Soaring numbers of convicted riders.
Update to this - I've just been done twice in the last week. Hmm 9 points now for the next 20 months till my first conviction comes off. Anyone got a spare restrictor kit for an R1 that limits me to 30mph!!!!
Right then, we all know that speed cameras are a waste of space and do nothing except line Gordon Stalin's fat greasy pocket. But you have got to read this, its enough to make you go mental.... We carried out a piece of research across nearly 24,000 riders to find out what percentage have at least one conviction on their licence as we suspected there was a small increase. Now If you grew up in the era where your mum + dad never got a single speeding conviction on their licence, then you will understand how flabbergasted we were to find out that a rider today is 11% more likely to have conviction on their licence compared to just 6 months ago. Now for the big news.....If you're 25 or under, you're close to being a worse risk to society than Bin Laden himself. Get this - you are 26% more likely to have a conviction on your licence than you were 6 months rainsodden, windswept months ago. If you're as amazed as we are to find this out then tell us, we want to hear your thoughts. Lets discuss..... Andy Shaw - www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk
Andrew Smith said,
March 27, 2007 at 9:32 am
Tell me about it, I was riding to work the other day and this plod jumps out from behind an unmarked Mondeo and points the hairdrier at me. Then his boyfriend on an ST1100 comes after me and they collar me for doing 63 in a 50 on a clear, dry road.
Glad to see the British Constabulary doing the nation proud.
Gixer girl said,
March 27, 2007 at 9:52 am
Thats ‘cos the police have nothing better to do than presecuting middle England. I want to propose an idea for a one day job swap.
They have to swap their nice shiny motors and pretty uniform for the real world and get their hands dirty trying to help some poor unfortunate single mother thats trying to bring 2 kids up and find a way to pay a £60 fine for going 3mph over the limit.
Meanwhile the mother can sit in a comfy leatherette chair mainlining Ginsters by the truckload and eyeing up young college girls under the pretense ‘Protecting society’
geezer said,
March 28, 2007 at 11:08 pm
its no wonder we all speed. I got a fine int the post today for doing 10mph over the limt. Id sat in a traffic queue for 40 mins whilst they clearred the road up cos some old boy had smashed his motor. Will he get a fine??? Will he f***.
chris {AKA} cuckoo said,
March 29, 2007 at 9:52 am
yes just like 2 say got a £60 fine and 3 points 4 doing 34mph in a 30 zone {down hill } no traffic about no school’s no pedestrians only me ????? got my letter within 6days ??? just had my bike stolen {a divi xj600 yam} from out/onlongside of my house. i retreived my smashed up topbox / part of my windshield bits of my clocks/ ignition barrel/glass from headlight etc about amile away down by some wasteland followed my tyre tracks for about another mile coming to a tarmac road then lost em?heading towards a village were awell know bike THEIF lives? [ guess what} he’s just come out of nick for motorbike theft??? still waiting on the police 4the fingerprints etc its bin nearly 3weeks ????? one unhappy biker victim THE CUCKOO
Liz said,
March 29, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I got 3 points and a £60 fine in a car. I was doing silly mph and plod caught up with me. It was my mates car and we were heading back to pick up my bike from the garage from servicing.
Thing is, for the amount of times I have sped on my bike, and the times I got away with it, this time I put my hands up and thought, about time you caught me. What took you so long (7 years). Disgraceful they took that long. Lol.
cuckoo said,
May 13, 2007 at 9:51 am
hi ya all my divi 600 yam was found BURNT OUT what a surprize????? just had my insurance pay up waiting 4 the cheque 2 clear/ have been looking round 4 similar bikes but nothing in rite price range????? unhappy bikeless rider .