154mph!!

[BrettieAngell]

Some complete ****ing tosser was clocked doing 154mph on the A11 and as a "punishment" he received a 56 day ban! Should be 2 or 3 years IMO.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-36963826

 

[Uncle Leo]

Some complete ****ing tosser was clocked doing 154mph on the A11 and as a "punishment" he received a 56 day ban! Should be 2 or 3 years IMO.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-36963826

I can't see how there is any justification* for this bellend not to receive a really lengthy driving ban. Ten years should do it.









*I know the courts have their hands tied by the law. But you get my point. I hope.

 

[BrettieAngell]

"The maximum speed by which they base their sentence is 101-110mph in a 70mph zone. A speed of 154mph falls outside the guidelines."

I agree with the guy in the article, this should 100% be treated as dangerous driving.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

154mph in a Seat? That's good going.

 

[londonblue]

154mph in a Seat? That's good going.

I was thinking much the same. As bad as it is, how did he manage that is a ***** car like that?

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

As a parallel, he was as dangerous as someone running about with a shotgun and blasting off anywhere for the hell of it.
Why he hasn't been sent down for a minimum of 3 months and a 5 year ban is quite astonishing.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Also recently had the case of a learner driver being caught doing 132mph on the A127, she was banned for 6 months!

 

[Mad Cyril]

154mph in a Seat? That's good going.

Did it fall out of a plane?

 

[AndyT]

Also recently had the case of a learner driver being caught doing 132mph on the A127, she was banned for 6 months!

That's one heck of a driving lesson! :omg:

 

[southend4ever]

this was absolutely disgusting and will not deter him. he will simply go round bragging about the incident.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

this was absolutely disgusting and will not deter him. he will simply go round bragging about the incident.

As he should. 154mph in a Spanish knock off VW is an impressive feat.

 

[Forever A Shrimper]

Did it fall out of a plane?

Too slow to be falling out of a plane. He actually managed to beat terminal velocity of a falling car in a Seat. Unreal (and terrible).

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Also recently had the case of a learner driver being caught doing 132mph on the A127, she was banned for 6 months!

I think the common feeling with this one was that as the 'driver' was only caught by a rear facing camera, someone other than the real driver may have actually taken the blame for being the driver.

 

[southend4ever]

As he should. 154mph in a Spanish knock off VW is an impressive feat.

I don't disagree.

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

The 'hang them high' crowd are all over this thread, I see.

 

[rigsby]

The 'hang them high' crowd are all over this thread, I see.

We haven't even had one page yet.

By the way speeding drivers kill far more people than drunk drivers.

 

[Uncle Leo]

The 'hang them high' crowd are all over this thread, I see.

Yes.

What possible justification can someone have for driving at well over twice the speed limit?

Drive like that and you don't deserve to hold a licence. It is a privilege, not a right.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Yes.

What possible justification can someone have for driving at well over twice the speed limit?

Drive like that and you don't deserve to hold a licence. It is a privilege, not a right.

Absolutely. This tit has killed 4 people (including 3 kids) - no idea if he was speeding - but he'll probably get no more than a couple of years inside. He should never see the light of day again, unless through prison bars.

 

[Benfleet A1]

We haven't even had one page yet.

By the way speeding drivers kill far more people than drunk drivers.

Does that mean as long as I keep to the speed limit I can drive drunk? Cool!!

 

[rigsby]

Does that mean as long as I keep to the speed limit I can drive drunk? Cool!!

Nope I didn't say that. Just pointing out that DD is an automatic 1 year ban but doing 70 in a 30 is not.

I live near Lifstan way and about 5 years ago a young lad of about 20 with 2 previous convictions for speeding done exactly that 70mph and hit and killed a cyclist. He was only given 2 years. If he had been over the limit he would have got 5 or 6 years

Should have been banned long before he killed someone. By the way he had other convictions which begs the question should people who are violent little slags be allowed to drive anyway.