tinyurl.com/7vn4u85
If he continues to drive like a hooligan.
;>)
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Quote from article:-
"The Victim Surcharge has been running since 2007 and current involves £15 added on to any fines imposed by the courts.
But it means six in seven offenders avoid paying it, because they do not receive a court fine, and the surcharge currently only raises £10 million a year.
Mr Clarke hopes the overall expansion will raise an extra £50 million a year.
He said: “Victims in this country must be able to rely on a justice system which punishes offenders properly and ensures that victims who suffer serious consequences are properly helped and supported.
“Cash compensation should be better focused on blameless victims of the most serious crimes and more support for victims should be funded by offenders rather than taxpayers."
Drivers the easy target again.
You're nicked. Fixed penalty and add £40 even though you are not the one who caused the victim of another crime to "suffer serious consequences".
I have a better idea - how about charging the "six in seven offenders (who) avoid paying it" for the "serious consequences" instead of some "innocent" motorist? Maybe that would ensure " a justice system which punishes offenders properly"?
Or am I just a biased motorist who avoided speeding offences for 40 years then got done for doing 34 mph in a 30 limit on a dual carriageway at 5 am without another vehicle or pedestrian in sight (Yes, I know, careless, should have seen camera, shouldn't have been doing over 30)
Last edited by: PhilW on Mon 30 Jan 12 at 18:30
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So, to put that succinctly, the legal system is now following the trend set by insurers in jacking up rates to fuel the "compo culture".
Marvellous.
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Rather than simply levying a victim tax on everyone, they should identify the actual victim in every crime and then make the convicted person compensate him in full.
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>> Rather than simply levying a victim tax on everyone, they should identify the actual victim
>> in every crime and then make the convicted person compensate him in full.
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CP that would make the man in the street as important as the state, and as valuable as money, it'll never happen, thats why those who steal money from important individuals or huge corporations go down for years, whilst those who violently attack and maim ordinary people (not to be confused with important people) get community service.
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The whole consultation, which sets the proposal in context, is here:
consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/victims-witnesses
(On line consultation)
consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/victims-witnesses/supporting_documents/gettingitrightforvictimsandwitnesses.pdf
(Consultation doc approx 0.5MB pdf)
Explanation of the vicitms surcharge starts on p13 para 15 of the pdf.
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L'escargot needs to start saving - L'escargot
