Dynasty
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Wahay!
My speeding virginity is broken at last.
Bit pissed off about it, mainly at myself considering the situation when I was caught. I was caught doing 64.3mph in a 50mph zone at 5:50am on the A303 (anyone who lives in Devon in the UK will know how many cameras there are on that damn road). I was my way to a paintball leg for the weekend.
Luckily as that's under (just) 15mph over the speed limit of the camera, I only get a £60 fine and 3 points, as opposed to a summoning or speed limit lessons or a few hundred £s and a ban.
Naturally the road was pretty much empty the whole way, seeing as it was so early. But I got some twat in a van (of course) on my ass for about 20 minutes, who wouldn't overtake me and was sat as close as possible to me, just pissing me off.
I'm a pretty courteous and careful driver (5 years no claims, clean license), but he was annoying me, so I saw the straight materialize infront of me through the slight mist as we came round a corner, and I put my foot down to get away from him, looking in my rearview mirror as I did. Look forward and see the lines on the ground, slam the brakes, saw the flash, wanted to kill myself for the rest of the 2.5 hour drive left. My ***king Sat Nav hasnt been updated since I got it, the camera is fairly new (apparently) so it didnt beep at me like a madman. Great.
Now I got done on the 21/08, and sent my license, paper license and form that you fill in saying whether or not it was you etc etc on the 27/08. Its now 07/09, and Ive not heard or recieved anything from the Camera Processing Unit, or the DVLA. I know that the CPU sends off your details to the DVLA, but Im wondering;
How long does it usually take to process? Im gonna give them a call tomorrow to make sure they recieved my letter, which I posted with a receipt so I have proof from the Post Office, and that everything is fine their end, because if they havent recieved anything in 28 days you get summoned, fined more and naughty points on your license.
Ive read a few horror stories of it taking 8 months in a few cases to get your license back. Its not a worry really, more of an inconvenience as it's a great way to prove your ID without using your passport. If a situation arrises on the roads where you need your license to, say, show the police, obviously they have records and such that can tell them all they need to know with just my name and my address, DOB etc.
When the hell am I going to get my license(s) back. They havent issued any fine yet according to my bank account.
My speeding virginity is broken at last.
Bit pissed off about it, mainly at myself considering the situation when I was caught. I was caught doing 64.3mph in a 50mph zone at 5:50am on the A303 (anyone who lives in Devon in the UK will know how many cameras there are on that damn road). I was my way to a paintball leg for the weekend.
Luckily as that's under (just) 15mph over the speed limit of the camera, I only get a £60 fine and 3 points, as opposed to a summoning or speed limit lessons or a few hundred £s and a ban.
Naturally the road was pretty much empty the whole way, seeing as it was so early. But I got some twat in a van (of course) on my ass for about 20 minutes, who wouldn't overtake me and was sat as close as possible to me, just pissing me off.
I'm a pretty courteous and careful driver (5 years no claims, clean license), but he was annoying me, so I saw the straight materialize infront of me through the slight mist as we came round a corner, and I put my foot down to get away from him, looking in my rearview mirror as I did. Look forward and see the lines on the ground, slam the brakes, saw the flash, wanted to kill myself for the rest of the 2.5 hour drive left. My ***king Sat Nav hasnt been updated since I got it, the camera is fairly new (apparently) so it didnt beep at me like a madman. Great.
Now I got done on the 21/08, and sent my license, paper license and form that you fill in saying whether or not it was you etc etc on the 27/08. Its now 07/09, and Ive not heard or recieved anything from the Camera Processing Unit, or the DVLA. I know that the CPU sends off your details to the DVLA, but Im wondering;
How long does it usually take to process? Im gonna give them a call tomorrow to make sure they recieved my letter, which I posted with a receipt so I have proof from the Post Office, and that everything is fine their end, because if they havent recieved anything in 28 days you get summoned, fined more and naughty points on your license.
Ive read a few horror stories of it taking 8 months in a few cases to get your license back. Its not a worry really, more of an inconvenience as it's a great way to prove your ID without using your passport. If a situation arrises on the roads where you need your license to, say, show the police, obviously they have records and such that can tell them all they need to know with just my name and my address, DOB etc.
When the hell am I going to get my license(s) back. They havent issued any fine yet according to my bank account.
