Taxi Driver Online

I know it has been discussed many times on here, but I'm really not a fan of folks getting done by the courts then the council.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewa ... ?id=503468

IMO if the courts say she should be banned for X, then that's the start and the finish of it.

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One third over the speed limit certainly doesn't seem a heinous enough crime to ruin ones life really,or put you out of work/business,I thought they had speed awareness courses as an alternative in these cases?

At the end of the day it's something that most people do at some point when their driving, is it not the inappropriate use of speed at the wrong time and place that is the real problem.

105 mph is 50% over the speed limit.

She should join the Police if she likes doing over a ton, after todays news.

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Former taxi driver

Well it's all relative Jimbo surely,doing 45mph in a 30mph limit would be 50% over the limit but it's one third of your speed over the stated limit in mph,I'm not saying it is not an offence or trying to excuse it,but there are often other factors,time,weather,volume of traffic etc.

I am just stating that 105mph on a motorway is just the same as 25mph in a 20mph zone,45mph in a 30mph zone or 75mph in a 60mph zone.
Of course if you were doing 105mph in a 20mph zone that would be a different story.

When the 70mph limits were introduced in 1965 the average top speed of the average car was 89mph one would imagine it must be around 120mph now.

To be honest I doubt there are many drivers now who strictly observe the motorway speed limit.
I still dont think it's reason enough to remove the means for someone to earn their living.

Have you ever done 40mph in a 30mph zone Jimbo.

If the offense was done whilst she was working then I can understand the L.As intervention - However if it was done in her free time - now that would be another matter!

Having said that how many times does one get punished? Anyone else normally once - But! if you are a taxi driver

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The Speed Limit is a Law the same as any other - break it and face the consequences; if you lose your job over it then tough! Saying that a cabbie should be allowed to get away with speeding when not working is like saying that an IT Consultant can legally look at web porn for as long as he's not working at the time!

Speed kills - end of story. Speed limits are there for a reason and if you continually break them then you will get a driving ban and lose you Hack badge; you know it will happen so why make it easy.

Have to disagree with your comment "speed kills end of story" in 1930 there were 7000 road deaths and 2 and 3 million vehicles,whereas now there are about 25 or 27 million vehicles and between 3 and 4 thousand deaths.

Skippy you are missing the point, she has been punished by the courts - and now it would seem that the L.A is going to have a go at her.

The punishment has been metered out once, you would not expect to go into another every day job and for the boss to have another go.

As Stu says it is factual that speed as such does not kill - although I do understand where you are coming from.

P.S could you not use a better or different example than an I.T consultant - what are you like!

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From the same newspaper and from the same area, came the following story.

15 police officers speeding on duty

Published on 30/05/2007

By Nick Griffiths

FIFTEEN police officers in Cumbria were caught speeding while on duty last year – but only one was fined.

New figures also reveal the number of officers breaking the limit has doubled since 2005, when seven were spotted smashing speed restrictions.

Cumbria police said the 14 officers who did not face any action were caught speeding while involved in legitimate duties. By law, police – and other emergency services – can be excused a fine or points on their licences if they were involved in actions such as chasing suspects, attending 999 calls or other urgent operations. The single officer not exempt from punishment was given an on-the-spot fine.

Andy Wilson, chairman of Cumbria Police Federation – the union representing rank-and-file officers – said: “These are police officers caught speeding while on duty. Each case is looked at individually. Under the Road Traffic Act officers are exempt when attending emergency responses. “Of the 15 officers caught committing the offence, each was looked at and scrutinised and found to be doing the job they were there to do. One officer was looked at under the same scrutiny and dealt with fairly.”

Mr Wilson said there were times when police had to break speed limits or go through red lights. “If you can imagine it’s a Friday night in Carlisle and an emergency call comes in that there is a massive fight on Botchergate,” he added.

“They are not acting in the execution of their duty if they don’t go through the red light and get there as soon as possible. With our training, police go to the light, check nothing is coming and then go through it.”

Nationally, 90,000 police were caught speeding or going through red lights.

Officers with London’s Metropolitan Police were caught out 48,222 times, with 57 tickets issued.
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Take your pick:


http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=561452006


Fit and Proper I don't think......

"AT LEAST 158 serving police officers in Scotland have convictions for offences ranging from assault and drink-driving to attempting to pervert the course of justice"

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Former taxi driver

OOps! Never done over 40 in a 30.

Never, ever done 105mph in a Metrocab.

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Former taxi driver

Jimbo will tell you that he always adheres to the speed limit. At least thats what he told us.

Regards

JD

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Former taxi driver

couldn't get more than 95 out of mine!

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