Audi driver blasts court for costing him £4500 for passing cyclist too close.

[Cycleops]

A 77 year old motorist was left out of pocket and unhappy that a court penalised him for passing a cyclist within 4ft. DM link:
https://mol.im/a/10919215
What do you think?
Video in the article.

 

[All uphill]

He chose to ignore a penalty notice and then did not attend court; what did he expect?

 

[Cycleops]

...... also refused to attend a driving awareness course. Rest was lawyer fees for pleading not guilty I suspect.

 

[All uphill]

I find it interesting that the newspaper which often takes the " lock them all up" line seems a bit more sympathetic to this "businessman".

 

[I like Skol]

Got to say, but what exactly has the word Audi got to do with anything?

And I am not about to click a DM link, thanks for the warning.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Deserves what he got

 

[ClichéGuevara]

As others have said, the extent he owes was due to his own obstinacy, plus, on the video, it clearly shows him being too close, and the other cars managing to give more room than he did.

If he's that bad at judging distances even with a video to help him, it must be nigh on time to hand his licence back in.

 

[KnittyNorah]

Let's be clear here - he wasn't fined that amount for 'just' passing a cyclist too closely - he refused to attend a course, and ignored an FPN. By his own admission after measuring of the road, he did not leave the prescribed distance yet insists that the lesser distance was ample - IOW he very clearly considers himself above the law in every way possible.

Such people are a constant and ever-present danger to everyone else on the road except for those in a bigger, heavier and more powerful vehicle than his own.

 

[Cycleops]

Got to say, but what exactly has the word Audi got to do with anything?

Well it was a Q7 . ☺️

 

[Alex321]

He didn't leave "at least 4 feet". The cars in front and behind him did (but not much more), he can't have left much more than 2 feet.

He then accepted the offer of a course, but failed to attend, then didn't pay the fixed penalty. Part of the amount of the fine was surely for wasting court time.

I've ridden that road, BTW, last December (on the same ride as the one I posted my last "name that road" in. But I had absolutely no issue with cars that day.

 

[Milzy]

I think all OAP’s should have to pass a driving test every 2 years to continue to keep their license. Most people I know in their 70’s are blind as a bat.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I think all OAP’s should have to pass a driving test every 2 years to continue to keep their license. Most people I know in their 70’s are blind as a bat.

They just pretend not to see you.

 

[Cycleops]

I think all OAP’s should have to pass a driving test every 2 years to continue to keep their license. Most people I know in their 70’s are blind as a bat.

Hey, not so much of putting the boot in to the over seventies. I think a medical and eyesight test should suffice. I'm 70+ and my long sight is fine.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

This driver passed a cyclist way too close and got the offer of an awareness course. He refused that so was issued with a fixed penalty notice. He refused that too.

Obviously, the next stage was being prosecuted at court where he was convicted and had to pay a fine plus costs totalling £1,772 plus a £115 victims’ surcharge.

Now he’s “appalled” by the costs (which don’t include his lawyer’s fee, taking his outlay to about £4,500) and is thinking of appealing.

I’ll bet next time he gets the offer of an awareness course he’ll jump at it. Twat.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61815609 (includes short video)

 

[Sluicehoops]

Its on the BBC if you cannot bring yourself to click on the DM link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61815609