After more than 50 years of driving, I've received my first notification of speeding.

I have evidently missed a reduction in limit on a dual carriageway from 40mph to 30mph.
Obviously my fault, but I was totally unaware.

Wake up old men, don't take things for granted.

If offered, I'm likely to take the awareness course.

Any advice ?

I wasn't in my car, I was driving Val's.

Bummer!

No advice, sorry, but I got one in the last hour of the journey back from Turin in 2024; when the notification arrived in the post I noticed the missus had a similar notification, in fact she had been caught less than an hour later driving home after having landed at Edinburgh from Dubai!

I went back to where I got the ticket last night, to understand where I went wrong.

All there was, were two warnings of upcoming speed limit signs, a speed trap warning sign, two 30mph signs and 30mph written in three foot tall letters on the road.

What chance did I have ?

The speed camera was only installed recently.

Ooops

Hopefully you will be offered the awareness course.

Presume its another road where they have set up works - but none being done.

30 on dual carriage way is a bit barmy though. It always used to be 50 in works.

Good luck.

as long as you where not massively over the speed limit , and with your excellent history you will offered the awareness course , its easy to do on line think it costs £100 and is about 1 1/2 -2 hours long ,.my wife did it 3 years ago
caught in a speed reduction limit on motorway , she said the course was very straightforward ..

lucky it was not in Scotland !!! no speed awareness course available ,so minimum 3 points and a fine .....thanks to the SNP muppets in govt in Scotland !!