SammyTheSnake wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5340846.stm
Police target driving 'loopholes'
- Reckless drivers who use legal loopholes to avoid conviction are being targeted in a new police initiative.
I'm particularly furrowing my brow at this bit: "And police say they will be keeping a close eye on drivers who they think have been wrongly acquitted of crimes." which does somewhat seem to put under pressure the "innocent until proven guilty" thing and the independence of the courts...
Comments, anyone?
Cheers & God bless
Sam "SammyTheSnake" Penny
Nigel wrote:I'm sort of with you Martin, but I also agree with sammy.
Nigel wrote:Liberal....me......you've got the wife rolling around the floor, I'm generally considered slightly to the right of Genghis Khan.
Nigel wrote:Its hard to type what I mean...without offending the Police lads who give up their time freely to help us out.
Nigel wrote:My respect for the Police has been diminishing for some time now, as a general group rather than individual officers, the older I get, the more I see them abuse rules themselves whilst seemingly getting harder and harder on the ordinary motorist.....the less I tend to believe what they say.
# Why you should never produce your licence when stopped at the roadside - even if you have it with you.
# What you must never say when stopped. Break this rule and all is lost.
# Eight dirty tricks Dutch drivers use to stay one step ahead of the police and their cameras. Strictly illegal and for information only!
# The 'inside track' on radar detectors, reflective number plates and other commonly used avoidance devices.
SLine wrote:I saw an advert in the paper over the weekend....# Why you should never produce your licence when stopped at the roadside - even if you have it with you.
crr003 wrote:SLine wrote:I saw an advert in the paper over the weekend....# Why you should never produce your licence when stopped at the roadside - even if you have it with you.
I've heard that too. I wonder why? Still most people don't carry the paper part (those who have moved onto the two part licence!), so I think you still get a "Producer"/HORT/1
But I won't be buying the book to find out!
Søren wrote: Most officers should now be alert to the fact that many solicitors will encourage their client not to appear at court so that they can question the identification of their client. If there is insufficient identification made at the roadside the solicitor could argue that his client has no case to answer as it cannot be proved that he was the driver.
This is an avenue that many officers have on occasion become a bit blase with, especially when the driver is the pnc keeper and there is no specific reason (other than dotting Is and crossing Ts) to dispute the identity of the driver.
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