UK Speeding Laws: Cameras, Tickets and Avoiding a Ban with Jeremy Sirrell

Could one speeding myth cost you your driving licence? UK motoring lawyer Jeremy Sirrell joins BrownCarGuy to explain the rules drivers often misunderstand, from speed cameras and the famous “10% plus 2 mph” belief to Section 172 notices, paperwork errors and avoiding a driving ban.

Jeremy began his legal career advising magistrates, became a Crown Prosecutor and later moved into private practice as a solicitor. Today, around half of his work concerns road traffic law, with the remainder focused on serious criminal cases. That makes him exceptionally well placed to separate motoring law from motoring folklore.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why speeding tickets are more common than they were 20 years ago• The worst mistake to make after receiving a speeding allegation• Whether speed cameras legally have to be yellow• Whether “10% plus 2 mph” has any basis in law• Hard acceleration while remaining below the speed limit• Overtaking, emergencies and “special reasons”• When speeding evidence can genuinely be challenged• What to do when you honestly do not know who was driving• Missing paperwork, absent witnesses and prosecution time limits• Exceptional hardship and avoiding a driving ban• Whether Britain’s 70 mph motorway limit should change• The legality of inappropriate 20 mph limits• Sensible advice for performance-car drivers and petrolheads

Guest: Jeremy Sirrell, Director, COLP and MLRO at Palmers SolicitorsWebsite: https://www.palmerslaw.co.uk/

This conversation is for general information and entertainment. It is not legal advice. Laws, enforcement policies and the facts of individual cases vary. If you face an allegation or court proceedings, seek advice from a suitably qualified legal professional.

If this episode helped, please like, subscribe and tell us in the comments: which UK speeding rule or myth causes the most confusion?

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Chapters

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00:00 Meet motoring lawyer Jeremy Sirrell

01:33 Why are so many drivers getting speeding tickets?

05:13 The biggest mistake after a speeding allegation

06:42 Do speed cameras have to be yellow?

08:35 Is “10% plus 2 mph” actually law?

12:05 Can hard acceleration trigger a camera?

14:01 Is speeding while overtaking ever defensible?

16:13 When can a speeding ticket be challenged?

20:01 What if you genuinely do not know who was driving?

29:28 Can faulty paperwork get a case thrown out?

33:13 Can a driver avoid an apparently inevitable ban?

40:31 The UK speeding law Jeremy would change

43:37 Do blanket 20 mph limits make sense?

45:15 Could an inappropriate 20 mph limit be challenged?

46:05 Jeremy’s advice for petrolheads

50:02 How to contact Jeremy Sirrell

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