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    #21
    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    We could take drivers willing to break the law & free to do so off the UK roads either by forcing them to register & be tested in the UK. We could significantly decrease accidents.

    But of course that would be unreasonable.

    If you read the article they make a number of very sensible recommendations.
    How about on the spot fines - I'm sure the French do something like that....
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #22
      Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
      How about on the spot fines - I'm sure the French do something like that....
      far too sensible.

      Or not allowing them back in if they have been caught and not paid.

      The UK haulage industry is being undercut by foreign registered vehicles which means a tax loss.
      The LHD vehicles are 3.4 times more likely to be in accident.
      We have no way to regulate the drivers.
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #23
        How about banning mothers from driving monster trucks to take their precious spawn to the local school?
        Make the kids walk or ride a bike.
        …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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          #24
          Originally posted by WTFH View Post
          How about banning mothers from driving monster trucks to take their precious spawn to the local school?
          Make the kids walk or ride a bike.
          1. Some local schools aren't that local e.g. 5 miles away
          2. All that would happen which has happened in my area due to complaints from residents is that parents would park around the corner from the school.
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            #25
            Originally posted by WTFH View Post
            How about banning mothers from driving monster trucks to take their precious spawn to the local school?
            Make the kids walk or ride a bike.
            The Chunt of Chunts.

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              #26
              Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
              How about on the spot fines - I'm sure the French do something like that....
              Most EU countries do apart from those that don't
              Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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                #27
                Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                How about banning mothers from driving monster trucks to take their precious spawn to the local school?
                Make the kids walk or ride a bike.
                not unreasonable in many cases. I would make 100 yards around schools a no parking zone and have drop off traffic warden Maybe enable the teachers or caretakers.

                You don't need a Chelsea tractor to make the world dangerous around schools. Mercedes & Fiestas can be just as bad.

                However many parents drop the kids off at school on the way to work.
                Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
                  Most EU countries do apart from those that don't
                  and if they don't have the money to pay the on the spot fine, they could be fined again under the Vagrancy act for travelling without visible means of support
                  Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
                    and if they don't have the money to pay the on the spot fine, they could be fined again under the Vagrancy act for travelling without visible means of support
                    Nah we seize their vehicle on the spot.

                    Since HGVs are expensive ....
                    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
                      Most EU countries do apart from those that don't
                      I think that new chap David should stay in Germany; the competition doesn't look like it's up to much.
                      The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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