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# Stealth Tax
(Sigma5, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:19, archived)
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(Cockfosters!, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:22, archived)
# Nicely done
But I find it difficult to sympathise with motorists. If you don't want to be fined, don't break the law. Simple as.
(I helped save b3ta! GR33DY, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:23, archived)
# I agree
the is nothing i hate more than ignorant road users, especially Volvo drivers, been knocked off 5 times, each time by a twunt in a Volvo
(I helped save b3ta! The Ginja Ninja, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:25, archived)
# my mate was doing 40 on a 40 road,
except the BT van behind him decided to go to 50, shunted my mate off the road and into the only speed camera for 20 miles.

result: mates car totalled, banned from driving for 2 years, insurance claim refused and BT threatened to sue my mate for damages to their van.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:28, archived)
# i ride a bike,
so the main damage was to me, people on mobiles are a scurge too, never look in the drivers side mirror, and just turn right....WANKERS1!!112!
(I helped save b3ta! The Ginja Ninja, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:30, archived)
# harsh. my mates applying for an appeal
and £8000 damages, now he's found another driver who saw it.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:32, archived)
# Sweet!
I got £6k for a broken wrist, and my bike fixed too, spunked all the cash since on dugs, beer and whores
(I helped save b3ta! The Ginja Ninja, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:33, archived)
# yep.
the futures in lawsuits i can see it.

now excuse me while i sit in the middle of the m1 reading :)
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:34, archived)
# Good for him
From your description, he does seem to have been particularly unlucky.
I agree though, speed cameras only catch those who break the law. If motorists didn't break the law on speeding, they wouldn't get caught. Sinmple. Every car's fitted with a speedo - use it!
(kryptik, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:35, archived)
# Although my dad was caught
doing 40 in a 30 - the signs were hidden , and the police had set themselves up with a radar gun just inside the 30 zone. When he got the letter, he knew exactly where it had been, paid up, and I think the points come off soon. His first fine in over 20 years of driving, a fair cop.
(kryptik, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:37, archived)
# on speed limits
i agree with them in town, but i think we should adopt the "autobhan" approach, fast as you like. My bike wont settle into a comfortable ride till it hits 90-95, but thats just me, also speed limits were set on a ford anglia, same with brake distances, it all needs an overhaul by someone that actually uses the damn roads, not some twunt MP who gets driven everywhere
(I helped save b3ta! The Ginja Ninja, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:46, archived)
# he was 19 when it happened
the guy in the BT van was 42, so they went for the one who had driven less. gits.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:38, archived)
# there should be gatsos on every stretch of urban road
in the UK with pocket-burningly punitive fines and reductions to 20mph in residential areas and within 1000 metres of all schools
sham-"two cars and fifteen years on the road and not a single fucking 'stealthy' speeding fine"-bolic
(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:25, archived)
# i agree with your comments
and would like to subscribe to the newsletter
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:26, archived)
# newsletter ... newsletter ...
now where did I put my comic sans ... ?
(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:28, archived)
# :)
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:29, archived)
# I hate them
because I find myself checking my speedo far to often and therefore the road less.
I find the best speed things are those electric signs before villages that flash up a warning if you are going faster than you think.
('tin'tintin, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:44, archived)
# Yay
for speed cameras!

They're fab, and they annoy Daily Mail readers, which is always good for a laugh.
(I helped save b3ta! mechamatsimpsk, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 15:34, archived)