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Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: idiotboy on August 04, 2006, 03:47:46 PM

A car driver who crashed into and killed four cyclists has been fined £180 and lost 6 points from his licence. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,,1836982,00.html)

oh yeah, maybe this isn't something to be laughing about :hits with chair:

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: smoothee on August 04, 2006, 04:38:14 PM

thats srsly f*cked up.. thats like 1.5points and £45 per life he took away..

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: kuno_thunder on August 04, 2006, 06:13:33 PM

Damn, remind me not to drive there.  Or ride a bike.

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: Shumatsu Samurai on August 04, 2006, 06:39:12 PM

For those who are not from the UK, could you answer this:
How many points does one have on his/her license?
On which occasions can you lose them and how many are normal in these cases?
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Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: suki* on August 04, 2006, 08:21:07 PM

ONLY 180 QUID?! O.O

You've GOT to be JOKING!! :x

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: Sangreal on August 05, 2006, 08:21:13 PM

this happends in england?

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: Deadmon on August 06, 2006, 05:29:17 AM

wtf...180 for 4 lives? He should be like, jailed for life >.>

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: meowchi on August 08, 2006, 12:51:09 AM

The bastard sold his soul to the devil.. Don't worry though; he'll get it (from behind via Hitler) when he goes to hell

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: idiotboy on August 08, 2006, 01:18:14 AM

Quote from: Shumatsu Samurai

For those who are not from the UK, could you answer this:
How many points does one have on his/her license?
On which occasions can you lose them and how many are normal in these cases?

sorry, haven't been deliberately ignoring the questions in this thread - mostly i didnt know the answers as i dont have a uk licence.

@Sangreal: yes, this occurred in the UK.

@Shumatsu Samurai: 12 points and you lose yr licence. so the driver has lost half. apparently, points lost by reckless or dangerous driving are lost from yr licence for 4 years. the maximum he could have lost would have been 9 (max of 11 lost if crash caused by drugs, alcohol, or refusal to test for same). what you'd have to do to lose 9 points, given this was 'only' a 6 point offence doesn't really bear thinking about.

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: Guchi_Jnr on August 08, 2006, 04:26:42 AM

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police investigation found that the defective tyres - the front pair and rear nearside - were not to blame for the accident. "Tyre tread is there to displace liquid debris from the road to give a better grip. The examination has found there was no liquid there - it was black ice," she said.

It was just an unfortunate accident. He hit black ice, spun out of control and crashed. Don't see why he should spend the rest of his life in jail, get fucked up the ass by Hitler in hell, for something that was nature's fault.

Title: Driver Kills Four, Loses Points Off Licence
Post by: Asmodai on August 08, 2006, 06:58:18 AM

Yeah. Bad luck and bad timing seems to the main part of this.