The treacherous post Owston drive home strikes again.

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#16 Re: The treacherous post Owston drive home strikes again.

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I'll phone Fortnum & M right away!

should make the best of it eh!
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#17 Re: The treacherous post Owston drive home strikes again.

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andrew Ivimey wrote:Ain't no thing as a free lunch. .. Do you get lunch thrown in? - lobster thermidore and champagne.
Actually yes we did. Well sarnies and tea / coffee. Well yes OK, which we hd to buy...
 
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#18 Re: The treacherous post Owston drive home strikes again.

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pre65 wrote:
andrew Ivimey wrote:I'd be delighted to accept such a welcome education
You have to pay !!

I seem to remember it cost more than the fine, but you don't get an endorsement on your licence.
Went up to around £100 -ish, think it was £62 or something when I did mine.

Not all county councils offer it tho, but if available and you opt for it means not only no points on licence, but also no insurance hike. We were told do not tell your ins. Co. about doing an awareness course, only if actually fined etc. The insurance hike can be e.g. an extra £30 per point. 3 points, 90 quid. The awareness course has a 'lifetime' of 3 years, you can't do another one if caught again before the 3 years is up, goes straight to fine and points. My 3 years 'expires' Sept this year. :D
 
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#19 Re: The treacherous post Owston drive home strikes again.

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Mike H wrote:Not all county councils offer it tho, but if available and you opt for it means not only no points on licence, but also no insurance hike. We were told do not tell your ins. Co. about doing an awareness course, only if actually fined etc.
That is extremely poor advice.

Several insurance companies (e.g Admiral group) explicitly state in their t&cs that you have to declare speed awareness courses.

You need to check - you could be invalidating your insurance by failing to declare correctly.
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#20 Re: The treacherous post Owston drive home strikes again.

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Really? Well that's what the bloke said! :shock:

NB: checked my policies, no mention...
 
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