i have been caught by a speed camera - doing 36 in a 30 mph limit.
i knew i'd blown it, realised i wasn't slowing down quick enough from the 40 limit i was just leaving.
anyway, the police at wiltshire have offered me the opportunity of paying them £60 to go on a half day speed awareness workshop - which strangely is the same as paying the fixed penalty fine - which would mean i wouldn't get any endorsement points put on my driving licence.
so, if i say yes to the workshop, that will mean a full day out with ferry, petrol and food costs added on, which will take the actual cost to nearer £100.
i either say yes to the workshop, or i pay a £60 fine and get three points on my licence.
my last speeding penalty was six years ago, so i'm not exactly a bad boy who really needs speed awareness training, am i?
it all seems a bit crazy ...
what would you do?
