dvdlcs Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 It would appear that these people who have more than 12 points on their licence have at some point reached 12 points and been able to convince a court / magistrate that they need to keep their licence for exceptional circumstances. They have then continued to accumulate points on their licence. I would have thought that if you had accumulated 12 points and convinced the court / magistrate not to take your licence away, that any further infringement - particularly if for the same sort of offence that had accrued the initial 12 points - would have meant an instant ban, with no redress, as they clearly are not capable of obeying the rules/laws of the road. Retaining your licence through exceptional circumstances should be an absolute last chance to remain on the road until at least some of your existing points expire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2018 In other 'hardship' cases which come to light from time to time one might be tempted to bemoan the fact that society has apparently become so organised as to make it unreasonably difficult to carry out a lot of normal activities without having ready access to a car. (Then again, there are such things as taxis and private hire cars*.)That is an issue - society is very car-orientated (or travel-orientated full stop), and even though it's possible for some people to manage fine without it would be very difficult for a lot of us to do now. But whatever the ups and downs of that it means that if you do need a car then it's basic common sense to be sensible with it. If it's that essential then driving like an idiot and getting banned deserves no more sympathy than knocking holes in your roof and complaining about the cold and wet making life hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2018 It would appear that these people who have more than 12 points on their licence have at some point reached 12 points and been able to convince a court / magistrate that they need to keep their licence for exceptional circumstances. They have then continued to accumulate points on their licence. I would have thought that if you had accumulated 12 points and convinced the court / magistrate not to take your licence away, that any further infringement - particularly if for the same sort of offence that had accrued the initial 12 points - would have meant an instant ban, with no redress, as they clearly are not capable of obeying the rules/laws of the road. Retaining your licence through exceptional circumstances should be an absolute last chance to remain on the road until at least some of your existing points expire. The last set of points before someone gets more that takes them up to or over 12 was the last chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Well, if it was the wife's sister who was the girlfriend, please do tell sometime soon! Wow, real rodeo riding! Mike. Abridged version, I went out with a girl called F (who wasn't a very good driver, see previous post), after a few months she asked me to teach her younger sister to drive, called C. (lets just say that one thing led to another!) F is now my S-in-L as I ended up marrying C (and having 4 children) although it was a bit 'interesting' when she found out what had been going on*, F is also now married and will admit that we 'have history' when asked! *for about 6 months! Edited October 3, 2018 by jcm@gwr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaulCheffus Posted October 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hi We've had a new one in the village recently. Someone who thinks its a good idea to park their car just before a 90degree blind bend when they have a perfectly good drive. I think they've been taking notes from another idiot in the village that seems to think parking opposite a busy junction is a good idea. So far there has been one incident directly attributed to this but no one seems to care (I've seen a Police car parked behind the other car opposite the junction). Common sense has certainly left the universe. Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 How do you deal with someone who doesn't recognise driving bans? image.jpeg The Court heard that Mr Heard drove into a herd which was quite absurd. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted October 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2018 Two this morning - a BMW that didn't want to wait in the queue to turn left like everyone else, so drove up the 'straight on only' lane, then forced his way in on the roundabout, then a bin lorry which emerged from one office, pulled over on the right-hand-side of the road, then swung out to reverse into the next office - without checking whether the road was clear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hi We've had a new one in the village recently. Someone who thinks its a good idea to park their car just before a 90degree blind bend when they have a perfectly good drive. I think they've been taking notes from another idiot in the village that seems to think parking opposite a busy junction is a good idea. So far there has been one incident directly attributed to this but no one seems to care (I've seen a Police car parked behind the other car opposite the junction). Common sense has certainly left the universe. Cheers Paul I live on a T junction, my drive is only three metres from the dropped kerb thats there for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Despite this there is often a vehicle parked there that either obstructs the dropped kerb or my drive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-45718990 Stewart 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-45718990 Stewart O(a)K, Leaf him alone, he did not twig he was doing wrong until the police got to the root of the problem !! Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 O(a)K, Leaf him alone, he did not twig he was doing wrong until the police got to the root of the problem !! Brit15 Was it Special Branch that stopped him? