Courts across the island handed down stiff penalties, including imprisonment, on Monday to law-breaking drivers caught by the police.In Paphos, the district court sentenced a 36-year-old driver to one month in jail and suspended his licence for six months after he was caught driving under the influence and tried to evade police....
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Courts crack down on dangerous driving
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Is one month in jail and suspending his driving license a stiff penalty! Considering that the man in qustion was under the influence of alchohol and according to the newspaper report, was driving wuthout a license, tax or insurance! To me it seems derisory! Hardly either a punishment or a deterrent. After a month he will probably be driving his car again...
Dee
Dee
Re: Courts crack down on dangerous driving
No licence, no tax, no insurance, they should do what they do in the UK crush the car.
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The jail term may seem light. However, it probably means loosing his job. It certainly means loosing a months income with possible consequences on tenancy if he rents. It also means having a criminal record which reduces further employment opportunities and can have other ramifications.
Re: Courts crack down on dangerous driving
Josef- maybe the guy in question should have thoroughly thought all these ramifications through before deciding to do what he did?josef k wrote: ↑Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:10 pm The jail term may seem light. However, it probably means loosing his job. It certainly means loosing a months income with possible consequences on tenancy if he rents. It also means having a criminal record which reduces further employment opportunities and can have other ramifications.
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