It really isn’t worth the effort some people will go to, trying to avoid paying fines.
One recent example follows.
A van driver had been speeding in a 60mph zone (doing between 72-74mph).
He received a rather grainy image of the white transit van, since he was the registered owner.
This was accompanied by a request for details of the driver at the time,
along with a notice of intended prosecution.
Honesty Is The Best Policy
The easiest (and most honest) option of course would have been to own up and pay the fine.
Not forgetting the three points on his licence.
Sadly, this van driver decided he would try quite hard to avoid paying anything at all.
Even though he knew he was behind the wheel at the time.
He decided to go to some extreme measures to avoid prosecution.
He bought black and red stripes to stick on the vehicle, a GB number plate, and a 60mph limit sticker to go with it.
300 Hours Of Investigations!
After some 300 hours of following and investigating, officers actively compared earlier photographs of the van to those taken after they issued the fine.
They determined definitively that the registered owner had been speeding
Of course, this was a costly exercise for the local constabulary.
Things Were Not About To Get Any Better
The 62-year-old had to finally appear in court.
He was told that he was in a much worse position than had he just owned up and paid the fine.
The extent he went to in order to avoid the fine had used up a considerable amount of taxpayer’s money and time spent investigating.
Ouch!
The driver had six previous convictions and points on his licence.
The judge sentenced him to four months in prison (suspended for 12 months) and banned him from driving for six months.
Finally, he had to pay a £500 fine towards costs.
Hopefully, he has learned a lesson in honesty!
Delivery Driver Woes
A couple of teenage boys surprised a female delivery driver in Coventry by opening the van door and threatening her with a machete.
The pair, aged 14 and 15 at the time, demanded the van keys.
Thankfully, the delivery driver didn’t hand over the keys but instead bravely managed to take the machete away from them.
Not before they had stolen her mobile phone though.
Once she grabbed the machete, the pair ran off, which is hardly surprising. However, police with sniffer dogs later caught them.
Police arrested them on suspicion of robbery and possession of a large knife, and they continued questioning them while in custody.
The police have issued a warning to delivery drivers to be aware of potential robberies, especially with the run-up to Christmas and the usual increase in parcels in their vans.
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