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Police said in a later post that they had reported the driver for speeding and he would likely be made to attend a speeding awareness course, which costs around $135. "Alternatively he could take the three penalty points and £100 fine (around $125)," the department added.
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Attending a speed awareness course makes drivers aware of the dangers of speeding, Robertson adds.
The speed awareness course is a popular choice.
I received a lovely invitation from the police to attend a "Speed Awareness Course".
"Increasing a motorist's premium simply because they have attended a speed awareness course is utterly unfair," she says.
Drivers caught speeding can often avoid a fine by attending a speed awareness course – but fail to show up at your peril.
Although a speed awareness course is a replacement for penalty points, it doesn't change the fact that the person involved has committed a speeding offence.
"Unlike a fixed penalty or court-endorsed speeding offence, a speed awareness course does not in any way represent a conviction".
Any speeding offences I've committed since going on a "speed awareness course" a few years ago, for example, have been done while consciously and simultaneously attempting to obey the speed limit.
Unlike penalty points, insurance firms cannot check whether a driver has taken a speed awareness course unless they admit to it, as this information is held by local police forces rather than the DVLA.
A spokesman at the firm, which includes companies such as Admiral, elephant.co.uk, Diamond, and confused.com, said: "Attending a speed awareness course is something we take into account when calculating a premium.
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