Correct, which is why the Police (certainly in Scotland).....

give you leeway of 10% + 2mph above the limit before they prosecute so:

35mph in a OK, 36mph you get done
all the way up to:
79mph in a 70 OK, 80mph you get done

In Scotland these are known as the Lord Advocates Guidelines and as Road Traffic Law is common to the whole UK, I would be surprised if it were different to this in England & wales.

Posted By: Kirrie on May 19th 2014 at 17:00:51

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Average speed cameras. Have any wrathers been caught (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, May 19, 16:04:45
- Yes. Mrs B's boss got done by the 50mph average speed traps on the M1 a few weeks ago. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 19, 17:47:22
- Motorists are tossers, proper cyclists are proper great. (n/m) (General Chat) - ghost of hucks, May 19, 16:50:42
  - If they are great then why can't they use a cycle path when they see one? (n/m) (General Chat) - maccanally, May 19, 18:29:39
    - Our cycle paths are SHIT (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, May 19, 18:38:40
  - Some motorists are tossers. (General Chat) - AllezLesJaunes, May 19, 17:03:30
    - 40mph is the speed limit in Norfolk, or seems to be these days! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 19, 17:04:52
      - They should just have a fuck off great sign as you enter the county.. (General Chat) - AllezLesJaunes, May 19, 17:07:35
- could be sat navs giving the drivers their real speed, speedometers are up to 10% over. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, May 19, 16:36:31
  - Correct, which is why the Police (certainly in Scotland)..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 19, 17:00:51
    - So 83 on the A9 to Dundee is no good then. Damn. (n/m) (General Chat) - the101ers, May 19, 18:33:30
  - Mine's 2 mph under (General Chat) - the101ers, May 19, 16:56:21
    - I think it can legally be up to 10% higher than actual speed, 0% lower. (General Chat) - phrankin, May 19, 17:00:14
- I've been thinking the same thing. The Thelwall viaduct has had them (General Chat) - CB41, May 19, 16:36:13
- yep. M42 a few years ago my dad did (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, May 19, 16:13:51
- I've not been, but I am pretty careful with those. I have a vague memory that someone (General Chat) - megson, May 19, 16:11:49
- Anyone who drives a car is perfect,it's cyclists which pose the greatest problems on roads (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, May 19, 16:09:44
  - All that Lycra cab be traumatising... (n/m) (General Chat) - Meh, May 19, 16:15:22
    - Hayfever is affecting my typing should have been can not cab... (n/m) (General Chat) - Meh, May 19, 16:16:06

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