OT - Driving ban appeals process

Not where there is street lighting. I did say built up area and I believe the road definition of this is where there are lights placed within a certain distance.

Unless you mean the national speed limit for a built up area is 30mph?

The CAB can provide solicitors

That sounds plausible. Wish him luck with it.

He may have received more than 3 points for speeding.

If there's street lighting and no repeaters then it's 30mph isn't it?

mm0fmf presented the following explanation :

As in England too.

my speedo is totally inaccurate at 20 ....

ISTR 20MPH limits do not require repeater signs as long as there are speed bumps or other restrictive devices in place.

They only need one 20MPH sign at all entrances to them.

Yes, but "not 30" has to be signed doesn't it?

Is that right, I suppose it makes sense, I guess there has to be a maximum distance between the speed bumps.

That sounds like a plan to ensure people used to 30mph zones, repeater signs, street lights etc. will not see the 20 sign, drive at 30 and get caught for speeding.

The ones I came across in Edinburgh, a couple of weeks ago, had painted speed limit signs on the road surface .

Adam is spot on for a 20 mph zone (which just requires a subtly different sign at the entrance with the word "zone").

In Cambridge, which has 20, 30, 40 and 50mph zones, and more cameras than a Japanese tourist the residents are so scared that everyone drives at 15mph, in case they are in a zone they didn't know about, and also of course to avoid hitting the unlit, unlicensed, uninsured, untested cyclists who think they are Gaia's instruments to seek revenge on the Motor Car.

Was it sent recorded delivery? If so then there should be a signature on file at the royal mail, if not then unfortunately Royal Mail is inept and loses stuff all the time these days.

Might also be worth having the car speedo checked out to see if its in tolerance as well. However all that costs money. I'd also suggest as no doubt will the court, that to e sailing so close to the wind on speed is not a very good idea and thus he might be made an example of for that very reason. Brian

Brian Gaff (Sofa) explained on 02/10/2021 :

I don't know, I am getting the tale in bits and pieces..

Not where we live they don't.

My late brother was one of those once (although that's not why he is late). But he did pay up.

Oxford seems to have done a slightly better job of controlling the car than Cambridge.