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Nidge2
 Post subject: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:10 am 
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A driver in our district gets called in for overcharging X 4 and driving in an erratic manner along a pedestrian area of town nearly colliding with a pedestrian. Reported for driving while using his mobile phone, driving with no hands etc etc.

The Council were going to let him off until somoene got in touch with them and quoted Section 52 of the Road Safety act and the Councils stance last year when 12 drivers were suspended for over ranking. :-" :-" :-" :-"

He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D
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jimbo
 Post subject: Re: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:27 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
A driver in our district gets called in for overcharging X 4 and driving in an erratic manner along a pedestrian area of town nearly colliding with a pedestrian. Reported for driving while using his mobile phone, driving with no hands etc etc.

The Council were going to let him off until somoene got in touch with them and quoted Section 52 of the Road Safety act and the Councils stance last year when 12 drivers were suspended for over ranking. :-" :-" :-" :-"

He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D


Well I hope "somoene" is feeling good about themselves.

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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:41 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
A driver in our district gets called in for overcharging X 4 and driving in an erratic manner along a pedestrian area of town nearly colliding with a pedestrian. Reported for driving while using his mobile phone, driving with no hands etc etc.

The Council were going to let him off until somoene got in touch with them and quoted Section 52 of the Road Safety act and the Councils stance last year when 12 drivers were suspended for over ranking. :-" :-" :-" :-"

He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D



If its an immediate suspension, and the bloke is a supposed menace, why wait till the 27th ?

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blackpool
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:50 pm 
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Think id appeal and take it in january ,have a rest...
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captain cab
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Think id appeal and take it in january ,have a rest...



you can't appeal section 52

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 Post subject: Re: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:18 pm 
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jimbo wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
A driver in our district gets called in for overcharging X 4 and driving in an erratic manner along a pedestrian area of town nearly colliding with a pedestrian. Reported for driving while using his mobile phone, driving with no hands etc etc.

The Council were going to let him off until somoene got in touch with them and quoted Section 52 of the Road Safety act and the Councils stance last year when 12 drivers were suspended for over ranking. :-" :-" :-" :-"

He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D


Well I hope "somoene" is feeling good about themselves.



Yes I am.
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blackpool
 Post subject: Re: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:53 pm 
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Sorry not sure what 52 is but if its that bad why still driving over xmas ?
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Nidge2
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Sorry not sure what 52 is but if its that bad why still driving over xmas ?



They won't answer that one.
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Dusty Bin
 Post subject: Re: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:32 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
A driver in our district gets called in for overcharging X 4 and driving in an erratic manner along a pedestrian area of town nearly colliding with a pedestrian. Reported for driving while using his mobile phone, driving with no hands etc etc.


Good job he wasn't driving in an erotic manner with no hands :oops:
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He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D

Love to know what act gives them powers to suspend as a means of punishment. [-(

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Dusty Bin
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Sussex wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D

Love to know what act gives them powers to suspend as a means of punishment. [-(


But if he receives a suspension then it might make him mend his ways, thus while he's currently fit and proper, he won't be by the 27th, but might be four weeks later? :-s
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Nidge2 wrote:
He's suspended for 4 weeks as from the 27th of December. :D

Love to know what act gives them powers to suspend as a means of punishment. [-(


But if he receives a suspension then it might make him mend his ways, thus while he's currently fit and proper, he won't be by the 27th, but might be four weeks later? :-s

Exactly, but then what can one expect from this shower of s**t.

If the fella is a danger than what is he doing driving a cab now? :?

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If the fella is a danger than what is he doing driving a cab now? :?



Thats what I was alluding to earlier :D

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Dusty Bin
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:22 pm 
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Well I can kind of see the logic in that a suspension could 'make' a driver fit and proper, but not the bit about, er, suspending the suspension until the 27th.

Perhaps the thinking is that if he missed out on the Christmas rush then it would make him worse rather than rehabilitate him, a bit like the argument that a prison sentence would make a criminal worse rather than rehabilitate - too harsh a punishment can be counterproductive.

Either that or they don't have a clue ](*,)
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 Post subject: Re: Result
PostPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:26 pm 
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Dusty Bin wrote:
Well I can kind of see the logic in that a suspension could 'make' a driver fit and proper, but not the bit about, er, suspending the suspension until the 27th.

Perhaps the thinking is that if he missed out on the Christmas rush then it would make him worse rather than rehabilitate him, a bit like the argument that a prison sentence would make a criminal worse rather than rehabilitate - too harsh a punishment can be counterproductive.

Either that or they don't have a clue ](*,)


I'd go with the latter :wink:

That aside, who's going to challenge this decision?

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