Here we go..............

[dickymint]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/30032006/344

Does this say that driving without an MOT or license is a "low level" offence??

[silverback mike]

No plans for that as far as I am aware dicky, as is driving not in accordance with licence, still reportable offences rather than non endorsable/endorsable..

[Deltafox]

Speeding is a low level offence so they say, so why all the effort being put into screwing people for it?

[g_attrill]

Here's the overview letter that is the source of the story:

www.dca.gov.uk/dept/doinglawdiff.htm

The important paragraphs being:

the letter said:

The justice system also needs to change to deal more effectively with large numbers of ‘new’, 21st century crimes. For example, volumes of lower-level motoring-related offences are set to increase with technological advances such as automatic number plate recognition. Such cases, where there are no victim or public safety implications, need not be dealt with using the same process as offences such as burglary or assault. These cases, such as non-payment of TV licences, are regulatory in nature and their evidence is largely documentary. Any punishment in contested cases, however, should only be handed down by a court but that need not necessarily mean a physical hearing, as many of these straightforward matters could be settled by correspondence.

Pretty obvious that the purpose of speed cameras has been to introduce people to all the "new" 21st century crimes they are expecting to process in volume.

[Mr Whippy]

g_attrill said:

Here's the overview letter that is the source of the story: www.dca.gov.uk/dept/doinglawdiff.htm The important paragraphs being: the letter said: Such cases, where there are no victim or public safety implications, need not be dealt with using the same process as offences such as burglary or assault Pretty obvious that the purpose of speed cameras has been to introduce people to all the "new" 21st century crimes they are expecting to process in volume.

Yikes, so speeding offences have no victims, or public safety implications? Surely the whole reason for camera's is to increase road safety and reduce the public risk due to safety implications?

So which is it? Speeding is dangerous or isn't it?

Dave

[Deltafox]

Mr Whippy said:

g_attrill said: Here's the overview letter that is the source of the story: www.dca.gov.uk/dept/doinglawdiff.htm The important paragraphs being: the letter said: Such cases, where there are no victim or public safety implications, need not be dealt with using the same process as offences such as burglary or assault Pretty obvious that the purpose of speed cameras has been to introduce people to all the "new" 21st century crimes they are expecting to process in volume. Yikes, so speeding offences have no victims, or public safety implications? Surely the whole reason for camera's is to increase road safety and reduce the public risk due to safety implications? So which is it? Speeding is dangerous or isn't it? Dave

So the point of such a prosecution is simply to enforce the "cos we say so" line huh?

Nice to see them enforce a law that isnt wanted or needed on safety grounds then.

One word for you; Dictatorship. Works exactly the same.
Im up for a revolution......anbody?