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Boggert:
My Mate was caught speeding on Christmas day a few years ago he was doing 105mph on the A1...

He got 6 points and a 500 fine which I thought was unfair as he should have got a ban. In court he said he would loose his job if banned so the let him keep his licence.

To be fair I think the man should have been busted down to constable for 42 days and gone on foot patrol... As LSP said that would have been a sight to see :lol:

What you guys don't see is all the times we go to court and the driver gets away with it. The drink driver who was seen to crash his car and then followed by a member of the public as he staggers to his home address. Where he is arrested for a PBT (Positive breath test) in court there is a period where he is not see for 3 minutes, he claims he has drunk the equivalent of 6 whiskeys in that time, he gets away with it.…

And the lady who is on the mobile phone who shouts not out, and its dropped in court because of lack of evidence, the statements from the traffic officers are not enough.

i can assure you there are loads of times where the public get away with it, but is not published by the press.

Bulli:
gets away with it is irrelevant in my opinion.

this guy is the chief constable and as such has a responsibilty to act accordingly. so him doing 90 in a 60 is not the same as me doing 90 in a 60.

He should have been replaced in his job, simple as that. How can he now tell me im a naughty boy for doing exactly what he clearly believes to be ok?? Im not saying he should lose his job but a ban would mean i was out of work and lots of others are in the same boat, so why should he be protected??

Lord Shagg-Pyle:

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If I was caught doing that, it would most likley mean a 3 month ban if not 6, a hefty fine (not just a couple of hundred) and the loss of my job and the ability to get another, ergo bye bye house and life. so NO IT IS NOT BS!!!!!!

If you resent my implications then I suggest you go out and get a real job where the hardest part ain't the paper work. Then take note of how easy it is to lose your licence and your means of making a living in one simple step,

Every time I see a case in the paper or has it been talked about, the police officer has got off very light compared to your average working man, my perception is based upon what I hear and read, same as everyone else

If you don't like it too bad.
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I think you'll find that someone is only banned as a result of speeding if they have reached the 100+ mark, and that goes for everyone.
As for perceptions. Do you believe everything that you read in the Press?
Perhaps the families of Sharon Beshenivsky, Keith Blakelock, Glenn Goodman,Richard Gray and a multitude of other officers who have died protecting the public should know they weren't doing a real job.
Thankfully we live in a democracy, so you are entitled to your opinions. Anyway I must go now, as I have to start looking for a job that is more worthwhile and with no paperwork.

Boggert:
Whats with the real job dig...Unless you have done any Police work I suggest you say nothing.

You have no conception of what the Police do on a day to day basis and I can tell you that from real life experience as I joined at the age of 35! Its nothing like what you read in the papers or see on the telly.

And before you have another dig, its not the police's decision whether this guy stays in post or not it the Police authority who decide and that is made up from members of the public like you!

mike142sl:
Apparently, according to a magistrate friend, his original ban would have been 62 days but because he entered a guilty plea from the start the Magistrates have to reduce the ban by a third - so in this case he ended up with 42 days.

I feel sorry for the local police bods now, they are the ones who will be getting more grief from speeders bent on making a point about their chief getting a relatively lenient punishment.

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