have YOU ever taken points?
Discussion
Reading all about the Huhne case, which I realise is a slightly different issue to actually speeding - in that the trial is about lying but thinking about the sentencing (yet to be announced) Obviously their true crime was lying in court which is different and should carry a custodial sentence. I wonder if they'd just owned up straight away if they'd be here.
It just got me thinking, I remember my parents swapping some points a couple of times when I was growing up (my mum has a bit of a heavy right foot) and I wondered how common it actually was? I might consider taking points for a partner if they were going to lose their license because of it, but then a part me thinks - really they should lose their license as punishment (but the punishment would also affect me!?)
/friday ramblings
It just got me thinking, I remember my parents swapping some points a couple of times when I was growing up (my mum has a bit of a heavy right foot) and I wondered how common it actually was? I might consider taking points for a partner if they were going to lose their license because of it, but then a part me thinks - really they should lose their license as punishment (but the punishment would also affect me!?)
/friday ramblings
Edited by Bjam99 on Friday 8th March 12:06
It's an interesting topic but I doubt that you'll get many people admitting to an offence that carries a more or less mandatory gaol sentence.
I guess that in itself is another debate - should the punishment for PCJ be driven by the punishment for the offense that's involved? eg: if guidelines for offense = £5k fine, PCJ related to this could be £10k fine. Offence usually carrying sentence of 2y gaol => 4y gaol for related PCJ etc.
I guess that in itself is another debate - should the punishment for PCJ be driven by the punishment for the offense that's involved? eg: if guidelines for offense = £5k fine, PCJ related to this could be £10k fine. Offence usually carrying sentence of 2y gaol => 4y gaol for related PCJ etc.
wheedler said:
Don't be silly, only criminals and the great unwashed ask their wife/husband take points.
Or maybe some feel like they were forced to do so by their oh-so-important DH? I would urge anyone that is tempted to do this to really think about it, you might find you get more than you bargained for.CampDavid said:
Never been in the siuation.
If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
In that situation I'd take them to save me a 60 mile a day commute to drop her off and pick her up, I did it for 4 months when we first moved in together and it was hell. If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
BasmatiPryce said:
Or maybe some feel like they were forced to do so by their oh-so-important DH? I would urge anyone that is tempted to do this to really think about it, you might find you get more than you bargained for.
DH?It is true that you'd have think long and hard before doing it as the consequences could be potentially life changing.
CampDavid said:
Never been in the siuation.
If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
This for me too, I just think the hassle of being the one driver would be far too much of a faff and I'd offer to take them. If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
Its what surprises me more about this case, I mean Huhne could have just admitted it was him, been banned for a while and just used the 'ministerial Prius' for a few months. Silly.
ikarl said:
CampDavid said:
Never been in the siuation.
If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
This for me.If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
If you manage to rack up 9pts then surely at some point realisation must dawn that you need to slow down/pay more attention?
Bjam99 said:
This for me too, I just think the hassle of being the one driver would be far too much of a faff and I'd offer to take them.
Its what surprises me more about this case, I mean Huhne could have just admitted it was him, been banned for a while and just used the 'ministerial Prius' for a few months. Silly.
Maybe he thought that was "far too much of a faff" also?Its what surprises me more about this case, I mean Huhne could have just admitted it was him, been banned for a while and just used the 'ministerial Prius' for a few months. Silly.
Rawwr said:
wheedler said:
Points are silly and there's no indication it has anything to do with bad driving
I beg to differ.The drivers who crash the most, the elderly and the under 25s, are those who have the least points. You can't measure safety in miles per hour; anyone who says otherwise is either an easily brainwashed fool or has a vested interest in the revenue camera industry.
SWoll said:
ikarl said:
CampDavid said:
Never been in the siuation.
If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
This for me.If my GF was on 9 points though and got a NIP would I take them to save her career? Of course I would.
If you manage to rack up 9pts then surely at some point realisation must dawn that you need to slow down/pay more attention?
More seriously, if you are reliant on a car for your livelihood and you rack up 12 points, it's time to take some responsibility for your actions.
SWoll said:
Would you just keep on taking her points until you got banned youself whilst hoping at some point she'd realise what she was doing wrong?
If you manage to rack up 9pts then surely at some point realisation must dawn that you need to slow down/pay more attention?
If it weren't for it being an offence fabricated by a industry that profits from penalising people, with a vested interest in defining as much as possible to be an "offence", there'd be a case for moralities.If you manage to rack up 9pts then surely at some point realisation must dawn that you need to slow down/pay more attention?
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