road traffic offences – Page 14 – Current Awareness

Consultation sentencing guideline and advice on driving offences – causing death by driving – Sentencing Guidelines Council

Posted January 10th, 2008 in consultations, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“The Sentencing Guidelines Council published a consultation guideline on the sentencing of adult offenders convicted of a causing death by driving offence, on 9 January 2008. The Sentencing Advisory Panel also published its advice on this subject on the same day. The Panel also published the report of research into attitudes to the sentencing of these offences:

Consultation guideline: Causing death by driving

Covering letter for causing death by driving consultation guideline

Advice: Driving offences – causing death by driving

Press notice for causing death by driving consultation guideline and advice

Research report: Attitudes to the sentencing of offences involving death by driving

Sentencing Guidelines Council, 10th January 2008

Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk

Careless drivers who kill face up to three years in jail – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2008 in road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“Motorists who kill through carelessness will face jail sentences for the first time when the new offence of causing death by careless driving comes into force in March or April.”

The Guardian, 10th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Drivers who kill could escape being sent to jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 8th, 2008 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“Drivers who kill could escape being sent to jail under new sentencing guidelines for the courts.”

Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Guilty verdict for lorry driver – BBC News

Posted December 10th, 2007 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A lorry driver has been found guilty of causing the deaths of a family of four when he fell asleep at the wheel.”

BBC News, 7th December 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Anger as fines from speed cameras soar – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 4th, 2007 in fines, news, road traffic offences, speed cameras by sally

“Almost two million speeding tickets are being issued to motorists each year following Labour’s vast expansion of the speed camera network, official figures disclosed last night.”

Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police chief ‘wasted court’s time’ – The Times

Posted November 22nd, 2007 in news, police, road traffic offences by sally

“Britain’s most senior traffic policeman has been criticised for wasting court time after he failed to answer a speeding charge yesterday, claiming that he had still not found a solicitor to represent him.”

The Times, 22nd November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Speed penalty point plan attacked – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2007 in news, road safety, road traffic offences by sally

“Plans to increase penalty points for speeding motorists could ‘criminalise’ a large section of the UK’s workforce, driving instructors have warned.”

BBC News, 19th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law reaches out to foreign drivers who dodge fines – The Times

Posted November 9th, 2007 in fines, news, road traffic offences by sally

“Foreign drivers will be traced and forced to pay parking, bus lane and congestion charge fines, under a Government plan to address the problem of 700,000 unpaid penalties issued annually to vehicles that are registered overseas.”

The Times, 9th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Penalty points double for speeding drivers – The Times

Posted November 9th, 2007 in news, road safety, road traffic offences by sally

“Motorists face being banned from driving for only two speeding offences under a government plan to double the fixed penalty for exceeding the limit by a wide margin, The Times has learnt.”

The Times, 9th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Driver on mobile jailed for two years – The Times

Posted October 30th, 2007 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A single mother of four, one of whom is disabled, has been jailed for two years for killing an 80-year-old pedestrian while using her mobile phone at the wheel of her 4×4.”

The Times, 30th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Porsche driver clocked at 172mph is jailed – The Times

Posted September 25th, 2007 in news, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

“A motorist caught travelling at 172mph on an Oxfordshire dual carriageway has been jailed for ten weeks.”

The Times, 25th September 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Drive to ensure safer roads – Ministry of Justice

Posted September 24th, 2007 in press releases, road traffic offences by sally

“Bad driving is an area of particular concern to the public and today’s provisions in the Road Safety Act 2006 tighten up legislation and ensure offenders do not escape justice.”

Ministry of Justice, 24th September 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Tough new penalties come into force for driving offences – The Guardian

Posted September 24th, 2007 in news, road traffic offences by sally

“Drivers who fail to identify who was behind the wheel when a speeding offence is committed face a heavier penalty under law changes that come into force today. The clampdown on driving offences includes higher maximum fines for careless driving and refusing to stop when flagged down by police.”

The Guardian, 24th September 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police demand law change for drug drivers – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2007 in drug abuse, news, road traffic offences by sally

“Anyone who drives after taking illegal drugs should be prosecuted, senior police officers said today.”

The Guardian, 30th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

O’Halloran v United Kingdon: Francis v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports

Posted July 13th, 2007 in human rights, law reports, road traffic offences by sally

Compulsion to identify driver does not prejudice right to fair trial

O’Halloran v. United Kingdom; Francis v. United Kingdom

European Court of Human Rights

“Registered keepers of motor vehicles could lawfully be compelled to tell the police who was driving it on a particular occasion.”

The Times, 13th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note: the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication

Drivers lose speed camera test case in Strasbourg court – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2007 in news, road traffic offences, speed cameras by sally

“Two British drivers lost a test case at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg yesterday over whether the rules on speed camera prosecutions violate the 800-year-old right to silence. The two men claimed the law requiring car owners to reveal who was driving when the camera recorded a speeding violation infringes the right not to incriminate oneself, a key element of the right to a fair trial.”

The Guardian, 30th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Motorists lose speed camera case – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2007 in news, road traffic offences, speed cameras by sally

“Two British motorists have lost the last round of their legal fight against speed cameras.”

BBC News, 29th June 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CPS to react to cycle deaths call – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2007 in inquests, news, road traffic offences by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is expected to give its reaction later to criticisms made at an inquest into the deaths of four cyclists. ”

BBC News, 28th June 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Families given chance to explain impact of crime – The Times

Posted June 26th, 2007 in dangerous driving, news, road traffic offences, victims by sally

“Families of people who are murdered or killed by dangerous driving will be able to have a statement about their loss read out in court, it was announced today.”

The Times, 25th June 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Drivers face big cut in drink limit and random tests – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2007 in alcohol abuse, news, road traffic offences by sally

“Drivers face a drastic reduction in the drink-drive limit and the introduction of random roadside breath tests in a government crackdown on alcohol-related road deaths.”

The Guardian, 15th June 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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