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[scottambrose]

admiral ask for it. and the price goes up if you say yes

[sassanach]

at least dick turpin had the decency to stick a gun in your face and wear a mask,unlike the scamartii!!!

[VXL V6]

If you'd heeded my offer to buy the said motor vehicle from you and you'd bought that lovely motorbike this would never of happened 

Seriously, sorry to hear this. My last one was for 87.77 mph in a 70 mph zone. The laugh of it was that the job I was doing then (About 16 years ago) saw me doing 50K - 55K a year and I never had any other convictions... I'd only popped out to visit a friend 10 miles away at the weekend.

[STMO123]

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The documentation I was given at the couse stated that, providing you got your pass certificate, you needn't inform your insurers as your potential offence had been cancelled.  This was also confirmed verbally by one of the facilitators.
HTH

Hmmm, it would appear that some are not abiding by this statement and are not playing ball:

Drivers who attend a speed awareness course instead of taking a fine and points on their licence may see their insurance premiums increase.
Some Insurer's are treating it as if it were a conviction, even though the police do not.
The insurance groups says its statistics show that drivers who have attended a course, pose a higher risk.
The Association of Chief Police Officers say the Insurer's stance could harm efforts to improve road safety.
A spokesperson for Insurance companies told us: "Although a speed awareness course is a replacement for penalty points, it does not change the fact that the person involved has committed a speeding offence."
"Our claims statistics show that drivers who have committed a speeding offence could be a higher risk than drivers who do not commit speeding offences.
"This means that people attending a speed awareness course are more likely to make a claim and we price these risks accordingly," the spokesperson said.
The increase in the Insurer's premiums comes despite assurances from some police forces and councils that attending a speed awareness course does not affect insurance policies. Investigator's have also spoken to drivers who were told by their course instructor that attendance would prevent their premiums increasing.
According to several drivers, the promise that insurance premiums will not increase is a key factor in their deciding whether to attend a speed awareness course - even though they are often more expensive than the standard speeding fine of £60.
However, the investigator's have learned of a number of cases where drivers have seen their annual premiums go up by hundreds of pounds as a result of going on a course.

So, there you have it. 

So we ( the general public) are well and truly screwed either way then.

Only if we drive too fast.

[Del Boy]

I'd just take the course personally, will be easier in the long run, if a bit more expensive.

[ted_one]

You can't expect any mercy....you are a motorist and therefore you exist for one reason only and that is to be bent over

[05omegav6]

Take the course every time

[r1]

i have a "mate" who rides a fast bike is a very good rider and likes to go fast when he goes for a blast just takes his number plate off.reckons if he gets stopped its a 30 pound fine for no number plate and no points[dont try this at home]

[Sir Tigger KC]

I seem to have got away with my recent transgression when I got flashed by a camera!! 

Do the course Opti, when I did one a couple of years ago there was a couple of young ladies who were much nicer to look at than the retired Plod/AA Man/Driving Instructor at the front! 

I don't think that any of the insurance proposals that I have filled out since, have specifically asked whether I have been on a speed awareness course. 

[sassanach]

I seem to have got away with my recent transgression when I got flashed by a camera!! 

Do the course Opti, when I did one a couple of years ago there was a couple of young ladies who were much nicer to look at than the retired Plod/AA Man/Driving Instructor at the front! 

I don't think that any of the insurance proposals that I have filled out since, have specifically asked whether I have been on a speed awareness course. 

only a matter of time,insurance companies want in on the gravy train.

[78bex]

Bugger, take the lecture mate

I`m well over due for a ticket, the last one I got was a stinker.
Unknown to me there was some kind of security alert around Portsmouth
Plod was crewed up with armed military & heading out of the city I roared straight past a check point. As I passed them I caught sight of someone pointing something at me. 100 yards up the road a big copper & a parachute regiment nco flagged me down. I rolled to a stop on my fazer right up to a size 13 boot. It was all down hill from that point 43mph in a 30 zone.
No course........ nothing here`s the ticket & now do one. 

[Simon.rose1]

If its your only points most insurance companies don't increase your premium but then when I had 14 points I forgot to tell my insurance company as the car sits at work most weeks and most of my 100000 miles a year are done in a works vehicle and drove very carefully for the next 3 years lol

[the alarming man]

I seem to have got away with my recent transgression when I got flashed by a camera!! 

Do the course Opti, when I did one a couple of years ago there was a couple of young ladies who were much nicer to look at than the retired Plod/AA Man/Driving Instructor at the front! 

I don't think that any of the insurance proposals that I have filled out since, have specifically asked whether I have been on a speed awareness course. 

when i insured the discovery they do ask the question and send you an email to print out and sign