The Road Maniac and Pathetic Punishment Thread

[Drago]

As it says on the tin - a handy compartment to store all our examples of loons that get away with a derisory punishment.

Like this chap, clocked doing 125 MPH on the Corby by pass. Fined a few shekels that'll make him grumble a bit, but 14 day driving ban will surely teach him that extreme lawbreaking brings commensurate extreme consequences. Not.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/...at-125mph-on-notorious-stretch-of-a43-4873324

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

As it says on the tin - a handy compartment to store all our examples of loons that get away with a derisory punishment.

Like this chap, clocked doing 125 MPH on the Corby by pass. Fined a few shekels that'll make him grumble a bit, but 14 day driving ban will surely teach him that extreme lawbreaking brings commensurate extreme consequences. Not.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/...at-125mph-on-notorious-stretch-of-a43-4873324

Might one suggest that the chances of him taking any notice whatsoever of the driving ban are limited???

If I was a traffic cop I would make spotting him driving around to me my prime mission for the next 2 weeks!!

and also - £900 and he was in a BMW - if it was new (ish) then he will probably not even notice that except as something that he can moan about ad nausium to his "mates".

 

[PedallingNowhereSlowly]

and also - £900 and he was in a BMW - if it was new (ish) then he will probably not even notice that except as something that he can moan about ad nausium to his "mates".

In all probability, probably bought on finance. Probably mortgaged to the hilt and relying on credit cards to pay bills.

 

[MontyVeda]

a guy i used to work for stacked up 12 points all because of speeding... £1500 fine and a one week ban. Fecking ridiculous!

 

[Drago]

A whole week? Book a weeks leave from work, problem solved. Not much of a deterrent.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

What annoys me is when they get to a point where they should get a ban

Then don;t get banned because of "special circumstances"
then do it again and still don't get a ban

at that point I would say they have had all the warnings - plus been let off
so if they have got that far then they have made their own decision to get banned - and that decision should be respected no matter what the consequences

 

[Mo1959]

125mph is pretty much a missile if it all goes wrong. Bloody car should be crushed and a decent ban.

 

[Drago]

What annoys me is when they get to a point where they should get a ban

Then don;t get banned because of "special circumstances"
then do it again and still don't get a ban

at that point I would say they have had all the warnings - plus been let off
so if they have got that far then they have made their own decision to get banned - and that decision should be respected no matter what the consequences

You get my vote for Justice Minister.

 

[sheddy]

Kill - receive one year ban

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8djex4p3zo.amp

 

[Drago]

Kill - receive one year ban

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8djex4p3zo.amp

Given a barely any greater than the commercial value of the elements and chemicals in the body more the person he killed. That'll learn him.

 

[BrumJim]

A whole week? Book a weeks leave from work, problem solved. Not much of a deterrent.

Didn't Elton John's partner get a 1 day ban? Affects insurance, as in a massive price hike if you have been subject to a driving ban.

 

[Alex321]

Kill - receive one year ban

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8djex4p3zo.amp

If the sentencing guidelines were applied, then the court must have considered it to be category C on culpability - i.e. Only just over the threshold for careless driving.

Otherwise a custodial sentence would have been mandatory.
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.u...g-death-by-careless-or-inconsiderate-driving/

 

[Gunk]

If you read the article sounds like they need to also work on education as well as enforcement, the 14 day ban is not a deterrent

 

[Alex321]

If you read the article sounds like they need to also work on education as well as enforcement, the 14 day ban is not a deterrent

No, although the maximum they can give is 56 days unless there are aggravating circumstances, and him pleading guilty will have reduced it.

You are right about education though, given there were two other reported to have been going even faster on the same road in the last year.

 

[Drago]

If the sentencing guidelines were applied, then the court must have considered it to be category C on culpability - i.e. Only just over the threshold for careless driving.

Otherwise a custodial sentence would have been mandatory.
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.u...g-death-by-careless-or-inconsiderate-driving/

See, the guidance is bollards.

You're either stealing, or you're not.

You're a murderer, more you're not.

You rob a bank or you don't.

This idea that its more acceptable to be a little bit careless is nonsense, especially when someone has died. They were careless, full stop.