Speeding motorists fines increase

I do, yes. Obviously howard is going to be even closer to the Neocons but I
doubt you'd notice the difference in practice. The benefit will be a leader
and a party pulling in the same direction.

 

Speeding is defined as being a criminal offence by Section 89(1) of the Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984. :-(

 

Some bod on the radio last night was saying that around a third of
people who are issued a fine don't bother paying[1] anyway.
With this new fine-tax, they expect a lot more people to not pay
and thus the amount of money that the Govt. actually get could
well go down.

[1] And, of course, are never chased up for the dosh.

 

You have to go to prison to get the sex.

 

Doesn't even go halfway far enough. I suggest a £5 surcharge for jumping red
lights to provide extra services for asylum seekers, £10 for dodgy lights to
help with community services for minorities and £20 for bald tyres to go
towards the refurbishment of the Members' bar at Westminster.

 

You're allowed not to admit it.

Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 , after a certain period of
time all convictions (except those involving prison sentences of over 30
months) are deemed to have been ‘spent’. The length of time that must elapse
before the conviction is deemed ‘spent’ depends upon the nature of the
sentence imposed and can be extended by subsequent convictions. Once
convictions are ‘spent’ the person is considered ‘rehabilitated’.
Rehabilitation periods:

Imprisonment of between 6 months and 2 ½ years – 10 years

Imprisonment of up to 6 months – 7 years

Borstal training – 7 years

A fine or (in the case of adults) probation – 5 years

Conditional discharge, binding over, care or supervision order – 1 year
or the duration of the order, if longer

Disqualification from driving – period of disqualification

Absolute discharge – 6 months


Disclosure of ‘spent’ convictions to potential employers:
In most circumstances a rehabilitated person is to be treated for all
purposes in law as a person who has not committed or been charged with or
convicted of the offence in question.

There are civil and criminal sanctions against the unlawful dissemination of
information about spent convictions. A malicious reference to a spent
conviction can give rise to an action for damages.