229 Points And Still Driving

[All uphill]

I think when it comes to public safety locking people up is very justified.

The guy that got 3 years for selling dodgy Firesticks was no physical risk to anyone. Turf him out to make space for people that really do endanger us, have the Firestick guy do some community service that benefits society.

While a persistent banned or uninsured driver is in prison the rest of us are a little bit safer.

Spot on.

Incarceration is not great for rehabilitation and recovery - there are better options for that - but it does protect the public.

 

[simongt]

Would graduated fines be more effective - £500 per point ?

In one European country, can't recall which, apparently driving fines are allocated as a percentage of your income, thus all pay an evenly proportional amount.
Seems a fairer system.

 

[classic33]

In one European country, can't recall which, apparently driving fines are allocated as a percentage of your income, thus all pay an evenly proportional amount.
Seems a fairer system.

Finland

 

[Vantage]

Exceptional hardship is supposed to be the deterrent against crime.
I wonder if I were to murder someone, could I get away with it by claiming that incarceration would be exceptional hardship for me and my kids?

 

[PeteXXX]

A driver from Northampton was clocked speeding at an eye-watering 125mph on a notorious stretch of the A43.

Blessing Bhebe, aged 32, was behind the wheel of a BMW snapped by Northamptonshire Police mobile speed cameras on the Corby bypass at 7.06am on April 24, 2024. The legal limit on the dual carriageway road is 70mph.
Bhebe, of Clarence Avenue pleaded guilty using the single justice procedure, where cases are dealt with by a single magistrate using paperwork without requiring a court appearance. He was fined £600 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £240 plus £90 towards prosecution costs and also disqualified from driving for 14 days.

Plus a few others on the same stretch of road
~ Local rag linkie ~