!st MOT on PCX - passed without any issues!

[iceman]

Nearly 12Kmiles on the clock and still on original IRC tyres. Thought they may fail it on steering bearings as there is a very slight 'ident' at centre but hardly noticable, and rear tyre is nearly on the wear bars but still has lots of tread all over other than that. Glad it passed

[gn2]

Good that it passed, MoT time is always a nuisance.
12,000 miles on an IRC rear is pretty amazing, I never got half that on an IRC rear.
I take it riding in London you rarely get much over 30mph?
Perhaps the high wear on IRCs is caused by sustained riding above 50mph...?

[eggman]

i have over 12 k on my -p cx and it runs like new

[iceman]

Good that it passed, MoT time is always a nuisance.
12,000 miles on an IRC rear is pretty amazing, I never got half that on an IRC rear.
I take it riding in London you rarely get much over 30mph?
Perhaps the high wear on IRCs is caused by sustained riding above 50mph...?

It's getting near the point it will need replacing, but as I will have to have a change of job in June, my days of scooter commuting may be near an end - time will tell.
I ride over 30 most of the time but also go 30-40, but now with the new speeding fines that come in from April, 1mph over any 20-30mph limit, if caught, leads to 3 points and a percentage of a weeks wages, 1mph over a 40+ limit leads to more points and a weeks wages! (this is about right, can't remember the actual fines but it's bad now).

[gn2]

Those are simply the theoretical tables.
The reality will be that you will not be charged for 1mph over, there has to be a reasonable margin of error.
Chances are the current system will continue but with higher fines.

[JohnL]

According to reports in our papers here in Queensland, the police here do not recognise any margin for error. People have been booked for as little as 2kph over the limit.

It's called revenue raising.

[mowzertron]

According to the National Police Chiefs' Council many forces don't prosecute until you reach 35 in a 30 or 46 in a 40 (10% for driver concentration and 2mph speedometer error). Also minor speeding offences will still result in a fixed penalty notice and usually a £100 fine. Only if your speed is well in excess would you land in court. For 20mph limit over 31mph. For 30mph about 45mph could land you in court.

Anyone speeding to those excesses in built up areas deserve the bigger fines to be fair.