Penalty point on licence for littering WTF

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mybrainhurts said:

Mr Gear said:

mybrainhurts said:

Mr Gear said:

UncappedTag said:

mybrainhurts said:

beeb said:

Drivers who drop litter from their cars should be penalised with a point on their licence, say campaigners.

Hippies...

That's all right, then.

We need a concerted backlash against points. The concept is hideous in its potential destruction of families following a totting up ban, for what amounts to trivial transgressions.

If all those people, who are one flash away from a ban, get flashed today, the public transport system would collapse as two million more passengers suddenly turn up.

If you can't do the time don't do the crime. No excuse for littering end of.

Agreed. I can see how you can accidentally get caught by a speed camera, but you can't "accidentally" drop rubbish.

Please show me where I referred to littering...

I'm comnplaining about the growing number of offences that carry points.

If you want my opinion of littering, look here...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... 'oi 'arve been mostly -- spat at&mid=21451

I wasn't accusing you personally of anything. Points are a crude way of allowing "the system" to identify repeat offenders.

Yes, too crude.

The balance has swung too far the other way, with life changing consequences that might not be justified.

LOL just read that other thread. Sheer genius.

I how you asked them if they liked apples?

[mcford]

The BBC report that the car owner gets the point, great. Now if we all got our cars on finance agreements through one of the governments newly acquired banks, then the government would own the cars and they'll get the points.

[Scraggles]

things that do not biodegrade get chucked into the passenger footwell to be cleared out as and when

stuff that biodegrades gets binned into the hedgerows, suspect it is one way of planting apple trees

chewing gum simply gets spat out

[Acehood]

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

[munroman]

Acehood said:

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

Well, that kind of confirms my impression of smokers, you think that behaving like filthy scum is ok.

Smoke a few more, we will get rid of you quicker!

[XitUp]

Acehood said:

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

Dick.

[crugbun]

sone said:

I've witnessed people throwing beer cans, Macdonalds bags etc out of their car windows and in my opinion points are the very least they deserve.Who do these people think is going to clear up after them?.
So in my opinion points at least for them and fly tippers should have their testicles removed with a rusty spoon.

+ one more

[Mrs Muttleysnoop]

Acehood said:

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

Thank you so much for that, it is so kind of you to do that, especially when people have their roofs off their cars. Your stupidity could cause an accident but why should you care.

[clarkey318is]

Nick_F said:

Works for me. I live four miles from the nearest Scottish restaurant but their packaging still finds its way to the verges around my house.

We already have the principle that driving licenece endorsement is available to the Courts as a means of punishment for non-driving offences; this seems like a good way to use it.

Agreed, until they start using it for other things....

[cptsideways]

Simple solution: Take them court, punishment should be collect one ton of rubbish from the roadside by hand & the jobs not finished till its done! If your taking too long you have to live by the roadside until its complete


Rubbish dumpers are a pet hate of mine

[munroman]

cptsideways said:

Simple solution: Take them court, punishment should be collect one ton of rubbish from the roadside by hand & the jobs not finished till its done! If your taking too long you have to live by the roadside until its complete


Rubbish dumpers are a pet hate of mine

Then remove their testicles with a rusty spoon................

[GTO Scott]

My daily driver looks like a skip inside - I absolutely refuse to throw rubbish out of the window. Takes but a few minutes every month to grab a black bag and empty all the junk out, and then dump it in the nearest bin.

Apple cores/banana skins/fruit remnants are different - as long as i'm in the countryside I think it's perfectly acceptable to chuck them, provided they go into a hedgerow and not on the road.

Fags? I don't smoke, although i'd never stop anyone else - it's their choice after all. But it doesn't half wind me up to be driving along a motorway, enduring a steady stream of fag ends from cars in front.

[R34]

Acehood said:

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

Go away.

[Corpulent Tosser]

M400 NBL said:

sone said:

I've witnessed people throwing beer cans, Macdonalds bags etc out of their car windows and in my opinion points are the very least they deserve.Who do these people think is going to clear up after them?.
So in my opinion points at least for them and fly tippers should have their testicles removed with a rusty spoon.

Was about to post something similar. Cycling behind ones of those Bentley looking Chryslers a few months back when one at a time, all four windows opened and fast food bags, boxes and cups were thrown into the road. Had I caught up with them (I shouted oi as load as I could, I didn't want to be swearing near my Dad's house) i'd have had no problem removing the drivers keys and lobbing them. If I had a camera fitted to the bike or myself I'd have taken his keys to the police station.

There are cases when points should be put on a license . Another driver trying to dodge 4 fast food bags could cause an accident.

I ------- hate people that can't keep rubbish in their cars until they can get to a bin.

Couldn't be bothered trawling through pages of bks regarding whether a driver should be prosecuted for throwing rubbish out of their car (BTW of course they should) but had to say that anyone driving one of those Bentley looking Chryslers should not only be prosecuted, they should have their license revoked pending psychological reports and have to undertake a good taste test before getting it back.

[clarkey318is]

R34 said:

Acehood said:

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

Go away.

So will I, but I keep everything else in a Tesco bag in the back seat because i'm a splendid citizen.

[Graham E]

I agree with this. All too often, some wker chucks mcdonalds / crisp paskets / whatever out the window, often at motorway speeds.

There is no excuse.

BUT - only penalise the driver if the driver did it, thats fair.

[reg_slr]

munroman said:

Acehood said:

I will continue to throw my cigarettes out of the window

Well, that kind of confirms my impression of smokers, you think that behaving like filthy scum is ok.

Smoke a few more, we will get rid of you quicker!

Agreed.

[Decky_Q]

I have to admit that now my car has no ashtray I throw buts out the window, but on every other level Im very anti litter and even take a plastic bag in my pocket when Im walking because I know theres a good chance Ill find a load of litter that needs to go into the bin an I dont wanna touch it with my hand.

[Vanin]

Holy thread resurrection Batman!

It is still happening nearly ten years later but worse than ever.

Each morning I do a 4 mile circuit with a couple of steep hills just to keep the old ticker in some sort of condition. I now have bought an extra large saddle bag which hangs from the parcel carrier at the back and the bike ride takes twice as long because I have to stop and pick up rubbish from the previous day
Fifteen more cans yesterday on just a half mile stretch, all Red Bull/Diet coke/ energy drink half caffeine half sugar. plus other Macdonalds cartons etc

I went to see a friend at the weekend who has a bright little boy of four years. I asked him what his best Christmas present was and he said

"Big Yellow Lolly" I thought what a terrible way to treat kids these days, rotten teeth unhealthy diet until he produced his big Lolly

It was a huge bin lorry complete with bins which could be filled and winched into the back. I was allowed to look inside and saw all the crisp

packets and the other rubbish he had picked up, but he was very protective and would not let me take anything out to examine!

I thought what a great idea and that every play school should have one by law so that when these kids grow up and see their parents chuck

things out the window they can make their parents feel guilty.