Author Topic: £60 + 3 points on licence or £80 for Speed Awareness Course.  (Read 6971 times)

Offline gizzywizzy

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Thanks for all your replies, I shall do the course and hopefully it will serve to teach me a lesson in that speed is not the be all and end all.
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Offline KennyGTI

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Was the letter recorded delivery?

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Offline Exonian

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Bad luck Amanda. It's not just the GTI though as all modern cars are so well insulated from the outside world that it's hard to judge what speed you are going sometimes.
I rattle around town in a 14 year old SEAT and you're never in any doubt about how fast you're going in that thing!
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Offline R32UK

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Sounds like you need a remap  :evil: :evil: :evil:

Offline andykram

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A mate and his wife have done this course so definitely go for it.
He did say to bear in mind, however, you have to be "actively engaged" in the course and "contribute to it". If you just sit there time watching they'll fail you and give you the points anyway.

Offline Saint Steve

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I went on the  course about 6weeks ago.

Changed my attitude towards speeding..

Quiet an eye opener and a very good refresher, since you passed 26 years ago.

Unless you've recently read the highway code, you will find this course very useful.


Offline herbie911

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My GTI also cost me three points last year. I had no points for more than 10 years! The GTI is just too quiet for her performance!
I got no points from my other cars--Fazza and Herbie!

If that policeman offered me a choice, I will definitely go for the driving course! Those three points cost me three figures increase for my three insurance policies!!!! :angry:

Offline GolfTi

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Ouch Gizzy


As everyone has said, go for the course, your clean licence is worth too much to you.
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Offline rjwojcik

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I went on the  course about 6weeks ago.

Changed my attitude towards speeding..

Quiet an eye opener and a very good refresher, since you passed 26 years ago.

Unless you've recently read the highway code, you will find this course very useful.


Yeap, totally agreed with the Highway Code bit...
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Offline andyr

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Bad luck on the 'virtual' collar being felt!
My wife did the course a year or so ago, as already stated, you must pay attention.

One more thing, you do the course in whatever county you we're caught in, so if you were on holiday in Cornwall and they got ya, another trip down south west is on the cards!

Another One more thing, I think you only get offered the course once in a three year period, so get caught again and its a dirty licence for three years from the date of the offence... not the date of points going on the licence. (correct me if I'm wrong!)
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