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 meanwhile https://www.facebook.com/Idiotukdriversmedia/photos/pcb.1241166939364583/1241166882697922/?type=3&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARDF2cc6VbcBphggpUqf9_NLFsLz-Vopu21tf-dVAxKB4pwjBl546PtD-ya-68ALZPwwnZNfmPB5PwDZ&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBELlQH-kl9WThf7B2hi56nKm7xyiDFLYg2OplpHwvG4vQwA0OgjCgcg4Qm9p8fW63HkLVzf8cVjVvZKAdeIUaSQ0E2KwdCfS8Tj2ZPnXs1IeTyNUkhnVfpqMhsMjEi46DLGso6ZpP1x21J0rC1ZuODWKPHmb-zle15Gjg-y-DdNlgwruq2zIZj8aBMYoGnyo68b3kgHQEYFBLZeLst-hEMITkiViiwtocXjkyp 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2018 Was it Special Branch that stopped him? Perhaps Sybil Fawlty stopped him? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/driver-cheats-death-a38-burton-1790794 It looks like the driver of the car two behind the driving school car might have started to indicate (difficult to be sure from the video), and the van driver was undertaking a tad enthusiastically, but the car driver does seem to have shown extremely poor rearward observation before executing their manoeuvre. The incident appears to have occurred here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/driver-cheats-death-a38-burton-1790794 It looks like the driver of the car two behind the driving school car might have started to indicate (difficult to be sure from the video), and the van driver was undertaking a tad enthusiastically, but the car driver does seem to have shown extremely poor rearward observation before executing their manoeuvre. The incident appears to have occurred here. Skateboarders 'grinding' along railings is one thing but doing it with a van is just ridiculous. Edited October 11, 2018 by Baby Deltic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2018 I wonder if underpants are included in his insurance policy? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I wonder if underpants are included in his insurance policy? Mike. He'd want the 'New for Old' policy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2018 Apologies if this have been posted elsewhere, yet another bridge bash, this time on Anglesey on the disused Amlwch branch https://twitter.com/angleseycouncil/status/1050668694907453440?s=21 Foreign driver done a good job of relocating the bridge a few ft futher down the road! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 14, 2018 Today I was approaching a roundabout behind a slow car. The roundabout approach opens up to 2 lanes. From the right hand lane, you can only turn right. From the left lane, you can go left, straight or right. Marked clearly on the road. I want to turn left, so the left lane is my target. Happily the car in front goes into the right lane - perfect. But no, he changes his mind and cuts straight in front of me, into the left lane and turns left. There are two lanes in the new road, so I head into the right lane to pass him. So what does he do, cuts in front of me again to get into the right lane! Twice in less than 10 seconds, both occasions required braking from me! Roundabouts here aren't as prevalent as in the UK, but they certainly aren't new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 14, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2018 Today I was approaching a roundabout behind a slow car. The roundabout approach opens up to 2 lanes. From the right hand lane, you can only turn right. From the left lane, you can go left, straight or right. Marked clearly on the road. I want to turn left, so the left lane is my target. Happily the car in front goes into the right lane - perfect. But no, he changes his mind and cuts straight in front of me, into the left lane and turns left. There are two lanes in the new road, so I head into the right lane to pass him. So what does he do, cuts in front of me again to get into the right lane! Twice in less than 10 seconds, both occasions required braking from me! Roundabouts here aren't as prevalent as in the UK, but they certainly aren't new. He obviously learned to drive in Spain! Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted October 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Today I was approaching a roundabout behind a slow car. The roundabout approach opens up to 2 lanes. From the right hand lane, you can only turn right. From the left lane, you can go left, straight or right. Marked clearly on the road. I want to turn left, so the left lane is my target. Happily the car in front goes into the right lane - perfect. But no, he changes his mind and cuts straight in front of me, into the left lane and turns left. There are two lanes in the new road, so I head into the right lane to pass him. So what does he do, cuts in front of me again to get into the right lane! Twice in less than 10 seconds, both occasions required braking from me! Roundabouts here aren't as prevalent as in the UK, but they certainly aren't new. He's what's commonly known in the U.K. as an "A*shole" Edited October 14, 2018 by polybear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 14, 2018 He obviously learned to drive in Spain! Mike. But there was no need for it, he was at the front with no queue whatsoever! I do realise that in some parts, some people will do ANYTHING to get in front, no matter what the risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme3300 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 But there was no need for it, he was at the front with no queue whatsoever! Obviously he's a member of the 'f*** queue' brigade! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2018 Obviously he's a member of the 'f*** queue' brigade! No, I believe a case of 'I'm totally incompetent and shouldn't be driving anymore' group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) Now I know I don't know all of the facts regarding the tragic crash on the M40 yesterday,but dashcam footage clearly shows a car pulling a caravan in the middle lane going in the opposite direction to the rest of the Traffic. I have to ask would most drivers not ask themselves, what am I doing wrong? Then make for the hard shoulder and stop, then await for the arrival of the Police and get helped safely off of the motorway. They would obviously receive a ticket and an inevitable driving ban, but 3 people would still be alive today. Dementia comes to mind I am afraid. Correction :- Outside Lane apparently. Foreign Number Plates. I still fail to understand how he drove so far. When I drove in France for the first time and came off the ferry I went around the first roundabout the wrong way but quickly realised Edited October 17, 2018 by CUTLER2579 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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