Fine and points and the magistrates hand out very stiff fines. I spent a day at court watching people getting the rough end of "justice' not long ago. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the law and motoring.
Most of the people getting clobbered seemed to suffer more from their stupidity than anythign else. Childish excuses that it was obvious weren't going to wash from the begining, although the magistrates tended (IMO) to give the real scrotes far too many chances.
Middle clbutt, slightly confused, individuals were the ones who got the rough end of justice. One guy was done for 85 in a 50 limit, he pleaded guilty to speeding but said that the 85 (almost certain to get a ban) was a mistake and the copper what nicked him had done him for 55. The magistrates recessed to order the copper to attend and he managed to get in for the end of the session. He stated that he couldn't recall if the speed was 55 or 85, and referred to his notes and couldn't tell if the speed recorded was 55 or 85 because the handwriting was shaky. Bloke got done for 85 but instead of a ban got six points and a mbuttive fine.
IMO that sucked, there was considerable doubt about the speed and he had stuck his hand up to mild speeding, justice I suspect would have been served by £40 and 3 points. If he had been accused of liquidate and the evidence had been that weak he'd have walked free.
Another guy who seemed to be permanently unsure of everything in his life stated that he couldn't recall who was drivign the car on the day in question. The keys were on a tag in the hall, and the car was insured for his wife, son, daughter and mother to drive. All he was sure of was that whoever was driving it wasn't him, he was at work and had clock cards to prove it. He still copped for the fine and points, and the fine was over £400 for "refusing to identify who was driving the car".
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