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aw Ann stop worrying, honestly no on was hurt, your fine, and you have definitly learnt your lesson, and dwelling on it wil only make you feel worse,

so,

dust yourself down,
and tomorow is another day
and repeat after me, other's have done worse :-D

many thanks again for all your coments and thanks to Bob for the pm. Ann

although I am still very ashamed of my actions yesterday I will come clean so to speak and admit what I did was to go straight through a red light at a cross roads but the only good thing is that the traffic can only come from the left due to the one way system.That is not excusing what I did.I did not see the camera flash , I am only presuming I have been caught..I am only assuming it will be a £60 fine and 3 points but if I get the chance to do an awareness course I will as I think it will do me a lot of good.I have been over the same junction today and I can assure you all I was very aware.!!!!
Ann

i just assumed with the 3 points n standards 60 fine, and that she will take the awareness course if offered :)

i dont know anyone who hasnt speeded, be it by accident or on purpose, as long as no one was hurt i think it will be fine

Everybody has assumed that Ann was speeding but I can't see where she says that she was so maybe we are all jumping to conclusions. But whatever it was it is past. I assume that you were flashed by a camera as otherwise how would you know to expect a letter. Maybe you'll be lucky and the camera was empty which is what happened to us (I wasn't driving) with a speed camera. We saw a flash but never heard any more. It is good that you feel guilty at breaking the law as so many wouldn't but it is doing no good for you to keep beating yourself up about it. You will be alert now and won't do it again so forgive yourself. :-)

What is safer?

a driver with the eyes glued to the speedo?


or one that is more concerned with what is happening on the road he is driving on?

Bob

I can sympathise with driving a strange vehicle though, My car is a picasso xzara..........and was recently loaned a brand new Corsa.........

talk about different.............quieter. nippier, really had to watch the clock!!

My speedo is two inch high numbers..in the middle dashboard...........the corsa's is a dial behind the steering wheel

I understand how you must be feeling and offer sympathy. I used to have a 26 mile commute and after a days work I had all on to concentrate. I have 8 camera's on the first leg of the journey but I agree how easy it is to lose concentration, albeit for a short while. Apart from writing off a scooter in 1966 I have been lucky. Yes I drive within the road conditions and hopefully I will not get a ticket for speeding but I know a fine could be .......just a journey away.

Many years ago in the late 50'smy brother bought a Vincent motorbike and my dad had asked to take it for a spin. Not used to the power as he was more used to old bangers, he was caught by the police doing 55 mph in a 30 mile zone. As a family, although it was wrong, we thought it was funny as my dad couldn't believe that he was travelling at that speed as he was so enthralled with the bike.

Anyone can lose concentration. Chin up, its happened and yes it is disappointing but the fact that it concerns you proves that you are a caring driver.-jl

sorry your right i was under the impression, the points wernt totally gone, jst put away and not shown unless you re offend, but yor right there totally wiped, if you do the course
altho not everyone is offered the ocurse it depends on how fast over you were doing, :-(

good luck x

the points are wiped out after you take the course and you receive a letter informing you of that fact

yes a family member got offered the driving aweness course and took it instead of the points, which then go on hold,

your not the first and wont be last to get a few points or whatever,

so stop worrying know one was hurt, welll except your pride which can be built back up :-D

Thank you to all of you for your comments.
Muffyxx, yes I am feeling a bit better this morning,but still bitterly regret doing it though.!!
Sharron, it only happened yesterday so havnt had 'the letter' yet but have heard about driver awareness days and will take the opportunity to do that if offered.
It has been a wake up call for me and I will take much more care in the future and hopefully will not let anything distract me like that again.
Thanks again to all of you for all your support.
Ann xx

same thing happened to me - 74 years old, driving for over 40 years and got caught by a camera I knew well, on a suburban road by the way, I was doing 37 mph apparently. I got offered the chance to go on a driver improvement course and thereby avoid the points and the fine so I took that option. The course cost around £80, so financially I was no better off, but the points would have increased my insurance I imagine, so all's well that ends well

Did you get the option of a driver awareness day?

I did and really enjoyed the experience. Should like to go on one again but won't be trying to get one especially.

Hope you're feeling better this morning Ann x

Its no good saying its ok because something didnt happen,,,,,it did,,,,,, she broke the road traffic law and no excuses says otherwise ,,,,,,,,,its caused no harm to anyone but you.....its one of lifes valueable lesson.

Pity some louts dont feel like you in that you know it will never hopefully happen again,,,,others are just repeat offenders,,,... .

dont beat yourself up,,,,pay the fine and move on........beep beep. ;-)

Ann

At the moment you are feeling angry with yourself for losing something precious to you. This will pass. What you should now concentrate on is being thankful it wasnt worse.

Look for the good and don't dwell on that which cannot be changed.

My dad got his first 3 points a couple of months ago aged 75 and driving for 47 years :-(
He was turning left at some traffic lights following a big white van and could not see that the lights had changed to red. He was only a second over but it was enough.
I have had two lots of speeding points once on the M11 through road works at midnight so no slow moving traffic infront and the second time I agreed to do someone a favour and give them a lift into Brighton and got done on the seafront, each time it was only about 5 miles over the limit

Ann

You've been driving for 36 years with a clean licence. Not many can say that and I certainly can't. One lapse of concentration is pretty good going I think and as you say no one got hurt. Try not to let it bother you too much,

Vera

It seems that we who passed our test in a horse and cart make as many mistakes as young lads. It is just that we have the experience to rectify the situation.

After thirty-six years you would have the experience to deal with almost anything that happened as a result of your little lapse.

Oh Ann, i understand where you are coming from with the "What could have happened"..........but, it didn't, so don't go beating yourself up about it........cos it didn't happen.

Easier said that done i know..........xxx