Ask Honest John

Most recently answered speeding questions
I was served a NIP which I duly completed admitting that I was the offending driver. No other details were required nor any details of the alleged offence were offered. Suffice to say that I was driving...
We received a letter from the police just over a month ago regarding a speeding fine. In the letter they stated that they were aware we were not the owner of the car at the time of the offence, but asked...
It seems Swindon is piloting the Spanish system of speed sensitive traffic lights, which you have often championed in your column.
I recently saw something I have never seen before: an honest approach to dealing with speeding that is motivated by road safety rather than revenue collection. Driving in France along a straight stretch...
I recall reading an article about how a speed camera recorded details if a vehicle was over the limit, but not sufficiently so to issue a ticket, and those records were kept on a site accessible to the...
I have recently returned from Australia where I was driving a hired car. I have now received two speeding fines in the post relating to being caught on camera. As I drove over 3600 miles in four weeks...
To realise the depths to which the ‘law’ can sink in the UK, please search for "SPEED CAMERA DEBACLE" on YouTube.
Last night I was flashed by gantry cameras on the M25 which I am told now enforce the national limit even when the variable function is switched off. As I had the cruise set on a respectable 73 mph how...
Would speed activated traffic lights at the approach to a village centre need to be installed on both sides of the road? (I believe they are used in Spain but do not go there). Some local people here have...
With reference to the Government’s plans to install extra speed limit signs. I can see the logic as to why this should be thought necessary. My wife and I recently toured an unfamiliar area using ordinary...