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g_attrill

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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 21:25

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I thought it was on the harsh side to be honest, I was expecting a 14/28 day ban at worst.

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g_attrill

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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 21:26

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Scrawf wrote:

I am presently serving a six month ban for 93 in a 60. I got a £650 fine AND the North Yorkshire Police officer running the speed trap was totally hidden from sight! He was totally dressed in black and was hiding behind a hedge! The court did not take into consideration any of my mitigating circumstances and I have lost my job over this.

Was that a straight ban for the offence, or under totting up? Six months is unduly harsh and I would have expected it to be reduced on appeal. The fine is partly based on disposable income so less likely to change.

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malcolmw

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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 08:32

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g_attrill wrote:

I thought it was on the harsh side to be honest, I was expecting a 14/28 day ban at worst.

What's the point of banning someone who has a police driver to take him round? Not much hardship there.

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Johnnytheboy

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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 22:33

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Speeding cop may be 'normal'

Good old Sniff Petrol..................

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Zamzara

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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 23:21

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Johnnytheboy wrote:

Speeding cop may be 'normal'

Good old Sniff Petrol..................

Frighteningly true :bighand:

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TripleS

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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 16:33

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Scrawf wrote:

I am astonished and furious at this decision! Huges has got off very lightly! :shock:

THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF DOUBLE STANDARDS!! WHY SHOULD HE GET SUCH A LEINIENT SENTENCE??

I am presently serving a six month ban for 93 in a 60. I got a £650 fine AND the North Yorkshire Police officer running the speed trap was totally hidden from sight! He was totally dressed in black and was hiding behind a hedge! The court did not take into consideration any of my mitigating circumstances and I have lost my job over this.

Hello Scrawf,

I'm very sorry to hear of your plight, and it does seem terribly harsh compared with the Hughes case. Do you mind telling me where you got caught?

Best wishes all,
Dave.

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boomer

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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 21:33

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TripleS,

There was a thread about Scrawfs capture and conviction - just do a search on all posts in his name via his profile. It included pictures of the "officer" and where he hid behind a hedge.

However, i keep getting a "Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted..." error when trying to go there. Anyone know what's up?

mb

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Dixie

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 13:47

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BBC Wales

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Bosses back speeding police chief

The chief constable of South Yorkshire has escaped formal action by his police authority bosses despite being convicted of speeding.

Meredydd Hughes, who is serving a six-week driving ban after being caught driving at 90mph in a 60mph zone, will not face disciplinary action.

The authority said the 49-year-old continued to have its full backing.

Hughes was caught speeding in his Y-reg Audi on the A5 at Chirk near Wrexham while he was on holiday on 28 May.

He was disqualified for 42 days and fined £350 by Wrexham magistrates.

The chief constable did not appear in person before magistrates but entered his guilty plea via his solicitor, Huw Edwards.

He has since quit his role as chairman of roads policing at the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo)

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bombus

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 13:54

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Anyone surprised?

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diy

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 15:29

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The fine looks light. what would a CPO earn - £60-70K package? 350 quid is low.

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