Club Arnage

I've just been called into the office to have a speeding ticket chucked at me for my van. After a quick 'sorry boss' and 'it wont happen again boss' i went back to the van for a read of it. Now,my van is a 8 year old Merc Sprinter with 92000 miles on it and full of materials for work,so she aint light or fast. I was clocked at..... Wait for it..... 138mph!?! By a mobile gatso. The bloody van barely makes 80 down a hill. I feel a dispute with plod coming on.

     I log for the first time for a while,Just to find one of

      our group is trying to duck his responsiblites,Shame on you Mike,

     pay up immediately and smile whilst you do it.Our Police are never wrong

   
      PS
         Remember I have been a passenger in you car

Sure that you haven't had your plate 'cloned'?

You'd best contact Nick Freeman, because otherwise this charge is bound to stick!

Apparently if the make the charge stick its a court date for me but i've just been told that it will be thrown away as theres been more than a few people contesting the speeds they were caught at. Ian,i think 138 might even be pushing it for the astra,never mind a big tin can van.

His office is just next to mine, pop in for a cuppa when you come in for your overpriced consultation!

F

Did the operator not notice that there was a problem?  They should be sacked!  What if it had been wrong by a much smaller amount, quids in for the "safety campaign" and countless motorists unfairly penalised. You should shame them by notifying your local paper.

I think it was March a few days a go, but it can't be April 1 already.  138 mph is a ban, and that means a court hearing not a ticket. :'(

Some revenue collector has noticed the speed and still sent the ticket out in the hope that you're stupid enough to pay. :o

So how do you get 138 out of a Sprinter - was it going down Beachy Head ;D

I've had a phone call to tell me to ignore the ticket. Its a definate fault with the machine. Apparently every car that day was clocked at around the same speed. The guy i spoke to said it was an oversight that i even got a ticket because they were all meant to be written off. Still,its been a good story for the gym.

I would want more than a guy on the phone saying it's a mistake.  I want written confirmation.

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Try

'Can't you make it 140, I'm trying to sell it'

Perhaps not, not known for their humour really.

D.A.

Paid the 'station' a quick visit this morning,written confirmation in the post along with a sorry for any distress caused letter.

I told you if you put a 6.3 V12 in a scabby sprinter, you would get away with a speeder. >:D

138 in a sprinter you are having a laugh, the astra will with easy believe me  :P

The Vecky is sniggering on the driveway... I hope there were no cameras on the A34 on the way to view the Popemobile... 25 past the hour is all I will say ;)

same with the M56  ::)

Kev. I hope you are not referring to driving at speeds in excess of 140 MPH on public roads. ;)