Legal quiz
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Superflid

Original Poster:

2,254 posts

286 months

Friday 16th May 2003
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This week in our local Magistrates Court.

1)

Driving with excess alcohol.
No Driving Licence.
No M.O.T.
No insurance.
Crashed Fiesta into roundabout.

12 months ban. (No licence anyway)
Absolute discharge for drink-driving.
No penalty for other offences because of "Lack of means"

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2)

Driving with excess alcohol.
No Driving Licence.
No M.O.T.
No insurance.

12 month conditional discharge + 18 months ban (No licence again) for drink-driving.
No seperate penalty for document offences.


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3)

Driving with excess alcohol.

2 years ban.
£400 fine.
£55 costs.


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Which one was the man running his own business?

hertsbiker

6,443 posts

292 months

Friday 16th May 2003
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...the one who won't be breaking into houses to pay his fine? yeah. Sick world. Seems like having nothing to lose can be quite an advantage sometimes.