Speeding conundrum

“Jack McKeown recently reported that car speedometers show cars travelling faster than they are because car companies do not want to face legal action in the case of drivers caught speeding or involved in a fatal accident,” writes a Craigie regular.

“There are two reasons why I question that assertion. One is that, when entering villages with signs indicating approaching cars’ speeds, I always find that the signs are showing the same speed as my speedometer.

“The second is that I have adhered faithfully to speed limits ever since the authorities put six points on my licence for two speeding offences. I travel at exactly the limit where appropriate and safe.

“I am then passed by almost everything in sight, especially on stretches such as that between Claypotts and the Monifieth turn-off on the Dundee – Arbroath dual carriageway. I stick to the 40 mph limit, but hardly anybody else does.

“Every now and then, however, I find many fast drivers suddenly slow down and join my funeral procession. The reason? A speed camera or a police car ahead!

“If it is correct that my speedometer is reading high, why do other cars not continue to pass me in these circumstances?” missing Boys’ Brigade Trophies.

“There are many Dundee Battalion, Boys’ Brigade, prized trophies, which are competed for every year, and, should be returned to the BB office at the end of that time.

“However, sadly, many have never been returned and are out there somewhere, maybe on a shelf, in a cupboard or in someone’s house. We would be