An email alert from the DSA following on from a consultation.<\/p>\n
If approved, the proposals would allow the police to issue fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for careless driving, and avoid the need for the ridiculous amount of deskwork such charges currently involve, and which the police will obviously avoid pursuing unless it is a serious offence as a result.<\/p>\n
I notice that it doesn\u2019t appear to have gone down to well amongst that group of ADIs who think that only they are capable of making such assessments, and who are blaming it on the DSA – when in fact it is a government issue.<\/p>\n
If slapped with such an FPN, there would be a \u00a390 fine and three points on your licence. More serious cases would still go through the courts where higher penalties would most likely be imposed.<\/p>\n
The proposals would also see current FPN charges increase from \u00a360 to \u00a390 (e.g. using mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts, speeding). There are other changes also being considered, which you can read in the full document.<\/p>\n
The consultation is still open for people to contribute to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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