Good old Jeremy

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6982514.stm

It pays to wriggle with these so called motoring offences.

[Cowboy Bob]

It's one thing going 52 in a 50 and then rightly peing pi55ed off if you get a ticket, but whoever was driving that was doing 82 in a 50. They deserve to have the book thrown at them. Since the car was loaned to him, he's responsible and should have been prosecuted IMO.

[DodgyAgent]

It's one thing going 52 in a 50 and then rightly peing pi55ed off if you get a ticket, but whoever was driving that was doing 82 in a 50. They deserve to have the book thrown at them. Since the car was loaned to him, he's responsible and should have been prosecuted IMO.

what if he was'nt driving the car. And doing 82 in a 50 mph limit does not necessarily mean that he was driving dangerously (though it probably does).
Clarkson must drive that bit of road hundreds of times, so it may well not necessarily have been him.

[wxman]

Teflon Nick Freeman

http://www.freemankeepondriving.com/

[Moscow Mule]

what if he was'nt driving the car. And doing 82 in a 50 mph limit does not necessarily mean that he was driving dangerously (though it probably does).
Clarkson must drive that bit of road hundreds of times, so it may well not necessarily have been him.

30Mph above the limit = Ban (normally for a couple of weeks.)

[TheFaQQer]

doing 82 in a 50 mph limit does not necessarily mean that he was driving dangerously

It does meant that whoever was driving the car was breaking the law though.

Car was loaned to him; either he was driving it or he loaned it to someone else. If he doesn't want to identify them, fine, take the punishment rather than weasling out of it like the big **** that he is.

[Old Greg]

This is pretty typical of Clarkson's I can do what I like and **** everyone else attitude.

I know a family with a bereavement caused by a speeding motorist and it makes you think about these things. There's a reason why there's a 50 mph rather than an 80 mph speed limit.

[NotAllThere]

If the driver of the car can't be identified, then the registered keeper is responsible.

I thought.

[Dark Black]

Some interesting attitudes here - appears the government brainwashing (that all speeding regardless of road conditions, location, driver ability etc etc is dangerous and such people should be locked up in the tower, whilst it's ok of course for some chav scum to mug some old lady....) is working.

And of course none of you have ever broken the law.. ever.. have you... well done.

Time and a place people.... time and a place.

He got off.... good lad.

[Bagpuss]

This is pretty typical of Clarkson's I can do what I like and **** everyone else attitude.

I know a family with a bereavement caused by a speeding motorist and it makes you think about these things. There's a reason why there's a 50 mph rather than an 80 mph speed limit.

Yes so they can put up speed cameras. Do you know many people who go for strolls across dual carriageways?

On that piece of road their are bridges for pedestrains, no footpaths at the side of the road and there is a central reservation. It comes out of a 70 mph zone and before that the motorway. The 50mph area is just as good as the 70mph area, except the 50mph area has cameras, there is little reason for most of the 50mph zone other than generating revenue. Most cars go >50 anyway.