Informative site. It says this:
Since our MP friend already had 6 points from 2 previous speeding convictions, he’s seemed to get off as lightly as is possible in escaping the ‘probable’ 6 month ban.
The insurance rates for people convicted of drunk driving are what keeps many of them off the roads here. I knew one who kept putting off getting his driver's license back after he had met all the court's requirements, and it turned out that his insurance would be several thousand dollars per year if he got a car. Of course, the real scofflaws just don't bother with insurance, setting off a whole other cascade of legal actions when they get caught or cause a crash.
It's not unheard-of for people here to drive when banned or without any documentation at all, even a licence. They can stay under the police radar for a while if they're careful. I have known several.
Ms Petes recently interviewed a couple of 20 something girls (for a job that required them to drive) who thought it was perfectly OK to drive their father's car every day to work on their own on a provisional license. Despair of their father too.It's not unheard-of for people here to drive when banned or without any documentation at all, even a licence. They can stay under the police radar for a while if they're careful. I have known several.
When I worked out in the sticks a colleague who'd previously been rather unfriendly towards me asked me humbly to please give her lifts in as I drove near her home. I agreed and she was always there on time waiting for me.
Turned out she'd never held a licence and had been driving for decades, borrowing cars from the family.
Eventually she was stopped by the police, possible in a spot check, and when it was found she had no licence the car was impounded on the spot. Her son was NOT impressed.
This was an otherwise law-abiding woman of 60-odd. You never can tell.
Name checks out.
There have been news reports of people in hospital on mechanical breathing aids for months at a time, some recover and go home, some sadly don't, I believe GMTV's Kate Garraways husband is still very ill he was admitted to hospital in March 2020 and although is now at home, after being discharged last month, he remains at serious risk of death still.
There's been quite a few cases of idiots like this being caught 20 plus times (often in stolen vehicles), being set free (if given any prison time at all), and then eventually killing someone, or more than one person. Often children. Makes me sick.
Perhaps it's to do with how fit and young the patient is and how much of a fight they can put up.
Unfortunately unless you carry out a scientific study under controlled conditions, anyone who is going with the 'thoughts and prayers' approach who doesn't contract covid can say it was down to their faith, where as someone who goes with the 'covid denial' approach will say it's because it's all a hoax, most rational people (not that the above are not rational also), will say 'I've been lucky not to have been infected'. That is why a controlled experiment would be needed, everyone is different, everyone's immune systems are individual, some may have a natural tolerance to the virus, some may just not have symptoms but carry the virus, some people may just not encounter the virus.
Yes, I knew of a case like that as well. Drove for her entire adult life without a licence. Never caught.It's not unheard-of for people here to drive when banned or without any documentation at all, even a licence. They can stay under the police radar for a while if they're careful. I have known several.
When I worked out in the sticks a colleague who'd previously been rather unfriendly towards me asked me humbly to please give her lifts in as I drove near her home. I agreed and she was always there on time waiting for me.
Turned out she'd never held a licence and had been driving for decades, borrowing cars from the family.
Eventually she was stopped by the police, possible in a spot check, and when it was found she had no licence the car was impounded on the spot. Her son was NOT impressed.
This was an otherwise law-abiding woman of 60-odd. You never can tell.
Yup, if you drive carefully enough and your name is never connected to a vehicle you're home and dry.
I suppose it has a lot to do with where you drive also, if you drive on motorways and major A roads, you are more likely to come across a police ANPR camera, be that stationary or mobile, if you only drive on B roads and local lanes there is little chance of coming across one of these.
Yup, plus you have to draw the attention of the police in the first place.
Or we want to borrow a truck load of cash, when you want it repayed feel free to come to Afghanistan to collect it
I wonder if they were influenced by too much American TV, where kids can drive alone on a learner's permit.
If they were thick enough to believe that they're too stupid to take on!
