[jambutty]

There is little point in having a law if it is not enforced.

The real problem is that far too many drivers think that the rules of the road apply to everyone else but not to them. And then to compound the problem, if they think that a law is what they call a stupid law, they ignore it.

Rather than prison the offender should be banned for several years and if the vehicle is more than 5 years old it should be crushed. If less than 5 years old it should be sold with the proceeds going to a Road Traffic Accident victim’s fund.

What’s that? It would be unfair on the owner of the vehicle if he weren’t the offender like an HGV. Well considering that ‘head office’ is probably the one calling the driver then they are aiding and abetting the committing of an offence.

It would certainly concentrate people’s minds if being caught meant the loss of the vehicle.

Of course there will always be exceptions, like son borrowing dad’s car to go to work ‘cos his is being serviced, MOT’d or whatever. In that case prison for the offender.