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well folks, as i said i have opened a large tin of worms eh !! got all talking about the rights/wrongs of speeding (when caught !!)
As has been said, do the sin ,do the time So to that effect i finally managed to get a call through to AA Drivetech today and get a date to do the course in january 2012.
I will of course give you all feedback on the course once completed !
So to put this to bed will all of you have a Merry/Happy Christmas and a Great New Year in 2012 !!!
PS. keep your foot of the accelerator when required and watch for the boys in blue and those dammed camera's
I did the "Speed Course" in 2010, it was very good, it reminds you of the reasons behind the speed limits, it also reminds you of all the things that you have forgotten or just ignore during your day to day driving.
I have to say, since having my MH, I dont think I have ever speeded in it.
Item no 1 gives the speed limits for a Motor Caravan over 3.05t Unladen weight.
If a vehicle type is not shown in Schedule 6 then the National Speed Limit applies i.e Motor Caravan under 3.05t Unladen Weight are the General NSL of 60 single / 70 dual / 70 motorways.
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Well folks here's my update,on Thursday 26th Jan i drove to Berwick upon Tweed to attend the Norhumbria Speed Awareness course.
This is my experience of it,the course lasts for 4 hours (with a break after two hours) 25 attended the course.It is run by AA Drivetech and the two guys Adrian and Steve are both fully qualified advance driving instructors.
The course covered all aspects of speeding and the how and why's that it happens plus the differents roads/conditions ect.
Each did a two hour stint covering in the first instance a question/answer session plus a slide of a Genuine RTA where a young 14 year old was killed.
It was a wake up call !! speed however little in the wrong place does kill.
All aspects of the RTA was discussed/questions were answered with full detailed explanations
In part two there was another short video of a run through a town and each table had to pick out possible distractions and or hazards , all the tables failed miserably !!
More questions and answers then a talk about all the different kinds of cameras and there operations and finally we were advised to check www.northumbriapolice.co.uk to find out where all the cameras fixed and mobiles.
All in all money well spent,learnt more than a few things about police work and how to be (hopeful) a more considerate driver.
Would reccomend attendance to all but please do not get caught speeding to get on the course !!
In fact she thinks it's a pity that anybody can't opt to pay the money and go on the course.
Dave
Its only offered to minor offenders - I was doing 37 in a 30 so not exactly a prolific boy racer (although I was still braking from the 70 I was doing You only get a stab if you have a clean license too.
I've typed all that out and now realised that you mean 'non offenders' should be able to pay and do the course - TBH I wouldnt say it weas that good a course and I imagine the Advanced Motorists might do something appropriate.
I did one a few weeks ago - I wont be returning
______________________________________________________________ Current MH is Compass Calypso on VW T4. Last one was Autosleeper Trooper on a T4 and before that two VW T2 campers - you get the idea...?
we once had a customer that had been caught speeding on a motorway in one of our courtesy cars. The customer insisted that something was wrong with the speedometer in our three month old courtesy car and he had been driving for over 20 years and indeed travelled thousands of miles every wk for his job. Two wks later we received a second speeding ticket for the same customer same place different date. I once heard a statement, "nothing handles like a hire car" seems that this customer's driving was fine in his own car "which he obviously looked after" but his driving style was completely different when the vehicle wasn't his. 6 points in 7 days!
______________________________________________________________ Daniel Mckenna c/o Mandale Motorhomes
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You only get a stab if you have a clean license too.
