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[Andy B]

.... and personally found it imformative and interesting. A couple of van drivers on the course never realised that, as a comercial vehicle drivers, the national speed limits were 10 mph less for them. ..  

I felt that they just stated the bleeding obvious & made it clear at the start that they were right cos they said so & if you didn't agree then there was a chance that your acceptance on the course might be withdrawn. 

Surely it's up to the white van driver to find before hand what his limits are before he gets behind the wheel. I know the differences with & without a caravan on the back.  :-?

[shyboy]

I took the course option at £80 plus half a day given up, really just to keep a clean license, especially as I too was doing 35 in a 30 zone.
I was surprised how informative it was, even though some of the modern ideas seemed daft to me., (eg. staying in 3rd gear at all times in a 30 zone), and the practical driving side of it with an advanced driving instructor in his car was very interesting.
You also get a certificate which means you don't have to disclose anything to an insurance coy. (This was Lancashire by the way).

[tunnie]

you often have to ask for them. I was not given one when I was caught speeding on the bike, but i wrote a grovelling letter, and they later offered me a course

[sassanach]

thank god all those thieving dick turpins have got there p45's in wiltshire could'nt happen to a nastier bunch of c££ts.and as a ps  the accident rate hasn'nt changed one iota since they have gone, proving once and for all what a money making scam it all was.

[albitz]

I heard something on the radio last week that despite the fact that they have now been demonstrated to be cash cows, the police authority are trying to take over the running of them and have them switched back on.Not certain it was Wiltshire, but I think it was . :-/

[unclelicklug]

I did the course - we were told that it was offered to people whose behaviour could be corrected - rampant speeding = points.
The course was good and honestly presented, as explained by the leader there was no point in turning the course into a debate, just treat it as a learning opportunity.

I have found keeping in third in 30 areas works from the point of speed control, in 4th and 5th the car really wants to be travelling faster and I've stuck with this so far despite it going against the grain of being told to get up the gears at all costs for 45+ years..