229 Points And Still Driving

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Alex321

Guru
Location
South Wales
I don't agree one iota with the sentiment, I feel it's entirely without justification.

It simply allows criminality without consequence.

I do agree with the sentiment above, but it should be applied MUCH more rigorously.

There are around 38,000 motorists banned for 12 points each year, but around 8,000-9,000 who reach 12 points but don't get a ban. It should be genuinely exceptional, not something that around 1 in 5 who reach the 11 points can exploit. And only ever ONCE. There is no excuse for breaking the law again once you have been given that chance.
 
It isn't supposed to be "hardship" for you, but rather for others who depend on you. The idea being that the offender should be punished, but innocent dependents should not be.

Understood, but if I lose my professional licence my dependents would also experience hardship, and I know exactly what the judge would say if I tried to use that excuse to avoid losing it; and quite right too.
 

roubaixtuesday

self serving virtue signaller
I do agree with the sentiment above, but it should be applied MUCH more rigorously.

There are around 38,000 motorists banned for 12 points each year, but around 8,000-9,000 who reach 12 points but don't get a ban. It should be genuinely exceptional, not something that around 1 in 5 who reach the 11 points can exploit. And only ever ONCE. There is no excuse for breaking the law again once you have been given that chance.

Fair enough.
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
It's something everyone can get angry about. Not just a bunch of bloody cyclists.

I could imagine a more driving-oriented population taking a different line to Cyclechat on - say - the question of 20mph limits, or particular speed cameras. And I would probably understand their thinking, even if I didn't agree.

But what this hardship loophole nonsense is doing is making the roads more dangerous for all road users. These aren't just people who picked up a speeding ticket through a lapse of concentration. These are people who never concentrate. They are the elite minority of selfish dickheads that everyone driving, cycling or crossing the road encounters regularly and hates with a passion.
 

tyred

Legendary Member
Location
Ireland
I’d love to hear from an insurer whether this guy would actually get cover. The article only reports he is still entitled to drive, not that he definitely is driving.

You would hope that every insurance company would regard him as uninsurable.

In which case, he'll just drive without insurance.
 

lazybloke

Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
Location
Leafy Surrey
Which wil be another 6 points.

Yes, and no longer a custodial option, if i remember correctly.

Although given the previous acceptance of the exceptional hardship plea, i doubt custody would ever be considered anyway.

If there's a legitimate exceptional circumstance, then the driver ahould have their vehicle confiscated and replaced with something embarrassing like a Twizzy, Robin or Metro. With fluffy dice.
 

Beebo

Firm and Fruity
Location
Hexleybeef
There was someone here who got stopped for drink driving seven times in one year.

Someone like that is beyond help.

A ban doesn’t work, i suspect a brief stay in prison doesn’t work either and you can’t lock someone up for ever.

Society as a whole can do very little against persistent offenders who simply don’t care.
 
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