Waiting to see the outcome of this one:
There is a somewhat dysfunctional family that live nearby - I could go on for hours about their anti social activities, particularly their dangerous driving antics. Anyway the father of the family (aged 50) is appearing in court in May. The charge - killing a 20 year old and 22 year by dangerous driving, using his wife's BMW. Apparently he was uninsured and has never own a driving licence. Was caught after appeals for his whereabouts.
Preliminary indications are that he will get off on a technicality.
Surprisingly, I get the impression that being uninsured and not having a driving licence is not particularly relevant in such cases - they are relatively minor offences. Typically the penalty for driving without a licence is a £500 fine and 3 points on any future licence obtained.
Yet again the law will look an ass. Now if I was a dictator I would replace all of the laws that exist with just one law - the law of common sense. You are tried purely on the basis of what is considered to be common sense.
There is a somewhat dysfunctional family that live nearby - I could go on for hours about their anti social activities, particularly their dangerous driving antics. Anyway the father of the family (aged 50) is appearing in court in May. The charge - killing a 20 year old and 22 year by dangerous driving, using his wife's BMW. Apparently he was uninsured and has never own a driving licence. Was caught after appeals for his whereabouts.
Preliminary indications are that he will get off on a technicality.
Surprisingly, I get the impression that being uninsured and not having a driving licence is not particularly relevant in such cases - they are relatively minor offences. Typically the penalty for driving without a licence is a £500 fine and 3 points on any future licence obtained.
Yet again the law will look an ass. Now if I was a dictator I would replace all of the laws that exist with just one law - the law of common sense. You are tried purely on the basis of what is considered to be common sense.