RE: [ST] Re: Neil's Tax Dollars at Work

[Neil Tracey <Neil.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>]

My understanding is 3 points for speeding, and anything else like tyres etc,
bit they can lob on more for dangerous driving etc.
10 points are you're out, a ban for 1 year I believe but maybe someone on
the list can clarify this.
I think the points last 3 years before expiry?
Neil.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan and Don Draper [mailto:ddraper@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 May 2001 05:00
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Jan and Don Draper
> Subject: [ST] Re: Neil's Tax Dollars at Work
> 
> 
> Neil,
> 
> Sorry to hear that you've been victimized.  At least
> when criminals rob you you aren't taxed for the 
> privilege.
> 
> You're not alone.  We've got a locust plague of 
> superfluous cops here in California as well.  They're 
> a constant (and dangerous) distraction.
> 
> I'm wondering how UK points relate to California
> points.  In California, you get 1 point for speeding,
> 3 points for a DUI.  4 points in 3 years and you get
> classified as an official "negligent and reckless"
> driver and the insurance companies are notified.
> At least that's how it was in the 80's when they pinned
> that one on me.
> 
> -Don Draper, Jr.  "Blue Dawg"
> 
> P.S.  When I got home tonight, I noticed that my rear
>          Michelin Pilot Sport is showing steel.  Happened
>          *fast*!
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "st-digest" <owner-st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 9:55 AM
> Subject: st-digest V2001 #280
> | Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 11:14:48 +0100
> | From: Neil  Tracey <Neil.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>
> | Subject: [ST] A word of warning about worn Azarro 
> Supersport AV40 rears.
> | 
> | When they start to go, boy do they go!!
> | Last weekend I noticed the rear was looking a bit iffy and 
> decided to change
> | it this weekend.
> | Had to visit a client in Central London (about 115 mile) 
> trip so took Big
> | Red as the weather was decent.
> | 
> | Driving through traffic in Hammersmith (West London) get 
> pulled in by a plod
> | on a BMW who has a closer look at my rear (tyre that is!) 
> and decides it is
> | now unsafe, it had *really* gone off in 100 miles!
> | He calls in his boss, who zooms in on his ST1100 Pan 
> European (great use of
> | public resources....about 100 bikes chugged past wearing 
> black illegal
> | visors trying not to catch their eye......) and decides to slap a
> | prohibition order on the bike.
> | I'm in West London 100 miles form home, with "goodies" in 
> my GIVI top box,
> | and I am now prohibited from riding the bike!
> | Plus three points on my license and a 60 GBP penalty.
> | 
> | Thinks.....let the rear tyre down and call the British AA 
> (Automobile Ass'n)
> | for a trailer in to a bike shop.
> | They arrive, and pump me up and send me on my way.....I'm 
> now totally
> | illegal, and face a ban on my licence, 2000 GPB fine and 
> imprisonment.
> | I call into a bike show room who kindly let me use their 
> yellow pages, and
> | track down a dealer in South London who can do me an 
> emergency fitting
> | today.
> | I creep to Motorcycle City in by Vauxhall bridge, keeping 
> my eyes peeled for
> | plods on bikes, and 3 hours later now have a shiny new pair 
> of BT020's.
> | Couldn't get Avons for love nor money...I think the fire 
> there last week has
> | disrupted deliveries.
> | 
> | I rode home on the new tyres, slowly, but the bike is still 
> illegal as I
> | should not ride it AT ALL (even though I have a pair of new 
> boots on it)
> | until it has had a full MOT (Ministry of Transport) fitness 
> test which has
> | to then be taken to the police station. 
> | Be warned, if you have one that looks iffy, dump it!
> | 
> | An expensive day....:-(
> | 
> | PS, the BT020's feel quite nice, handle overbanding very 
> well, even riding
> | gently there was a feeling of stability in didn't get with 
> the Avons, but I
> | have a weird combo on, an AV35 front and an AV40 Supersport II rear.
> | - -- 
> | Neil "Diamond Dawg" Tracey
> | ex Sprint Sport. 99 Red ST
> | Bath. UK.
> 
> 
> 
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