Ant, ( not Dec) has received the highest fine ever for drink driving. £86k. Plus a 20 month ban. Is it fair to fine someone more for an equivalent crime because they are richer? It is less than 5 days pay for him apparently! So the equivalent of a couple of hundred quid for most people.
Seems fair to me if it is to have any meaning. When you put it like that, Less than 5 days pay, seems pretty low.
It is interesting that the press and public have so far been very positive. I don’t recall the likes of Tony Adams getting quite so much support.
My own view that he's a drunk driving twerp who endangered the lives of an innocent family and child. Between that and the toupee he's beyond help. But... If he's genuinely contrite, learns from the experience, and modifies his behaviour, then maybe he can salvage something positive from the experience. Only time will tell.
Seems fair to me. I got a monkey fine and 20 MTHS in 95 for twice the limit. Mind you I was paying myself £250 a week ..so I was robbed and treated harshly
Does anyone really care? I guess trial by media is as popular now as public stoning once was. It fills the column inches I suppose.
Ought to ban any drunk driver from any car for period of ban whether driving or not. So public transport only.
Drink driving is unacceptable and those caught deserve to be punished. However he has demons so he also needs a lot of help.
