tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post4979675457544765700..comments2024-03-08T14:35:24.649+00:00Comments on The Justice of the Peace Blog: EACH ACCORDING TO HIS MEANS OR NOTThe Justice of the Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795957459681808206noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-71149802787739476452014-11-06T14:44:56.587+00:002014-11-06T14:44:56.587+00:00"The ubiquitous points will, of corse, be imp... "The ubiquitous points will, of corse, be imposed as normal." And there's another expense.......... greatly increased insurance premiums....which the government will take 10% of ! Always follow the money to find out "Who benefits"<br /><br />It always seems to be government, using Magistrates to fill their coffers.Mike Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268251808150629580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-14674630903627332014-11-04T16:49:44.402+00:002014-11-04T16:49:44.402+00:00As a Scottish JP I see a lot of road traffic cases...As a Scottish JP I see a lot of road traffic cases. If a defendant comes before me and has not been able to pay the conditional offer due to financial constraints i.e. being on benefits, then I do not see why they should be further punished. I will, almost always, restrict the fine to that of the conditional offer and offer "time to pay". The ubiquitous points will, of corse, be imposed as normal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654716922743692472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-71680876061212620542014-11-04T00:26:20.824+00:002014-11-04T00:26:20.824+00:00"bringing that sum up to £140.00 plus the ini..."bringing that sum up to £140.00 plus the iniquitous 3 points. He might have been better off borrowing the £100 for the speeding ticket from Wonga."<br /><br />Almost certainly not. On top of the 4+ months or so "interest free" whilst the case was pending, I assume you gave him time to pay (or will do if so requested) £10 / fortnight is quite a common rate for those on very low incomes. So he'll have 6 months to pay his £140. In contrast Wonga will have racked up £140 from a £100 loan after 34 days; and by six months it would be about £480.<br /><br />I'm sure some "desperate" people have resorted to Wonga to pay fines and avoid court - if only they realised that the court is there to be fair to all manner of people and thus not excessively punitive either.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com