That's definitely dangerous driving in my book - as RobJP states, do what your solicitor suggests.

It'll be your lucky day if my brother-in-law ISN'T on the bench - he'd be looking for any way to increase the penalties beyond a ban.

The link is fine to click on - it's a youtube video.

I can't believe this is a genuine OP. Everyone has been politer than I feel about it. The consequences could have been horrendous - you are lucky to just be facing driving ban. As others have said, listen to your solicitor. There is no excuse.

You've been charged with dangerous driving because your driving was, in the view of the police / CPS, dangerous.

You were travelling at such a speed whilst overtaking that someone attempting to pull out would have been placed in severe danger due to your actions.

Of course, if you feel that this is all wrong, then feel free to turn up in court with your dashcam footage as your 'defence'.

I suspect you will find a set of magistrates to be very un-sympathetic, however.

It would appear that i have listed this on the wrong forum/site.as it would appear i have just been slated by you guys

please make it constructive not just what you have read i know the cosequences so i do not need slated thats not why i have posted here its to get some advice on is this dangeros or careless or just driving in excess of the speed limit.

I think that most contributors to this forum do not view it as a resource for facilitating dangerous / illegal driving to evade the consequences of the law, but rather offering (generally!) constructive advice to enable the OP to make a balanced judgement as to whether a situation falls inside or outside of the law, and therefore how to proceed if further legal action is taken.

I don’t claim to be holier than thou, as (hopefully only occasionally and inadvertently), I sometimes find that I am driving over the speed limit but generally this is either on familiar roads where the limit has recently been lowered (a fair cop!), or on sections of road where the limit seems to vary every few hundred yards for no obvious reason other than to catch out unwary motorists.

However driving at 53mph in a 30mph limit (a residential zone? – I can’t download the video) is reckless and dangerous rather than careless in my book and I should expect it to be dealt with severely.

however i think this should have been a speeding fine done at the roadsidet.

ACPO Guidelines on speeding have court proceedings for all cases of 50 mph and above in a 30 limit - at 53 mph, it wasa never going to be a Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty (CoFP) www.cambs.police.uk/roadsafety/docs/201305-uoba-jo...f

Under Magistrates Sentencing Guidelines, the speeding alone is a Band C offence with a 7-56 day ban and a fine of about 1.5 times weekly income www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/item/speedin.../ www.forum.drinkdriving.org/have-you-been-caught-co...m

Edited by RT on 13/04/2017 at 21:31

I would rather be charged with dangerous driving than careless-at least it shows you know what you are doing.

The link is fine to click on - it's a youtube video.

Finally got around to watching it. What total stupidity. Over 50 mph in a 30 mph built up area on a wet night at a junction.

Hope the police have copied the footage to use as evidence.

You sir deserve the maximum penalty possibe.