RE: 'Worst Driver' Escapes Jail Term
Wednesday 3rd October 2007
A pensioner caught driving while disqualified for the 48th time has been given a suspended sentence.
Raymond Paul, 67, from Belfast was caught driving a car to his home in June.
Crown Court Judge Des Marrinan said it was the 'worst driving record' he had ever seen, and suspended a 12-month term for two years.
The court was told Paul had a 30-page record spanning 56 years, with his first driving ban imposed in 1958.
A Crown lawyer said there were 211 road traffic and driving licence violations and in 1990, he was disqualified from driving for 25 years.
Paul was also fined £100 for no insurance and banned for another 10 years.
'Worst Driver' Escapes Jail Term
Banned driver recieves, you guessed it, another ban.
Raymond Paul, 67, from Belfast was caught driving a car to his home in June.
Crown Court Judge Des Marrinan said it was the 'worst driving record' he had ever seen, and suspended a 12-month term for two years.
The court was told Paul had a 30-page record spanning 56 years, with his first driving ban imposed in 1958.
A Crown lawyer said there were 211 road traffic and driving licence violations and in 1990, he was disqualified from driving for 25 years.
Paul was also fined £100 for no insurance and banned for another 10 years.
Discussion
The courst have shown here how out of touch with reality they are; £100 quid (his fine) a year to drive is an absolute bargain, much cheaper than doing it legally; no road tax, MOT, insurance etc etc hes saved a fortune and must have laughed his head off when he got off; he needs locking up and/or a proper fine.
The cynic in me wonders what sentence he would have got if hed been caught doing 170 in a borrowed porsche??
The cynic in me wonders what sentence he would have got if hed been caught doing 170 in a borrowed porsche??
At the risk of stating the obvious and antagonising the "chop his arms off" brigade, he got a 12 month sentence suspended for 2 years, which means if he does it again within 2 years he's off to jail.
That would appear to constitute a good deterrent, although it presumably should have been applied a lot sooner.
John
That would appear to constitute a good deterrent, although it presumably should have been applied a lot sooner.
John
Edited by LathamJohnP on Wednesday 3rd October 11:23
LathamJohnP said:
At the risk of stating the obvious and antagonising the "chop his arms off" brigade, he got a 12 month sentence suspended for 2 years, which means if he does it again within 2 years he's off to jail.
That would appear to constitute a good deterrent, although it presumably should have been applied a lot sooner.
John
Well yes,That would appear to constitute a good deterrent, although it presumably should have been applied a lot sooner.
John
Edited by LathamJohnP on Wednesday 3rd October 11:23
But try telling that to all those jailed for driving fast, or some other trumped-up reason.
Once again the courts vindicate a total loser, whereas someone who might show some degree of independence or self-reliance will get heavily fined or imprisoned.
It reinforces the view that this country's all arse about face and we should all give up & stick our hands out.
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