Spared driving ban due to height

[jaf01uk]

Yes I kid you not - shoot me now as I have indeed heard it all now!!

Shorty spared

[Jer_1974]

Anyone else find the closer you sit to the steering wheel the faster you go?

[Corpulent Tosser]

Is 96 in a 60 normally a ban ?

His solicitor pleaded on his behalf that a ban would badly affect his prospects of finding employment, all seems reasonable and acceptable to me.

[bigwheel]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Is 96 in a 60 normally a ban ?

His solicitor pleaded on his behalf that a ban would badly affect his prospects of finding employment, all seems reasonable and acceptable to me.

30+mph over any speed limit is automatic ban unless you can talk your way out of it.

[RDMcG]

Would have merited a short sentence ,I think.

[Drive Blind]

bigwheel said:

Corpulent Tosser said:

Is 96 in a 60 normally a ban ?

His solicitor pleaded on his behalf that a ban would badly affect his prospects of finding employment, all seems reasonable and acceptable to me.

30+mph over any speed limit is automatic ban unless you can talk your way out of it.

Unless the rules have changed recently that's false.

[jaf01uk]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Is 96 in a 60 normally a ban ?

His solicitor pleaded on his behalf that a ban would badly affect his prospects of finding employment, all seems reasonable and acceptable to me.

It is up this way yeah....borderline

[bigwheel]

Drive Blind said:

bigwheel said:

Corpulent Tosser said:

Is 96 in a 60 normally a ban ?

His solicitor pleaded on his behalf that a ban would badly affect his prospects of finding employment, all seems reasonable and acceptable to me.

30+mph over any speed limit is automatic ban unless you can talk your way out of it.

Unless the rules have changed recently that's false.

Thanks for the heads-up.
30+ mph used to be the norm for a ban. Now, it seems over 45% of the speed limit might be used as a guideline to consider disqualification of upwards from 56 days.

Around 2001, my son (over 21) was Vascar'd on the A77 (70 mph dual carriageway) from a Kilmarnock slip-road at 104 mph (charged with 101mph), first offence, dry conditions, middle evening, daylight, summer, light traffic and summonsed to Kilmarnock Court. Represented by Solicitor but handed a £500 fine (low paid employment) and 12 months ban, WTF! At the same Session, lowlife violent offenders and other offences deserving custodial sentences just got Community stuff or even "go away and behave yourself" Good Behaviour Order.

Then, a few months later, he heard from an acquaintance who was handed the same sentence for 100+ mph on a dual carriageway by a different Scottish Court.

Edited by bigwheel on Sunday 10th April 21:46

Edited by bigwheel on Monday 11th April 17:26

[ModernAndy]

not to comment on the judge's decision here but it seems to me that this guy isn't going to get a job driving anytime soon because of this conviction anyway and he's been treated more leniently than the average somebody else committing the same offence who did have a driving job. Seems like the worst of both worlds.

[simoid]

The amount of shoplifting you'd have to commit and be caught for to equate to doing 70 in a 50 on the A90 is probably equivalent to 30 years of doing it full time. System is st.