Eat this 2 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 anythins possible aerodynamicilly with enough power thats y i asked how much power its got i know some1 with a non turbo 220 bhp nova and hes had it at about 150 chasin a scoob (the scoob told him the speed as the novas speedo only goes to 120) i also asked about the gearbox bcuz i very much doubt even a turbos box is geared to 177mph but as i said given enough power it is poss and acf isnt in to makin daft claims but i reckon it has 300 bhp MINIMUM Link to post Share on other sites
MK2R32 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I was talking to this Chav yesterday round my mates tyre place, he was telling us he got caught doing an average of 116.4mph over a 3.1mile distance on the M1 nr wakefield, they took him to court, he pleaded with the magistrate that he'd loose his job, gave him the sob story, he even took his boss with him to court. He ended up with 12points and a 1500quid fine. So it is possibe to keep your licence after being caught doing over 100mph but for 3years that the points are on there's always that chance that he could loose it. Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I thought 12 points meant you lost the licence? or do you have to go over 12 then Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 If the magistrate dishs out the points and you get to 12 they can at there discretion allow you to keep your licence, although it is rare.177mph nova's are highly unlikley!!! Bits fall off past about 60. Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 shouldn't that read 117mph????? Link to post Share on other sites
MK2R32 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 It was an average speed over a 3.1miles distance.I though once you'd got to 12 points it was an instant ban but it sounds not. Link to post Share on other sites
mark@vagworx 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 You can still retain your license on 12 points, but as soon as you go 1 over, it's gone.The only Nova I can think of that is capable of that speed is the twin engined Regal Nova. Saw it at Trax a couple of years ago doing 0-60 in 2.8 secs. It holds the 0-60 record at Trax.[ Edited Fri Dec 31 2004, 09:31AM ] Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Once you get 12 points and lose your license, can you not just re-sit your test straight away to get it back? Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 No.You don't loose your licence, your still a licence holder, your just banned from driving, so even if you retook your test you'd still be a licence holder as you where, and banned from driving, as you where. Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Must be different from the 6 points barrier in your first 2 years of driving then. Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Yep Link to post Share on other sites
anorak 0 Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 jaysVR6 wrote;"I don't reckon you were caught mate. "I've had the prosecution notice in the post unfortunately, so I've definately been caught at 113mph.MK2R32 - £1500 fine - think I'd rather have a 6 month ban!!I'd have to sell the car to pay a fine like that anyway As for a 177mph Nova - it's possible (I've seen plenty of 200mph Ford Populars at Santa Pod) but using the rule;Required power increase = Relative increase in top speed cubedmeans that to get a 100bhp Nova GSi (for example) to go from 115mph to 177mph (1.54 times faster) it would need 1.54 x 1.54 x 1.54 times the power.Or about 365bhp.Whether it would stay on the ground at that speed is another matter!! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 iv been in a 220 bhp nova that was doin 140 mph MAX maybe less and all it wanted to do was fly off into the nearest tree/wall/ditch delete as appropriate Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Mark, I'm gutted for you : ( I'm surprised you weren't chased!. Keep us posted as to how it pans out mate.As John said, you could go to court and say about you needing your licence for work etc. You'll probably get a BIG fine and a short ban. Then when you get your licence back, it'll have no points on it but it will have a ban. Or you could get a fine and 12 points, still keep your licence and if you get any more points, you'll loose it for a longer period.I don't fancy your chances with insuring your beast after all this, sorry dude. Link to post Share on other sites
anorak 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I don't fancy your chances with insuring your beast after all this' date=' sorry dude.[/quote']I know, mate. And I was so smug when I got my cover down to about £400 too. That'll teach me!!Might be on the lookout for a nice 1.3CL soon %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
Tommo 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 There is a lesson to be learn't here........It always pays to keep a large sum of money on the passenger seat for use in these kind of situations Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 ooops! type, meant to be 117mph (i haven't looked at this thread since posting that) my bad! lmao Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 i've just read the whole thread...cannot believe how much comment that typo caused! roflmaoit was a standard gte, and he got caught bya camera on a bridge...he has the pic so i'll see if i can borrow it and scan it in. its actually quite funny! Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 It is amazing isn't it Andy, when you see some thing written you assume its in stone! One typo and things go haywire! Bit stupid of us all really to assume a Nova would do 177mph!Mark, if you need to raise some cash, I'll buy ya Shrick off you!! Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 well, was an easy mistake, as most people know on here i never bullshit...my typing skills on the other hand! (i blame the keyboard!) lol Link to post Share on other sites
mina 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Hi MarkJust seen your post. I guess it's a risk we all take when giving our cars some - I just know how tempting it is in your car!!I must have very lucky to have never been caught whilst I had it....Mina Link to post Share on other sites
seadog 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 one of my friends got caught at 149 in his 2.0 16v calibra! his grandad took the points and ban cauz he didnt need to drive any more where as my mate did. he got 18month ban and 6 points and i cant remember the fine! he was lucky cauz he had just been doin just over 170mph. he had just run in his schrick cams, crazy head and 6speed box! that thing really flew but it looked like a spaceship! ive heard of people gettin off by gettin there employer to wirte a letter to the court sayin if they lose there license they`ll b out of a job Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 yep, i got the full story from my mate again today...he was doing about 130 indicated, saw the van on the bridge and braked hard, but too late. they didn't pull him, he got a letter sent to him.he also got his boss to write a letter. he just got seven week ban, no points, and about £100 court costs.oh, and the really funny (or stupid) bit is once he'd been to where he was going when he got caught....he then got pulled over at 95mph on the way home and got 3 points. lmao. Link to post Share on other sites
anorak 0 Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 UPDATE (If anyone's interested).Appeared in court on Tuesday, pleaded guilty, had a sorry schoolboy look on my face and told the magistates how I appreciated that the speed I was doing was totally unacceptable and out of character (half true).I got a 28 day ban and £275 fine which was pretty lenient I thought.Glad I didn't pay the £350 that a solicitor wanted to mitigate for me! Pretty sure I wouldn't have got away without a ban as the 2 guys that went in before me both got 6 points and a fine for doing 101mph and I reckon I had to be made an example of.My only worry now is insurance premiums!Still, I've got 4 weeks of being chauffeured and drinking beer to surf for quotes for bad boys.Anyone know of any understanding insurance brokers? Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 glad they didn't come down on you too hard mate.!best of luck sorting insurance. Link to post Share on other sites
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