An article in WalletPop suggests that 1 in 20 drivers in the UK would be willing to take the rap on behalf of family and friends to prevent them from being banned.
The article (reporting on an LV= car insurance survey) suggests that around 300,000 drivers have already done it in the last decade!
According to the research, two thirds of those who said they would pretend to have been driving at the time if it meant the other person keeping his or her licence, while more than half said they would do it to prevent a friend or relative losing his or her job.
It’s a rather short-sighted approach, though. What these people fail to appreciate is that by keeping someone on the road when they should be off it, someone else out their might lose a lot more.
Like their life!
The article also reports on a new video speed gun due to enter service. This would make taking the rap harder, as the images would be matched against the photos on peoples’ licences.