In Gear wrote:
Pratnership - courts base on the evidence presented and it seems there was insufficient evidence to prove this case.
He would be on trial for that particular offence. Other offences or record would only be disclosed if found guilty and relevant to deciding the punishment in some - but no means all cases, as we are not tried in the country for past crimes or spent offences But the relevant recent history can be taken into consideration and purely up the the courts' discretion when deciding punishment all the same.
I know, I was interested to know if people thought that a bad driver should be banned/punished even if it (possibly) wasn't the event in question. He does have/had clients in Kent (at that time too), so its not as if theres no reason to be there, unlike he previously claimed.
In Gear wrote:
However, I do not think it over-suspicious that Mr Squirrel knows what you think he knows about procedure
He will have gleaned some "knowledge"
via the internet and his dealings with his solicitor and previous court appearances relating to this case over the duration - to be fair minded and objective here. I take your point about your concerns about various daft comments all the same.
The suspicous (procedure) bit was about something personal which he claimed I accused him of, which I didn't, not the driving.
In Gear wrote:
However, on this site we tend to discuss serious ways in which we can drive up driver standards and hopefully Mr Squirrel will learn more here than on any "hooning forum"
And thats the point of my post. In retrospect, I should have started a new thread in another section, rather than tack onto this one.
In Gear wrote:
Now - hopefully we have drawn a line under the acrimony between this pair and I hope both contribute more thoughtfully to discussions about true road safety matters. Now the pair of you - have a mug of hot choc .. and relax... breathe.. chill.
Not at all, while I freely admit to disliking the guy (knowing him personally, not just taking exception to his posts), I am here to try and make him see his driving needs adjustment. Its not just about the speeds he does, its more the attitude.
Gratious speeding (150 +), racing and deliberate dangerous behavious aside - lets put that on the back burner as to weather it was blatent untrue boasting or not - there is post after post of examples of people reacting badly to Mr Squirrels driving.
My whole aim is to get him to see that he is obviously driving too aggressively, and that is the reason for the many bad reactions he has. Even Paul Smith commented on this, on one of Mr Squirrels posts here.
If the more expirenced drivers on here can make him realise this, then a lot of people in the Cotswolds will be safer on the roads.
If thats better being started off in a new thread, I'll start one.