Andyl, I fully agree with you. But then we should possibly look at amny other angles too - for exampl are our speed limits reasonable? They are somewhat lower than you might find elsewhere in Europe, and many were set a long time ago when cars and road conditions necessitated much lower limits.
As for getting caught, again I agree. In my case though I wasn't caught; I wasn't even driving! I would suggest you have a quick browse on this thread:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...d=1#post408319
By the way, we should also have blanket punishment. It's widely accepted that driving at over 100mph on a motorway brings an automatic ban. But not if you are a senior policeman in Manchester. Last year one such person went to court for doing something like 103mph; his mitigation was that it was late, minimal traffic, and he felt that conditions were safe enough to drive at that speed. He got off with a fine and points.