It ultimately all depends on what defence you offer and the circumstances and evidence that the officer has to put forward. I wouldn't resign myself to points, but if it puts your mind at ease I have known people to be caught doing greater speeds than you and retain their entitlement to drive. It's all about how you prepare your defence.

Hi, In the first instance I would write to Humberside Police and ask for the officer using the equipments up to date certification of competency and training for use. I am assuming you were cautioned and interviewed at the roadside and signed either the officers notebook or record of interview admitting the offence? When you receive the court papers you will have the opportunity to offer mitigating circumstances to the offence, you will need to think very carefully regarding how you respond to this. It wouldn't hurt to speed to the speed enforcement team at Humberside to request this information and an update, the police have to date met their obligation by advising of the intended prosecution. I personally wouldn't sit back and wait for a ban, you will undoubtly understand and accept in hindsight that what you did was wrong, however if your mother was ill and your mind elsewhere it's not unreasonable to believe the national speed limit applies on a dual carriageway. Hope this helps. Kind Regards Chris Apologies I was supposed to write speak to the speed enforcement team... Not speed, done enough of that.

Hi Julian, Unfortunately the amount of time that has passed now would make it unlikely that a successful criminal prosecution would come about as a result of this incident. That said what has happened does appear to be of a criminal nature given that the individuals who manhandled your vehicle were reckless in their actions, and any reasonable person could have foreseen that damage may have been caused as a result of what was taking place. Whilst CCTV is always great, you have a witness who I assume is independent and prepared to state what they observed. You have come this far and are clearly very aggrieved by what happened. I would be inclined to continue progressing with the matter through a civil court explaining the delay in bringing about the case due to evidence gathering and exhausting all other avenues. That's my thoughts anyway, hope it helps and best of luck. Chris