Lets face it, in general, the standard of policing of our road networks is utter pooe these days. If it can't be detected by camera, a road traffic offence generally goes undetected and unpunished.
Earlier this week, my sister in law was involved in an accident where a car driven by uninsured and unlicensed drivers. But they were taxed, so that's OK, because a camera said it was.
What makes me laugh is that the car in question had been pulled over by the police earlier in the day, but 2 hours later they were still out on the roads, ultimately quite badly injuring my sister in law and writing off my brother's car.
I have no doubt that the driver(s) will have gone through several cameras recently, but that doesn't matter, because the car won't have been registered to them, so they will have escaped punishment. However, it was excessive speed that caused the accident.
On the other hand, my wife, with over 12 years of totally faultless driving behind her, is currently awaiting a NIP for exceeding the limit on a 40mph dual carriageway at 8pm on a weekday evening, when there was no other traffic around. She's likely to end up with points and a fine as she's driving a taxed, insured car, registered to her.
In the above 2 cases, the drivers of an uninsured, unregistered car driving without a license will more than likely get away with it, whereas my wife who's totally legal will get points and a fine.
How can that be right? - Numbers on a stick isn't a relevent answer.
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