Fined £805 for riding on the pavement!

[Lozz360]

From my local rag. The headline is probably deliberately inaccurate as the fine for riding on pavement was just £150. The rest was court costs.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16094111.Cyclist_fined___805_for_riding_on_pavement/

 

[furball]

From my local rag. The headline is probably deliberately inaccurate as the fine for riding on pavement was just £150. The rest was court costs.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16094111.Cyclist_fined___805_for_riding_on_pavement/

Fixed penalties and non payment of them have been discussed previously on these boards. If a fixed penalty isn't paid then the case goes to court. I don't know if this is why this particular case went to court but the court fees should make anyone thinking they can ignore a fixed penalty take notice.

 

[Slick]

Ah, so most of the fine was for non payment? I thought it sounded a bit much.

 

[Lozz360]

The reason it went to court was maybe the defendant denied the charge.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Depending on which part of Marcham road, I’d also ride on the pavement too. It’s a very nasty stretch for cycling. Also IIRC, parts of the footpath are designated a cyclepath anyhow.

Considering the pretty high daily utility cycle usage in and around Abingdon I’d suggest the Police really don’t have enough to do....

 

[Slick]

The reason it went to court was maybe the defendant denied the charge.

I don't think he could deny it, he was fined in his absence.

 

[Drago]

Serves the nodder right. Maybe he'll turn up to Court next time.

 

[Slick]

Depending on which part of Marcham road, I’d also ride on the pavement too. It’s a very nasty stretch for cycling. Also IIRC, parts of the footpath are designated a cyclepath anyhow.

Considering the pretty high daily utility cycle usage in and around Abingdon I’d suggest the Police really don’t have enough to do....

There's a stretch of about 300 yards on my 15 mile commute that I take the pavement as well.

 

[Lozz360]

I don't think he could deny it, he was fined in his absence.

He pleaded not guilty and then didn’t show up at court.

 

[Slick]

He pleaded not guilty and then didn’t show up at court.

So he did.

 

[furball]

Ah, so most of the fine was for non payment? I thought it sounded a bit much.

No. Like I said I don't know if this started off as non acceptance of a fixed penalty or not but it would be unusual for something like this to go straight to court. Fixed penalties exist to remove minor incidents from the court's but they can only be served if there is sufficient evidence for a court case to take place in the event of non acceptance.
The costs were court costs.

 

[Drago]

I often feel the need to use a footway...on my feet. In the extremely rare event I'm unhappy on the road for some reason and revert to the footway I do so on my plates. After all, we'd only moan if peds started blithely wandering about on the road.

 

[jefmcg]

From my local rag. The headline is probably deliberately inaccurate as the fine for riding on pavement was just £150. The rest was court costs.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16094111.Cyclist_fined___805_for_riding_on_pavement/

And they really reamed him on the court costs, browse http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16064809.SCALES_OF_JUSTICE___latest_round_up_of_court_convictions/
Costs are almost always £85
Eg
SAM MORGAN, 29, of Lime Kiln, Wantage, admitted driving at 101mph on the M4 in Berkshire, a 70mph limit zone, on May 4. Fined £500, victim surcharge £50 and costs £85. Six penalty points.

RUTH ELIZABETH BOWERS, 44, of Mill Lane, Marston, was convicted of speeding at 94mph in a 70mph zone on the A34, Chieveley, on June 14. Fined £440, £44 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Five penalty points.

 

[screenman]

To police the road as some cyclist would like the done would need 250,000 police persons per shift.

 

[dodgy]

If he had turned up he might have used the defence that he used the path as the road was too dangerous. I believe the law does allow that as long as he's considerate to other path users.