Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 months agoEmma Watson banned from driving for speedingwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down10
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minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoThe amount you are allowed to drive over the speed limit is in fact 0mph (0 km/h for us Europeans). Tolerance of violations of this is a sign of a deeply broken society
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoIn the UK you’re allowed 10% (and I think +2mph) due to car speedo’s not being 100% accurate.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIt’s actually not law, just custom. Most/all speedometers over estimate for this reason. The motorway cameras, near Birmingham have been known to issue tickets for doing 71mph.
The amount you are allowed to drive over the speed limit is in fact 0mph (0 km/h for us Europeans).
Tolerance of violations of this is a sign of a deeply broken society
In the UK you’re allowed 10% (and I think +2mph) due to car speedo’s not being 100% accurate.
It’s actually not law, just custom. Most/all speedometers over estimate for this reason.
The motorway cameras, near Birmingham have been known to issue tickets for doing 71mph.