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Fixed Penalty Fine For Minor Offences.......
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Have you ever accepted and paid one of these knowing you could probably successfully challenge it but just didn't want the hassle? I have several times. I just considered it more of a punishment to go through all the aggravation of challenging it rather than pay the fine.
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Yes; when I was 17 years and 11 months old I was caught having a pint in a pub. The old family lawyer said I could challenge it on the grounds of my being so daft that I hadn't realised I was doing wrong and that anyway I was nearly 18 so what's the problem? I couldn't be bothered taking a day off school and so coughed up the regulation tenner. My mates thought I was daft for coughing up when I could have kept the tenner for a round after my birthday, so I lost out all round.
a fixed penalty is not an offence unless you accept it as one. In this country you can challenge it and go to court and argue the case. For minor things, even if you think you are not guilty it is a lot easier just to accept it and in effect plead guilty and save the state the expense of prosecuting you.
There's a theme developing. People who know they're bang to rights don't challenge it ...
And in fact, to give Boris some credit, he did accept he got it wrong and he didn't challenge it. Some of his MPs tried to make the same argument as TTT and he shut them down.
His argument is that he didn't realise it was wrong at the time, or even months later when he told Parliament that no rules had been broken. And that's why he thinks he can get away with telling lies to Parliament ... because he didn't do it deliberately. The problem is, if he didn't do it deliberately, he's a moron ... and that, essentially, is his argument. Apparently it's ok to have a moron as a leader, just not a liar.
And in fact, to give Boris some credit, he did accept he got it wrong and he didn't challenge it. Some of his MPs tried to make the same argument as TTT and he shut them down.
His argument is that he didn't realise it was wrong at the time, or even months later when he told Parliament that no rules had been broken. And that's why he thinks he can get away with telling lies to Parliament ... because he didn't do it deliberately. The problem is, if he didn't do it deliberately, he's a moron ... and that, essentially, is his argument. Apparently it's ok to have a moron as a leader, just not a liar.
// i could not have challenged it - i WAS speeding//
yeah you could have challenged on the speed wasnt the ridiculous speed the upright officer alleged
( clearly some years ago)
and yes I paid
|Parking tickets - frequently. if they havent filled their quota, they issue iffy tickets knowing the ticket will bounce if they appeal
yeah you could have challenged on the speed wasnt the ridiculous speed the upright officer alleged
( clearly some years ago)
and yes I paid
|Parking tickets - frequently. if they havent filled their quota, they issue iffy tickets knowing the ticket will bounce if they appeal
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