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Are smart motorway speed cameras always switched on?
Some local authorities are proposing that drivers will be given penalty notices for exceeding 20mph limit by as little as one mile per hour. Does this match the level of accuracy of speedometers? I thought...
I, along with seven other residents, have a right of way by vehicle over a private road that leads onto an A road. The private road has no speed signage etc. The road is owned by a campsite at the end...
I was caught doing an alleged 35mph in a 30 zone by a manned operator two days ago. Using the 10% plus 2 mph rule, do I have a case to answer or not?
Could you give me a ball-park figure for my law-breaking driving? Around a year ago I did the speed awareness course after being busted for doing 36mph in a 30. In the last 4-5 weeks I've been caught again...
My speeding points from 2017 expired in December, but I have another ticket from November 2020. Will I be offered the speed awareness course or not as the offence was within 3 years of my last offence?
I'm the administrator of a resident's association, the sole purpose of which is to maintain a Restricted Byway access road. It has speed bumps, which some drivers hate. Are there alternatives for slowing...
If I break a speed limit on the same road, crossing from one county to another, will this be one offence or two?
I was travelling down the M1 on at 70MPH and, as I reached a gantry, the speed limit signs flashed up 50MPH. I started to brake, but on the other side of the gantry was a speed camera, which promptly flashed...
I drive a Volvo XC40 and since owning it I've noticed occasional odd behaviour by nearby drivers. As an example, I can be driving at or around the speed limit and will observe a rapidly approaching vehicle,...
 

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