25=jailtime insanity

[Ohio7274]

You know things are seriously getting out of hand when the archbishop ends up with 3 points and a £500 fine for 25 mph !!

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-6557225...

[bobtail4x4]

on the same day he has a pop at the government??

[Bobtherallyfan]

25% over the speed limit.

[Raccaccoonie]

private magistrates' court hearing, fancy.

[jeremyc]

BBC article said:

The spokesperson said: "He has tried to resolve this and pay the fine three times. He has all the paperwork to prove that he has tried to pay.

"Admin errors seem to be causing problems."

So he's failed to pay the fine in the normal way and therefore been subject to higher fines because it had to be taken to court.

Presumably otherwise it would have been £100 and the three points, and no need for any hysteria.

[Blib]

Bobtherallyfan said:

25% over the speed limit.

The speed crazed lunatic!

[rowley birkin]

Blib said:

The speed crazed lunatic!

Please don't bash the bishop...

[PastelNata]

Sinner! Needs to go straight to Hell!

[muppets_mate]

rowley birkin said:

Please don't bash the bishop...

snigger

[agtlaw]

jeremyc said:

So he's failed to pay the fine in the normal way and therefore been subject to higher fines because it had to be taken to court.

Presumably otherwise it would have been £100 and the three points, and no need for any hysteria.

Failed to pay a fixed penalty.

Therefore, court proceedings were instituted via the Single Justice Procedure and he was then fined. Presumably also ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge.

The BBC article includes some nonsense about pleading guilty online on Wednesday. That's obviously incorrect. There is absolutely no chance his case was dealt with the on the same day he entered his plea. That simply does not happen.

[Blib]

agtlaw said:

jeremyc said:

So he's failed to pay the fine in the normal way and therefore been subject to higher fines because it had to be taken to court.

Presumably otherwise it would have been £100 and the three points, and no need for any hysteria.

Failed to pay a fixed penalty.

Therefore, court proceedings were instituted via the Single Justice Procedure and he was then fined. Presumably also ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge.

The BBC article includes some nonsense about pleading guilty online on Wednesday. That's obviously incorrect. There is absolutely no chance his case was dealt with the on the same day he entered his plea. That simply does not happen.

Are you suggesting that the CofE are being economical with the truth?

[Oceanrower]

Blib said:

Are you suggesting that the CofE are being economical with the truth?

That would be an ecumenical matter…

[agtlaw]

Blib said:

Are you suggesting that the CofE are being economical with the truth?

Poor BBC journalism. They assumed because his case was dealt with online, that the court dealt with it immediately. It was dealt with on Wednesday. His plea was entered at least 7 days previously and probably longer ago than that. The index offence was more than 6m ago.

[Aretnap]

Raccaccoonie said:

private magistrates' court hearing, fancy.

Otherwise known as single justice procedure; used in the large majority of speeding cases (and other minor motoring offences) and not at all or of the ordinary.

[Tony1963]

Putting the canter into Canterbury

[agtlaw]

Aretnap said:

Otherwise known as single justice procedure; used in the large majority of speeding cases (and other minor motoring offences) and not at all or of the ordinary.

Yes, dealt with in the exactly the same way as everyone else. BBC journalism is not what it used to be.

[Tony1963]

A cop pulls over a car with two archbishops
The cop makes his way up to the window and says, “We’re looking for two child molesters.”
The archbishops look at each other for a moment and turn back to the cop.
“We’ll do it!”

[CanAm]

Oceanrower said:

That would be an ecumenical matter…

[Canon_Fodder]

No SAC offered to His Eminence?

Is that due to His (cough) 'Admin Errors' or some other reason?

Doughnuts around the Abbey car park ini his 'weekend toy' perhaps?

Or talking (to God) on the (big white) telephone while driving?

Or - Heaven forbid - he is a repeat offender?

[911Spanker]

He only has a Golf? Presume it is a mapped R with some tints?