driving fines - Page 3

Boca J wrote on Thu May 6, 2021 9:04pm:

There are probably thousands of traffic laws, but who is going to enforce them ? The police simply don't have the resources. If they were to catch every offender, they would need a million police officers in London alone. The number of driving offenders caught every day is probably less than 1% o...

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...f all offenders.

There were many occasions when police looked at me while stopping at traffic lights, but never warned me for not wearing seat-belt, let alone fine me, not once in over 30 years. This is not just luck, it's because they don't bother.

I remember when I was driving well over a year without insurance. Was never caught.

Don't tell the police now.

Gem wrote on Thu May 6, 2021 9:39pm:

Given you have admitted to breaking the law on many occasions (and for several different offences) the original post certainly shows a real 'brass neck' attitude!

Just continue to break the law (not sure about your claim of 'forgetting' is legitimate now) and wait for the fines to roll in.

Boca J wrote on Thu May 6, 2021 9:04pm:

There are probably thousands of traffic laws, but who is going to enforce them ? The police simply don't have the resources. If they were to catch every offender, they would need a million police officers in London alone. The number of driving offenders caught every day is probably less than 1% o...

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...f all offenders.

There were many occasions when police looked at me while stopping at traffic lights, but never warned me for not wearing seat-belt, let alone fine me, not once in over 30 years. This is not just luck, it's because they don't bother.

I remember when I was driving well over a year without insurance. Was never caught.

Don't tell the police now.

rma44 wrote on Thu May 6, 2021 11:17pm:

What a plonka, as Dell boy would say!

RichT wrote on Fri May 7, 2021 11:10am:

Worrying if the same attitude is shown to drink driving...

Roland wrote on Fri May 7, 2021 9:16am:

The OP has obviously not seen the after effects of a head going through a windscreen has he ??

PeterC wrote on Fri May 7, 2021 11:46am:

Maybe his lack of respect for the law and others was caused by such an event 30 years ago?

Mags44 wrote on Fri May 7, 2021 2:41pm:

Or maybe he's just a t*at?