UK Motorcyclists' Joy Compounded Again/ HMG Fundraiser

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:38 am

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slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:45 am

I still think it would be better if it was like Finland and was a % of your salary, let's face it £100 fine to someone on minimum wage has a far greater impact on someone than say a premier footballer

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:58 am

I think I'll make a concerted effort to become one of Cameron's friends.

He'll just tell me not to do it again.

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:11 am

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Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:25 am

The cynic in me thinks that as there are far fewer traffic officers on the road, and therefore far fewer fines imposed, is this just an attempt to bring the revenue back up?

This is an interesting quote from the bbc website this AM

RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister questioned the proposals.

He said: "People who break the law should bear the consequences but this seems such a wholesale change to the system so you have to ask what was going so badly wrong before.

"Ironically we know that speeding offences have declined over recent years and just last week the Department for Transport confirmed that, even after taking congestion out of the equation, recorded traffic speeds have been dropping for a decade on all types of roads."

Steve

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:36 am

Boxered wrote:The cynic in me thinks that as there are far fewer traffic officers on the road, and therefore far fewer fines imposed, is this just an attempt to bring the revenue back up?

This is an interesting quote from the bbc website this AM

RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister questioned the proposals.

He said: "People who break the law should bear the consequences but this seems such a wholesale change to the system so you have to ask what was going so badly wrong before.

"Ironically we know that speeding offences have declined over recent years and just last week the Department for Transport confirmed that, even after taking congestion out of the equation, recorded traffic speeds have been dropping for a decade on all types of roads."

Steve

except for the Crimea Pass on a sunny weekend

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:46 am

You may say that, I couldn't possibly comment

Steve

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:28 am

I wonder; what's the tariff for failing to display a number plate?

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:09 pm

At £10 000 for speeding, I can see the jails could become crowded - I couldn't pay that.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:27 pm

dave the german wrote:At £10 000 for speeding, I can see the jails could become crowded - I couldn't pay that.

then they'd take your property from you, cast you into the street whereby you lose your voting rights and no longer bother the aristocracy

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:34 pm

That sounds like the B'astard thing of reducing waiting lists etc for the NHS!!

John Coles · Post by **John Coles** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:56 pm

Take no prisoners .... Hamster showed on top gear some yearsa ago with a TVR that speed cameras cannot 'see' cars doing 170+ mph. I have now a de-restricted car that will top 187 mph. If they want £10k from me I will be sure to get my monies worth

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:05 pm

alternatively a "lost" number plate is a non endorsable £30 .....