pipme said:
The European Union's energy commissioner has called for a 100kph (62mph) speed limit to be adopted throughout Europe.
Hmmmm, perhaps just another bl**dy-minded attempt to get us to use wimpy, girly kilometres instead of burly, manly miles.
"100kph might be equivalent to 62mph... but I know which one is faster" (Al Murray - comedian)
Anyhoo. So, we adopt this 62mph limit, but that's not a round number. So, we round it up to the nearest 10 (we don't have legally-enforceable speed limits ending in 5 in this country). So, we need to adopt a 70mph speed limit... could be tough!
I would be interested how they would propose it is enforced. In the UK, it isn't a problem, we're all Gatso'd up. But, there are many other countries where you can drive as fast as you like and never get caught. Hardly seems fair that in Italy people WILL still be driving at 100mph everywhere without penalty, but we will be forced to drive at 62mph. Doesn't seem worth it if the countries who are wasting petrol won't be the ones who suffer!
then have to read how cases collapse due to improperly processed paperwork.
Or in my experience, lost paperwork.
About the point-swapping. My sister (a student) has a flatmate who's parents bought her a Golf GTi for her birthday (her 18th birthday I might add!). This girl is a daft tart and in the last year managed to get 2 speeding tickets. Her parents (also stupid tarts) told her to IGNORE them!
Of course, the computer didn't forget (well durrrr!) and caught up with her. So, to avoid their precious little spoilt brat having to stop driving (remember, 6 points = ban for new drivers), they took the points for her. It infuriates me, it makes a mockery of the system. They introduced the 6 points=ban scheme to try and sort out the new drivers who were going to be trouble. So, if you are driven into by a whiny fat teenage girl in a Golf GTi, who turns out to have a clean licence, do us all a favour and try to get her banned!