Neilo wrote:A result, are you happy with the penalties?
I don't know yet. I need to think about it for a while.
Addition:
https://www.gov.uk/highway-code-penalties/penalty-table Careless and inconsiderate driving:
£5,000 fine / Discretionary disqualification
3 to 9 points
Failing to stop after an accident or failing to report an accident:
6 months’ imprisonment / £5,000 fine / Discretionary disqualification
5 to 10 points
A fine of £400 out of a possible £10,000
9 points from a combined rate of 8-19
No disqualification
I think he's got off pretty lightly, but it is significantly more than the slap on the wrist we often see.
Still smiling outside court according to his F/book profile - that's the only thing that makes me think it wasn't quite enough - so I'm OK with it.
I think we (as a society) should make more use of short bans - 1 or 2 weeks would probably be enough to actually act as a deterrent, particularly if they were handed out regularly.