Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger
24 April 2018, 12:10 PM
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Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger
https://northyorkshire.police.uk/new...jammer-prison/
Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger is handed an eight-month prison sentence
Posted on 23 April 2018 at 15:36pm in News stories
A company director who fitted a laser jammer to his Range Rover and made rude gestures as he drove past police safety cameras has been jailed.
Timothy Hill, 67, threw the device in a river behind his home in Grassington when he found out that officers had launched an investigation.
But today he was jailed for eight months at Teesside Crown Court and banned from driving for a year for perverting the course of justice.
Hill drove past North Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety camera vans on the A19 near Easingwold, Thirsk and Crathorne on three occasions in December.
On all three occasions, he was photographed gesturing at the camera with his middle finger. Police also detected a laser jammer on his white Range Rover.
Officers began an investigation and Hill initially lied about where the vehicle was and tried to destroy the jammer.
But after officers visited his home and interviewed him about the incidents, he admitted he had fitted the device to his car.
Police were unable to ascertain his speed but charged him with perverting the course of justice, which he pleaded guilty to at court.
The judge who jailed Hill said such actions “strike at the heart” of the justice system and his sentence must act as a deterrent to others.
Traffic Constable Andrew Forth, who led the investigation for North Yorkshire Police, said afterward: “If you want to attract our attention, repeatedly gesturing at police camera vans with your middle finger while you’re driving a distinctive car fitted with a laser jammer is an excellent way to do it.
“It’s also an excellent way to end up in prison. As Hill’s case shows, perverting the course of justice is a very serious charge which carries a custodial sentence.
“It’s our job to keep road users safe across all 6,000 miles of North Yorkshire’s roads. Mobile safety camera vans are an important tool to do that – they are proven to reduce collisions and they help save lives.
“Drivers who fit laser jammers may mistakenly feel smug about ‘getting one over’ on the police. But we can tell if motorists are using these devices, and we will always endeavour to bring them to justice.”
Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger is handed an eight-month prison sentence
Posted on 23 April 2018 at 15:36pm in News stories
A company director who fitted a laser jammer to his Range Rover and made rude gestures as he drove past police safety cameras has been jailed.
Timothy Hill, 67, threw the device in a river behind his home in Grassington when he found out that officers had launched an investigation.
But today he was jailed for eight months at Teesside Crown Court and banned from driving for a year for perverting the course of justice.
Hill drove past North Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety camera vans on the A19 near Easingwold, Thirsk and Crathorne on three occasions in December.
On all three occasions, he was photographed gesturing at the camera with his middle finger. Police also detected a laser jammer on his white Range Rover.
Officers began an investigation and Hill initially lied about where the vehicle was and tried to destroy the jammer.
But after officers visited his home and interviewed him about the incidents, he admitted he had fitted the device to his car.
Police were unable to ascertain his speed but charged him with perverting the course of justice, which he pleaded guilty to at court.
The judge who jailed Hill said such actions “strike at the heart” of the justice system and his sentence must act as a deterrent to others.
Traffic Constable Andrew Forth, who led the investigation for North Yorkshire Police, said afterward: “If you want to attract our attention, repeatedly gesturing at police camera vans with your middle finger while you’re driving a distinctive car fitted with a laser jammer is an excellent way to do it.
“It’s also an excellent way to end up in prison. As Hill’s case shows, perverting the course of justice is a very serious charge which carries a custodial sentence.
“It’s our job to keep road users safe across all 6,000 miles of North Yorkshire’s roads. Mobile safety camera vans are an important tool to do that – they are proven to reduce collisions and they help save lives.
“Drivers who fit laser jammers may mistakenly feel smug about ‘getting one over’ on the police. But we can tell if motorists are using these devices, and we will always endeavour to bring them to justice.”
24 April 2018, 01:08 PM
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If you want to attract our attention, repeatedly gesturing at police camera vans with your middle finger while you’re driving a distinctive car fitted with a laser jammer is an excellent way to do it.
taking one for the team lol
taking one for the team lol
24 April 2018, 01:21 PM
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Have to say given some of the opther sentances handed out for much more serious crimes does seem overly harsh.
Why not fine him a weeks pay and ban him for a year, you know just like ant did from drink driving and crashing.
Why not fine him a weeks pay and ban him for a year, you know just like ant did from drink driving and crashing.
24 April 2018, 02:33 PM
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Got to agree, too many times are sentences not in line with the severity of the crime. The driver did come across as an arrogant barsteward though.
24 April 2018, 03:52 PM
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i.e. they are making an example of him, so it gets in the news and other entitled ******* aren't quite as sure they'll get away with doing the same thing.
I suspect it will be appealed and the sentence reduced (he's rich enough to afford the legal fees) so that he doesn't actually serve any time, but that won't make the headlines...
24 April 2018, 06:17 PM
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"The judge who jailed Hill said such actions “strike at the heart” of the justice system and his sentence must act as a deterrent to others."
i.e. they are making an example of him, so it gets in the news and other entitled ******* aren't quite as sure they'll get away with doing the same thing.
I suspect it will be appealed and the sentence reduced (he's rich enough to afford the legal fees) so that he doesn't actually serve any time, but that won't make the headlines...
i.e. they are making an example of him, so it gets in the news and other entitled ******* aren't quite as sure they'll get away with doing the same thing.
I suspect it will be appealed and the sentence reduced (he's rich enough to afford the legal fees) so that he doesn't actually serve any time, but that won't make the headlines...
24 April 2018, 06:25 PM
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"The judge who jailed Hill said such actions “strike at the heart” of the justice system and his sentence must act as a deterrent to others."
i.e. they are making an example of him, so it gets in the news and other entitled ******* aren't quite as sure they'll get away with doing the same thing.
I suspect it will be appealed and the sentence reduced (he's rich enough to afford the legal fees) so that he doesn't actually serve any time, but that won't make the headlines...
i.e. they are making an example of him, so it gets in the news and other entitled ******* aren't quite as sure they'll get away with doing the same thing.
I suspect it will be appealed and the sentence reduced (he's rich enough to afford the legal fees) so that he doesn't actually serve any time, but that won't make the headlines...
24 April 2018, 10:39 PM
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24 April 2018, 10:45 PM
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to its this d*ckhead. 
25 April 2018, 08:02 AM
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25 April 2018, 12:48 PM
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so you should pass the car within the speed limit and hit the car in the other lane head on because the over take speed is so low.
or would it be safer to get by reasonably faster?
i suggest the later myself.
25 April 2018, 01:00 PM
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I actually don't bother overtaking these days, stick my car on adaptive auto cruise, it just follows the car Infront 2 seconds behind, alot less stressful.
25 April 2018, 02:04 PM
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So, Felix, there are no artificially low limits in the UK? No cameras positioned in otherwise safe places JUSt to catch someone who goes over an arbitrary limit?
Cue Felix to come out with the bullsh*t about it being the law...like that bothers coppers going for a conviction, stealing and selling drugs....etc
But oh, I forgot, YOU never do owt like that, do you Felix, so your sanctimonious bullcr@p is OK to spout
25 April 2018, 03:15 PM
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Then it wasn't safe to overtake then - careless or dangerous driving
25 April 2018, 06:47 PM
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Can you be done for traveling to slow?
I ask as i pass a local speed cash van at 15 mph for safety reasons,( it's a 30 limit dual carriageway) it has many potholes & the low sun often shines in my eyes.
I ask as i pass a local speed cash van at 15 mph for safety reasons,( it's a 30 limit dual carriageway) it has many potholes & the low sun often shines in my eyes.