speeding fines to possibly go up by £5..
12 January 2004, 03:31 PM
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just listening to the news on radio 1 , it says the government is looking to increase speeding fines by £5 to raise cash for the fight against crime.
Wonderful news ...
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Wonderful news ...
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12 January 2004, 05:00 PM
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So if everybody kept under the speed limits for 6 months or so, does that mean this government / country / police force would be shafted because they have no money? If that is indeed true then it is a sad fcuked up state of affairs 
12 January 2004, 05:03 PM
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So the message being sent out is...
to fund the ongoing fight against crime, we need more people to commit a crime to fund the fight.
That's what I called joined up government thinking
to fund the ongoing fight against crime, we need more people to commit a crime to fund the fight.
That's what I called joined up government thinking
12 January 2004, 05:32 PM
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I thought the money was going to a victims of crime fund?
Anyway yet again the motorist will foot the bill.
Why - because it is easy to extract money from the motorist rather than a druggie with no fixed abode.
Scumbags commit the crimes like robbery or rape and the motorist pays their way for them - This sucks but then again it a new labour way of doing things.
Victims should be compensated, no argument but by the perpertator(s) of the crimes.
Another example of this governments inability to fix the problem.
Also Labour are thinking about an extra tax on alcohol to go into a fund for the crimes commited by drunkards - yet again the responsibility is taken away from the criminal and put elsewhere.
With this logic then the extra money for speeding should come from the car manufacturers or retailers as they sold a car capable of breaking the law.
What a farce
New Labour - MY ****!
[Edited by Paul Habgood - 1/12/2004 5:34:03 PM]
Anyway yet again the motorist will foot the bill.
Why - because it is easy to extract money from the motorist rather than a druggie with no fixed abode.
Scumbags commit the crimes like robbery or rape and the motorist pays their way for them - This sucks but then again it a new labour way of doing things.
Victims should be compensated, no argument but by the perpertator(s) of the crimes.
Another example of this governments inability to fix the problem.
Also Labour are thinking about an extra tax on alcohol to go into a fund for the crimes commited by drunkards - yet again the responsibility is taken away from the criminal and put elsewhere.
With this logic then the extra money for speeding should come from the car manufacturers or retailers as they sold a car capable of breaking the law.
What a farce
New Labour - MY ****!
[Edited by Paul Habgood - 1/12/2004 5:34:03 PM]
12 January 2004, 05:39 PM
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I almost got a free toaster with the points I had a few years ago!
Outrageous that the government can even consider this in light of how much they are currently robbing from the average motorist.
Outrageous that the government can even consider this in light of how much they are currently robbing from the average motorist.
12 January 2004, 06:03 PM
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This new proposal is just sickening.[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] God, I loathe this Politically Correct government. They are just so feckin' cynical.[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Gotta vote them out asap. Or, I must the hell out of this ruined country.
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Gotta vote them out asap. Or, I must the hell out of this ruined country.
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13 January 2004, 07:43 AM
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Some forces do offer you the choice of paying £95 (and no points) if you attend a 'speed awareness course' - only 6 or 7 forces currently doing it though.
Instead of increasing the fine, why not direct £5 from the £60 they already get? Afterall, surely these cameras haven't been used to purely generate revenue? Have they? Therefore it would seem right to redirect some of the money.
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Instead of increasing the fine, why not direct £5 from the £60 they already get? Afterall, surely these cameras haven't been used to purely generate revenue? Have they? Therefore it would seem right to redirect some of the money.
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13 January 2004, 07:49 AM
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Ah, but Chris, this is a "surcharge", not a fine.
BIG difference, apparently!
The Home Office Minister on Newsnight last night was hopeless, in my opinion. Won't be marking her down for a glittering Ministerial career...
BIG difference, apparently!
The Home Office Minister on Newsnight last night was hopeless, in my opinion. Won't be marking her down for a glittering Ministerial career...
13 January 2004, 08:17 AM
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I'd rather not get caught speeding in the 1st place
Given the variety of camera types, the dubious positioning (Read sneaky) and the lack of proper control means that everyone will get done for speeding within the next 12 months. Absolute guarantee. Just think over the past 6 months how many shocked "squeeky clean" mates have come to you bleating about recieving an NIP or parents/ grandparents etc. Even insurance companies now only increase premiums minimally for 3 points because it's the norm now. If they didn't they'd be un competitive.
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