[jambutty]

Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

Really there should not be a need to grass as the driver who borrowed your car should be good enough to own up.

You know as well as I do that when it comes to owning up to a misdemeanour people will lie in their teeth if they think that they can get off. After all don’t the insurance companies tell you not to admit to anything in the event of an accident and if you do your policy could be revoked.

Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

I would be in NO doubt if I got caught for speeding, and if it was my car I would know who was driving.

What if you already had 6 points on your license and as luck would have it your son/daughter/wife/cousin also drove your car on the day that you got caught speeding? Would you hold your hand up and lose your license or would you try it on?

As I already stated people are very fond of telling other people what they should do and maybe even what we would do but it is a different ball game when they become directly involved. The do as I say not as I do syndrome is prevalent.

A witness cannot be forced to give evidence in English law. They can only be forced to attend court. What they say in the box is up to the witness and if the witness says, “I didn’t see anything” then that is that. The prosecution would have to prove that the witness did have relevant information.

This motoring law is at odds with the general English law.