Not Guilty - It'll cost you

[Niklowe]

Drivers acquitted of motoring charges will pay costs under new government scheme

They're really out to screw us any way they can.

Could you afford to fight an unfair ticket?
New regulations set to come into force later this month will see motorists forced to cough up court costs - even if they're found not guilty or acquitted of motoring offences.

The government-inspired change to the current set-up - where drivers get costs refunded if they're innocent - is being implemented to save cash, in spite of fierce opposition from legal and motoring groups who were nominally 'consulted' before the new policy was drawn up.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the age old principle of 'the loser pays' has been costing the government too much money. As a result the new rules make it clear that in future drivers will have to foot the bill for clearing their name. According to The Taxpayers Alliance, that equates to 400,000 people, or one in four of those who challenge a ticket.

Now the Conservative party has joined the last ditch effort to derail the changes, and campaigners are looking for more signatories to a petition on the Number 10 website. We're off to go and sign the petition ourselves, and you can find out more by reading the press release below, that was issued by the Association of Motor Offence Lawyers today.

YOU CAN SIGN THE PETITION HERE

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[ROBSTER]

Re: Not Guilty - It'll cost you

The problem is there is no motoring lobby in the UK to speak of.

Say what you like about the French (especially the deaf ones) but they would, quite rightly bring the country to a standstill if this idea was muted in France.

From once having the cheapest petrol in Europe we now have the most expensive.

British motorists are more than happy to spread their legs and invite the Chacellor to kick as hard as he can, so he does.


MY IDEA

If every car owner voted for the BMP (British Motorist Party) we would have a landslide and vote our leader Jeramy Clarkson in heralding a new era where every pound raised by the motorist is spent on roads, seperate pavements and safe train crossings. Grow hedges down the central reservation to stop people getting dazzled by on comming lights and prevent people rubbernecking accidents in the other direction, usually causing more accidents.