Driver Awareness Course.

[The Jester]

free vend

Have to try and get 70 quids worth out of it then..

[easyfish1]

I done the course up at cramlington last year, thought it was funny how the majority of people on it were middle aged women not being sexist...but it makes you think who are the better drivers, especially as lasses get cheeper car insurance.

Better smarten ya self up for Monday Chris,

All those audi driving middle aged birds.....

[The Jester]

Better smarten ya self up for Monday Chris,

All those audi driving middle aged birds.....

I'll have me work clothes on Rob

[rod-the-cod]

I got mine in a fortneet

[kayos]

Lynn should go on one............................................... .......... to make her aware cars can go faster than 50mph!!!

[The Great Wallsendo]

Cost me a saturdays fishing last summer

Would've preferred to take the 3 points and 60 quid but the wife made me go

All pretty patronising stuff really...my only tip would be to join in as it makes the time pass more quickly

[garyp]

I did one down wessington way.

Couple of things I took from it.

Blokey "teaching" informed us Northumbria only prosecute if 10% over limit plus 2. So 35 in a 30. 57 in a 50 etc. Two people on with me were advised to appeal as they were within this.

The mobile vans are council owned but are operated by police. He was adamant that the mobile vans weren't money maker, but they were a deterrent to slow people down? But he couldn't say why these vans are sneakily parked up or why they aren't more visibly marked up/advertised.

I was done by an unmarked van, on way back from hebburn marina!! So with having a clean licence I did the course.

3 weeks after course I got caught again. Sp30. Ffs.

[SteveG]

Northumbria police did me for 33 in a 30 😞

[garyp]

Not denying it mate, that's just what he told us on the course.

Like I said, there were two on that he told they should appeal.

Some info here like.

http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/faq.html

[SteveG]

I have to say tho the guy who did the course was quite funny at times and didnt patronise. He agreed with quite a few negative points that were raised.

A few interesting tips were mentioned first thing i did was remove the baby elephant from the parcel shelf 😏 lol

[Prof Peach]

Not denying it mate, that's just what he told us on the course.

Those numbers were told me by a friend who's a traffic copper. He did say that not all cameras are set the same and any leeway is not a legal right. If you wind up the nice policeman he can and will book you for even the most minor infringement.

[SteveG]

Didnt get a chance to wind the camera van up😋

Guess they just hadnt made enough money on the shift the day I was nabbed. But hey I was over the limit so not making excuses just a statement 😎 im sure my money was put to realy good use

[The Plum]

a went passed one the other week[5 or 6weeks back] i didnt know he was there till i turned back as id forgot summat,then the cars oppisit were flashing he was parked behind a van on the footpathi nearly shat when i saw him,i wish id took some pictures cos he was definately hiding obscured from view,anyway me cheeks were parting for a few weeks incase id been speeding but i musnt of been as never got a ticket,[i dont speed as a rule]the dirty get was outa line in my opinion,shud be able to do summat in caseslike that hes not suppose yto hide im sure its against the lawatb plum

[nunthorpe mag]

Went down for some lug and got done on Redcar Lane 35mph just took the points buggered if I'm going to give them another £20
I blame wor lass never stops yabering in the car affects me concentration like

[5150]

I did mine at Cramlington years ago, boring to say the least. I got snapped by a mobile van in Newcastle on Barracks road where the speed limit keeps chopping and changing, same deal - 35 in a 30
If I remember rightly you're only allowed to do the course once every 3yrs.