hiney]

Probably caught on the CCTV cameras but I wouldn't worry too much.

What he said

 

[rool]

I wouldn't have thought they would bother with that. I think you'll be fine and dandy

 

[TrevorDove]

18 Month ban, plus 180 hours community service for one of my best mates - exactley the same offence on exactley the same junction.

 

[zefarelly]

relax, as Bakesy said . . .the worst that can happen is a little public humiliation.

the only potential danger was avoided by you stopping and waiting till it was safe . . . .you wouldn't want an artic lorry up your jacksie at 60 mph !

 

[Easy 10]

You'll probably appear on Worlds Stupidest Drivers, and have that snidey self-righteous ex-sheriff come out with:

"And how about this guy, from London England. He's missed his exit, but unbelievably, he stops on the turnpike exit stripes, waits till he thinks its clear, and then takes the exit anyway. He thinks he's saving time - but all he's doin' is saving himself a whole heap of trouble. He'll have plenty of time to save later - in the county jail...."

 

[zefarelly]

18 Month ban, plus 180 hours community service for one of my best mates - exactley the same offence on exactley the same junction.

was he smacked out of his head at the same time in a stolen car per chance ?

 

[BensGrandad]

Is there a time limit on which you must receive a letter if you are 'flashed' by a speed camera. I was, going through LimehouseTunnel on the way to Boxing from Reading game but a mate said that if I dont hear about it within 2 weeks I wont.

 

[rool]

Is there a time limit on which you must receive a letter if you are 'flashed' by a speed camera. I was, going through LimehouseTunnel on the way to Boxing from Reading game but a mate said that if I dont hear about it within 2 weeks I wont.

My belief is that if you get notice after two weeks it will be invalid or you will be able to successfuly contest or summink like that.

Unfortunately mine came through the box on the last day and I got my three points. Got rid of them though by trading my licence in for an Irish one. The downside is that I'm no longer allowed to drive a tractor

 

[Grendel]

My belief is that if you get notice after two weeks it will be invalid or you will be able to successfuly contest or summink like that.

A Notice of Intended Prosecution has to be served within 14 days, so in theory it could reach you a week later (e.g. if it was delayed in the post) and it would still be valid. In practice, if you haven't heard within the 14 day time frame, and you receive an NIP, you'll almost certainly get it dropped.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Even if its on cctv I suspect that there wont be a high enough resolution to identify your number plate - you're in the clear!

 

[Scarface]

You'll probably appear on Worlds Stupidest Drivers, and have that snidey self-righteous ex-sheriff come out with:

"And how about this guy, from London England. He's missed his exit, but unbelievably, he stops on the turnpike exit stripes, waits till he thinks its clear, and then takes the exit anyway. He thinks he's saving time - but all he's doin' is saving himself a whole heap of trouble. He'll have plenty of time to save later - in the county jail...."

 

[Scotty Mac]

doubt anything will happen - after all, kaney never got anything through despite going 80mph in a 50mph limit, in roadworks in heavy fog

 

[Scotty Mac]

You'll probably appear on Worlds Stupidest Drivers, and have that snidey self-righteous ex-sheriff come out with:

"And how about this guy, from London England. He's missed his exit, but unbelievably, he stops on the turnpike exit stripes, waits till he thinks its clear, and then takes the exit anyway. He thinks he's saving time - but all he's doin' is saving himself a whole heap of trouble. He'll have plenty of time to save later - in the county jail...."

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Thanks for the replies.

I can live with a bit of humiliation, it was the points I was worried about.

 

[Bluejuice]

I got pulled by the pigs jumping a red coming off the M25 a couple of months back and because I couldn't find my paper counterpart licence they wouldn't take the rest of my docs or the fine money. Instead they told me it would go to court.

This was in October and I've still yet to hear anything. Have they forgotten or does it normally take this long? At least they missed my insurance renewal so I've not had to declare these potential points, affecting my premium.

 

[surrey jim]

I got pulled by the pigs jumping a red coming off the M25 a couple of months back and because I couldn't find my paper counterpart licence they wouldn't take the rest of my docs or the fine money. Instead they told me it would go to court.

This was in October and I've still yet to hear anything. Have they forgotten or does it normally take this long? At least they missed my insurance renewal so I've not had to declare these potential points, affecting my premium.

they'l be too busy booking people doing 31mph

 

[Uncle C]

Jumped a red light in October, followed by an illegal manouvre on a motorway in December.
Not doing very at this driving thing are we