THE court findings on speeding drivers are haphazard and at times nonsensical.

I refer to three recent court cases as depicted in Echo reports as follows: On August 23, 2024, a speeder was clocked at 114 mph and was banned for just 42 days.

On September 4, 2024, another speeder was clocked doing 121 mph and received no ban.

On October 16, 2024, a speeder was caught doing just 80mph, which is just 10 mph over the speed limit, and was punished with a six-month driving ban.

Would any of your readers like to tell me what club these drivers belong to, to get away without doing a year’s ban?

Because I want to join that club! Or is it the old saying: “It’s not what you know but who you know”?

In another example of stupid court decisions, a driver was caught using a phone and was banned for 55 days with a measly £123 fine.

Another driver was also caught using a phone and was rewarded with no ban and just six points on their licence.

And yet, in another haphazard situation in the justice system, a drink driver with 105 micrograms was caught but was not banned from driving.

In another case, a drink driver was caught with just 45 micrograms and was banned for 12 months. Drug driving has become so prevalent and dangerous every week.

There should be zero tolerance for those three driving offences, with an instant driving ban, a £1,000 fine, and 10 points placed on the licence.

This should make all drivers aware that the reason for these penalties is that each of those offences could cost the life of some innocent person, as it has done in the past and will almost certainly do in the future.

David J Hacking

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