Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms NC 500 etc..

That's good going howard, I had three in quick succession in 1986 which tended to concentrate the mind somewhat..

The truthful answer for us all there - we enjoy it..

A fair cop then. You might not like the rules, but you can hardly complain, it's not like you were stitched up or unaware of the possible consequences of your behaviour.

As with all enjoyable but illegal activities, there's a price to pay when we get caught.

Racked up 24 points as a kid - spent over two years on 9 points which certainly focused the mind as Rich says....

After a gap of over 20 years, got stung in the Mog three years ago, bimbling past a speed van at 36 in a 30 - decided to go for the course option. Most tedious day of my life (although the venue was nice - The Aviator at Sywell). If I got nabbed again, I think I'd rather take the points....

Don't blame anyone but myself.

Thanks Phil - I'll bear that in mind if I do collect one.

I have spoken to a number of people that have attended Speed Awareness courses, some say they were bored and they were a waste of time others say they were very enlightening and gained alot from them. I know who I would rather passenger with !

I got one just as they bought the 20 limit in for Tower bridge. I expect it was a highly profitable day. Despite the huge signs they had placed.

I got a second one a few years later on the dual carriageway out of Basingrad. It is a clear and usually commuter fast 50.In both cases I was less than 10% over the limit but still over it.

Comparing the two it seems like all good floor shows, it depends in part on the audience participation.

London was denial based non-participation. Boring course with a load of complaining about waste of tax payers money. They actually had all the local figures for the area and it made more sense because of it.

Basingrad was funny. There are loads of boy racers in the area and several of the inmates were of the souped up Corsa brigade. They did engage (I will admit to coaxing them on a bit with jokes about furry dice being non-aerodynamic and excessive weight in an 80hp Corsa/Fiesta) and it was actually pretty good with most people seeming to admit to reconsidering their actions.

I consider them a good thing - no points, no fines, no insurance issues. Just leaves a three month telling off from the missus to deal with, do you think they could do something about that?

I will admit that turning up to the second one in a 600hp RS6 was probably not good as they apparently watch who/what arrives and base the training on it! I believe I got more than my fair share of stick

That was my experience. Loads of geriatric old buggers moaning about being caught but who apprently knew everything already. Barely said two words all session.

It didn't help that the presenter was as charismatic as lard.

I learnt to pay more attention to my speedo on a Sunday afternoon bimble, and that what I thought was 30/32, could actually be 36.

I had a good experience on mine. I was there for doing 33 in a 30 and they explained with some gruelling photos that I was the target driver. If I'd been doing 60 I would have killed anyone I hit anyway. So no point making me attend. At 33 there was still a very good chance that I would kill, or at least very seriously injur a child. But if they could just talk me into driving at just under 30, the damage inflicted is massively less. More pics.
I left feeling seriously better educated and it changed my driving.
Nick

I have to say I found mine really quite enlightening. Clearly I didn't learn enough though, as I've done two in the last 15 years or so

But yes, the idea that they are useless and one can learn nothing from them is clearly indicative of a type of driver it would be well to keep well clear of.

I got zapped by a static camera in 2018 just outside Bournemouth, 45 in a 40 on a dual carriageway. I must have missed the sign as had just come out of a 50, typical income generation.

Dorset are wonderful, they run the course so you have to attend in Dorset. Attendees on my course came from Kent, London, Middx and Norfolk along with the great and good of Dorset and included an ex motorcycle copper.

Strangely I quite enjoyed the day but as Alistair found, the moaning from the Mrs was the worst bit!