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MSE News: Tough new penalties for speeding to be rolled out next week

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  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    Just another tax on the motorist. Disgusting

    So driving within the limit is tax evasion...?
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,588 Forumite
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    deaston wrote: »
    So driving within the limit is tax evasion...?


    No- tax avoidance. ;)

    Tax evasion is against The Law and generally frowned upon, but tax avoidance is encouraged (well, it is if you are rich anyway :D)
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • kathrynha
    kathrynha Posts: 2,469 Forumite
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    deaston wrote: »
    Speed limits factor in road conditions, visibility etc. Not to mention noise pollution for residents and the safety of the public.


    Some speed limits may, but others definitely don't. 30 mph dual carriageways in non-residential areas are not neccessary
    Zebras rock
  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    kathrynha wrote: »
    Some speed limits may, but others definitely don't. 30 mph dual carriageways in non-residential areas are not neccessary

    So why do they exist?
  • I like slower......... I save fuel
    Now we all know how it felt to play in the band on the Titanic...
  • kathrynha
    kathrynha Posts: 2,469 Forumite
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    deaston wrote: »
    So why do they exist?

    Money from speeding fines at a guess. It's not unusual for police to be on the stretch of road with a camera.


    The particular bit of road I'm referring to is the A65 between Viaduct road and the A58 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.8021059,-1.5703381,16z
    Zebras rock
  • I must say it is all very well introducing these fines, but, who will enforce them? Police budgets have been reduced severely, North Wales Police used to be very pro active, and indeed they stand by that statement if you look at their lets say manifesto the Fatal Five.

    We need more police on the road to address all of the issues that have been mentioned in this forum, relying on the publics Dash Cam Footage is not enough, i dont see why i should commit my self to putting someone in court, only to find they intend to plead Not Guilty, then i have to take a day off work to support my statement, Im not a policeman!

    Fines are fine, but theres little deterent if there is no man power to enforce.
  • jblessing
    jblessing Posts: 146 Forumite
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    kathrynha wrote: »
    Money from speeding fines at a guess. It's not unusual for police to be on the stretch of road with a camera.


    The particular bit of road I'm referring to is the A65 between Viaduct road and the A58 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.8021059,-1.5703381,16z

    According to http://www.crashmap.co.uk/Search, there were two fatalities on this road since 2014. That is probably the reason
  • jblessing
    jblessing Posts: 146 Forumite
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    edited 24 April 2017 at 5:10PM
    Also worth reading:

    http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/speed_en.pdf

    In particular the effect of increasing speed regarding pedestrian fatalities
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