11 June
My Doblo is supposed to be in for a service today.
Opps … it’s currently got our old carpet across the rear seats and both
scooters in the boot. We remember the servicing late last night, even though it
was on plain view in the diary. I’ve now rearranged it for tomorrow. That will
mean our planned trip to Minsmere will have to be on Friday now. Oh the fun we
have … … …
And so some speeding fines are going to rise to
£10,000. Can you ever see anyone getting that penalty? No, nor can I. It all
seems such a waste of time and effort really. All fines are means tested, which
means they are tailored to how much the offender can pay. A speeder on job
seekers for example, won’t be able to pay such a large fine; but hang on, he
can afford to run a car AND to speed while doing so. Think about a little
further. Excessive speed uses even more fuel doesn’t it? For my money’s worth,
if they can afford to run a car and speed, then they can afford to pay the fine
too. Oh yes … why not take their licence away until the fine is paid? Hopefully
that will ensure the fine does get paid.
Cars are nicked on a regular basis. Drivers now have
photo-card licences. I’m sure it wouldn’t take all that long, or all that much
effort either, for the manufactures and DVLA to come up with a method of
programing the car and licence so that the car won’t start until the licence is
inserted into a slot on the dash board. The program could be set up to include
all the insurance drivers for that car. Dealers and registered service agents will
be able to override the program for servicing and so on. Yes, that loop-hole
could be exploited, but not by everyone who fancy’s a drive in car they don’t
own. But will it come about? Don’t hold your breath folks!!!
Another issue that follows on from this, is the number
of cops out on the roads. Watch the reality TV cops shows and you may well get
the idea that are lots of cops about in cars cruising around just waiting to
catch someone. I’m sure all drivers, well, the law abiders that is, will have
noticed just how few there really are. What’s the use of a ten grand fine if
there’s no cops about to catch the speeders? There is no point!
I finally got my photos from Sunday sorted last night.
I have 155 out of 297, to go up on flikr today. Most of them are of trucks and
pub signs, so won’t be of interest to most viewers. But I enjoyed taking them
though. Here’s one of them …
A bronze statue of a cooper I found at the Brewery
Museum.
And today’s funny …
As a
police officer I was patrolling one night when I noticed a car swerving all
over the road. I quickly turned on my lights and pulled the guy over. “Sir, you
know you’re all over the road, please take a step out of the car.” When the man
gets out of the car I tell him to walk in a straight line. “I’d be happy to,”
says the drunk “just can you get the line to stop moving.”
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