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WHAT the hell is the victims fund money for■■? Obviously, he went through a weight limit but 5 points is steep and 500.00 quid for missing a turn!!!
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If in doubt get out!
No excuse for that at all, we’ve all took wrong or missed turns and no doubt most if all of us have ended up thinking ■■■■ me what have I done here 
But that’s just terrible and deserves his punishment.
OllieNotts:
If in doubt get out!
No excuse for that at all, we’ve all took wrong or missed turns and no doubt most if all of us have ended up thinking [zb] me what have I done here
But that’s just terrible and deserves his punishment.
Yes, very much so. Imagine, he could have wiped out a busstop full of kittens…
The victim surcharge is a mandatory penalty that is applied from conditional discharge upwards…and the amounts to be paid are fixed by law, no discretion there either.
It goes to prop up the Victim and Witness general fund…which is money that is distributed to various organisations who help the victims of crime.
There have been cases where young people (under 18) have been charged a victim surcharge and it falls to the parents to be responsible for the fine…even though the parents have been the victims of the crime in question…
This is what firms that employ cheap foreign drivers who haven’t a clue what they’re doing deserve!
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It seems a little steep penalty, but we only know what’s been reported. Probably more to it than the press is reporting.
Grumpy_old_trucker:
This is what firms that employ cheap foreign drivers who haven’t a clue what they’re doing deserve!
B&M pay good rates directly and via agency.
Earlier post of what happened
To be honest, how are foreign drivers supposed to now that they can’t take an artic down a road with a sign that says “narrow road ahead. No long vehicles” just in English?
the nodding donkey:
To be honest, how are foreign drivers supposed to now that they can’t take an artic down a road with a sign that says “narrow road ahead. No long vehicles” just in English?
Because the foreign driver driver in question chose to come and live and work here, so I would guess a working knowledge of both the native language and road signs and rules would be a minimum requirement. Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law.
When I drove around Europe as a foreigner I would still have a basic understanding of that countries language, rules and road signs, if at any point I’d chosen to live and work in a different country I’d have made sure I learned the language and road signs etc properly.
Tgtrucker:
the nodding donkey:
To be honest, how are foreign drivers supposed to now that they can’t take an artic down a road with a sign that says “narrow road ahead. No long vehicles” just in English?Because the foreign driver driver in question chose to come and live and work here, so I would guess a working knowledge of both the native language and road signs and rules would be a minimum requirement. Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law.
When I drove around Europe as a foreigner I would still have a basic understanding of that countries language, rules and road signs, if at any point I’d chosen to live and work in a different country I’d have made sure I learned the language and road signs etc properly.
Net wat ik bedoelde. Daarom praat ik ook Engels alsof ik Engels Ben.
the nodding donkey:
Net wat ik bedoelde. Daarom praat ik ook Engels alsof ik Engels Ben.
Goed voor jou, gewoon hoe het moet zijn. Ik heb daarentegen helemaal niet Engels geleerd toen ik 6 maanden daar werkte, wat een van de redenen was waarom ik niet bleef, en waarom heb ik gezocht naar google translate om je te beantwoorden.
Tgtrucker:
the nodding donkey:
Net wat ik bedoelde. Daarom praat ik ook Engels alsof ik Engels Ben.Goed voor jou, gewoon hoe het moet zijn. Ik heb daarentegen helemaal niet Engels geleerd toen ik 6 maanden daar werkte, wat een van de redenen was waarom ik niet bleef, en waarom heb ik gezocht naar google translate om je te beantwoorden.
OllieNotts:
But that’s just terrible and deserves his punishment.
Terrible ? Deserves punishment?..Seriously? 
Let’s keep things in proportion here.
The guy made a mistake, ok granted, a spectacular one, but nevertheless a mistake.
No ■■■■ died.
robroy:
OllieNotts:
But that’s just terrible and deserves his punishment.Terrible ? Deserves punishment?..Seriously?
Let’s keep things in proportion here.
The guy made a mistake, ok granted, a spectacular one, but nevertheless a mistake.
No [zb] died.
= 1 we’ve all dropped a bollock at some surely,his misfortune was he got stuck,but,sometimes for the grace of god and a millimetre or two most of us have been there!