M25 crash report and video

kitchenman · 30-08-2013, 17:03

Just got this from local site

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/loca..._years/?ref=eb

Is 4 and a half years jail and a 5 year ban enough deterrent to a professional driver

I think not, a ban from UK roads for life would be a little better

firebobby · 30-08-2013, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by kitchenman

Just got this from local site

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/loca..._years/?ref=eb

Is 4 and a half years jail and a 5 year ban enough deterrent to a professional driver

I think not, a ban from UK roads for life would be a little better

I agree, to many trucks on the roads who's drivers drive outside of the rules, seems to be a lots of accidents are caused by tired drivers pushing their luck and a lot appear to be foriegn trucks

micktheshed · 30-08-2013, 20:09

This was as good as premeditated murder IMHO. & all he got was 4 1/2y (will actualy be 1/3 of this). If he'd held up the local 1stop & stolen £5 the jail term would have been more. Not justice by anyones standards.

solarman216 · 30-08-2013, 20:16

As is the usual case in this country, we are far too lax, in the 70's when I was driving a truck going into Austria and many times Germany when at a boarder and needing to show your papers you had to take your taco disc in as well and if you flouted the rules you were fined there and then and if you did not pay you did not move, even to the extent that fuel tanks were dipped and if you entered the county with more than allowed you paid duty on the extra, most times the amount you were allowed was just enough to get you to the nearest fuel station, the French could be bought with a carton of fags but not the Germans or Austrians or indeed the Swiss, trucks coming into this country are pretty much immune, Rick

30-08-2013, 17:03	#1
kitchenman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Essex Wescliff Vehicle: maverick 1994 2.7 TD Posts: 1,278	M25 crash report and video Just got this from local site http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/loca..._years/?ref=eb Is 4 and a half years jail and a 5 year ban enough deterrent to a professional driver I think not, a ban from UK roads for life would be a little better

30-08-2013, 20:16	#4
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	As is the usual case in this country, we are far too lax, in the 70's when I was driving a truck going into Austria and many times Germany when at a boarder and needing to show your papers you had to take your taco disc in as well and if you flouted the rules you were fined there and then and if you did not pay you did not move, even to the extent that fuel tanks were dipped and if you entered the county with more than allowed you paid duty on the extra, most times the amount you were allowed was just enough to get you to the nearest fuel station, the French could be bought with a carton of fags but not the Germans or Austrians or indeed the Swiss, trucks coming into this country are pretty much immune, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

30-08-2013, 20:09	#3
micktheshed Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: warwickshire Vehicle: Dec 2004, terrano 3l Auto Posts: 313	This was as good as premeditated murder IMHO. & all he got was 4 1/2y (will actualy be 1/3 of this). If he'd held up the local 1stop & stolen £5 the jail term would have been more. Not justice by anyones standards.