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They Don't Seem To Bother
Mirror reports on Drivers using Mobiles don't seem to bother about the new 6 points and £200 fine, would they think again if it's an instant ban of 1 year & a £1000 fine, a retest & increase in their insurance? will that sort out this offence?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Been discussed recently. Massive penalties only over punish the few caught to make advocates happy. Next to no risk of getting caught doing something that the user doesn't believe will result in tragedy for them, has minimal effect. Detection needs to be better and with all else police need to do it makes little sense using excessive resource making it a priority. IMO the answer is to make the tech safer and push for continued education of how it can happen to you, not just to other people.
Excessive punishment for one caught so some can feel better about deaths caused by others, doesn't help much. It'd cause permanent resentment to authorities from those treated that way, and others will still feel it won't happen to them. The suggestion of overpunishment is always the wrong way to go. It's not as if those who cause death don't face more serious consequences.
well the 6 points + £200 doesn't come in till next year but yes it is still an issue. I have said many times it is far worse than DD and should be treated as such. I'd go along with 12month ban + bag a sand fine. We also need to make it socially unacceptable like DD has become. I think a bit more death and destruction will start to move us that way, I think there were 30 ish deaths in the last year.