I've only just received the initial letter, so it is possible that I will be offered a Driver Awareness course. I have no points on my licence and have never been done for speeding before.

To put this in a bit of context, I was travelling southbound from Heathrow when I was caught by the camera. On the way up at 4.30am the signs were saying that the northbound motorway was closed between junctions 4A and 3. It wasn’t - it was fully open. The signs were wrong. Anyway, your comments have been helpful and I will just suck it up. Thanks

The cones from the works had been placed off the motorway at the side of the road. All four lanes were fully open, so I don’t think anything was drying or hardening on the carriageway. There were no maintenance vehicles or workmen anywhere to be seen.

I have just been given a £100 fine and 3 points for going 60mph on the M3 in Surrey at 5.27am. There had been overnight roadworks which had been cleared away long ago with no sign of any vehicles or workmen and all four lanes fully open. Overhead signs were still showing 3 lanes closed and a 50mph limit. I slowed down to that speed before increasing to 60mph when I realised there was no sign of the works and the motorway was completely clear. it seems really harsh to be fined for going 60mph on a fully open 4 lane motorway at 5 in the morning with hardly any traffic. Should I risk taking this to the Magistrate’s Court?