foreign licence over speed in UK?

Question

what will happen to a foreign licence holder if he/she over speed in town/motorway in UK? sometimes over speed without notice.

Answer 1

A lot of cars travelling on the motorway seem to be going 80 to 90 mph because you rarely see any traffic police and most cars sold today can do 100mph and over, but very few drivers exceed that 100mph limit because if you are caught as a British driver you can face an instant ban, for a week or so, but then your insurance is much higher for the next few years. Foreign registered cars and drivers on foreign licences don't face a ban for doing this kind of speed but for going over 100mph, or exceeding speed limits by 30mph they can be held in a police station overnight and given a large fine the following day (this does happen).
There are moves to allow transfer of points across EU member states, since most EU countries have a points system in place now, and allow the retrieval of fines, but it's not in place yet.

Answer 2

I think within the EU you can be prosecuted to the level of whether or not you would be committing an offence in your own country of origin. However, I think the law is also confused on this point - for instance, in Spain using an A-frame is illegal unless you are actually recovering a vehicle; in this country it is not. But some people from the UK have been fined on the spot for using an A-frame in Spain and have had to resolve the issue on their return home.

In this country we can have penalty points put on our licences; once the points reach a certain limit you are disqualified from driving for a time. In some areas there is also an alternative; you attend a risk awareness and assessment course to point out to you the error of your ways, for which you have to pay about £200. Should you cause a serious accident whilst speeding, regardless of your nationality you may get away with a fine of as little as £46 - or you may find yourself imprisoned.

As far as 'speeding without notice'; in nearly all areas there are due notices of speed restricitons, and ignorance of the law is no defence. Additionally, if you are in an area which has street lamps fairly close together, I believe that is automatically considered a 30mph zone, signed or not. If you are a foreigner intending to visit here, then you need to look up the differences in our road signs and instructions of the Highway Code. Anyone travelling abroad - if they have any common sense - will do likewise in order to keep out of trouble!

Answer 3

Well it all depends on many many factors. Can you edit your question?? I need to know if you've been flashed by a speed camera which is 2 very bright flashes. We do have Digital Speed Cameras (DSC) in the UK, which don't flash, which are connected to a computer. The Cameras time you over a set distant between 2 sets of 2 cameras, if you speed up in between, it knows. I know of some DSC on the M1 and there is also 1 set in London, along Lower Thames Street. .

Depending if the car is registered in the UK the ticket normally takes around 5-10 days to arrive. If you get a ticket after 14days the ticket is not valid as by law the it has to arrive before then. If you get a ticket during these days, then you've been caught.

If you have a car thats not registered in the UK, they may get you when you leave if you've have been caught on a speed camera.

Answer 4

I used to work for a road haulage company. A Polish driver (who lived in the U.K.) was caught speeding 7 times in two weeks by the same speed camera, whilst driving a 44-tonne artic.

He received £160 in fines and 21 points on his Polish licence - and it won't affect his UK licence when he applies for one...

Answer 5

if they live in the uk then they can be prostocuted ( if its by speed camera) if there caught by the fuzz there and then there issued a ticket like the rest of us, if they dont pay it and go back the thire own country then they get away with it, but if there over here again and get caught then they have to pay a **** load extra cash on top

Answer 6

I dont think of it may be the comparable as above poster as that replaced right into a parking value ticket, dashing tickets frequently enforced greater heavily. have they have been given his handle from the license ultimate information and so on?

Answer 7

That depends on the registration of your car, if it's UK, they try to find you,otherwise they don't bother unless they can stop you immediately.

Answer 8

Probably nothing because the UK is a country where all the British people are hounded and the foreigners are allowed to do as they please.

Answer 9

i agree with little weed