The Majesty Of The Law

[Canary42]

Stabbings, muggings, theft, all going unpunished. But a Wicked Old Pensioner now has a CRIMINAL record for keeping an uninsured car on his drive where of course it was a GREAT DANGER to all.

You have to admire the English Judiciary (even if they do work in secret).

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/driver-89-fined-secret-over-105224322.html

[bobbinwales]

//Stabbings, muggings, theft, all going unpunished.//
have you got any links of examples for stabbings unpunished?

[Unsureme]

Bobbinwales,have a look at ANY local Newspaper Court cases.

[bobbinwales]

Well easy for someone to give a link then with some examples

[sandyRoe]

If the car was parked on his drive how was he fined?

[Unsureme]

Why don't you look yourself,too lazy?

[Unsureme]

My answer was to bobbinwales.

[TheWinner]

for sandy, https://www.askthe.police.uk/faq/?id=ad15aa4a-dd51-ec11-8f8e-000d3ad550ed

[ToraToraTora]

it's the sort of thing you lefties love isn't it?

[ToraToraTora]

he only had to SORN it but yes a bit silly it's the CIE law 2011. If he just took the plates off he'd have probably got away with it.

[webbo3]

he wont get a criminal conviction.
Is driving without insurance a criminal conviction?
Driving without insurance is not an imprisonable offence in itself which means that a conviction will not appear on a criminal record.

He got a criminal conviction for not paying the fine he received as it says in the article.

\\The pensioner faced a charge of being the uninsured keeper of a vehicle in May, and a fixed penalty notice sent to his home was not paid.//

[barry1010]

At least he didn't have to pay court costs.
He should read his mail.

[New Judge]

//If the car was parked on his drive how was he fined?//

Section 144A Road Traffic Act (Continuous Insurance Requirements). All vehicles must either be taxed and insured or declared (and kept) off road.

//The SJP system is under scrutiny thanks to an Evening Standard investigation into how elderly and vulnerable people are convicted using the controversial courts mechanism for minor mistakes.//

//You have to admire the English Judiciary (even if they do work in secret).//

There is nothing controversial or secret about the Single Justice Procedure and it is designed to deal with minor offences. Recipients of Single Justice Procedure Notices have three choices:

1. Plead guilty and have the matter dealt with under the SJP.
2. Plead guilty and request a hearing in the normal Magistrates’ Court.
3. Plead Not Guilty.

The Single Justice procedure is used solely for guilty pleas for non-imprisonable offences. The overwhelming majority of traffic offences begin their court journey under the SJP and in the overwhelming majority of them, the defendant is happy to have the matter concluded under the procedure. It’s no different to pleading guilty by post. A SJ will nor disqualify a driver in his absence. If the SJ believes a disqualification is warranted, the case will be put over for a hearing in the normal Magistrates’ Court and the defendant invited to attend.

Nobody is forced to have their prosecution dealt with under the SJP. If the gentleman in this case is unable to deal with his post he ought to consider whether he should continue to drive.

[youngmafbog]

I dont understand the problem here.

Plonker doesnt declare is motor as SORN, is fined and then gets taken to Court for not paying fine.

So what?

[Zacs-Master]

It’s just Canary trying to have an obtuse swipe at the British justice system and making themselves look like a complete tit.