As I recall, only once have I had a QC in
front of me and that was in connection with a planning matter of some
importance. It is quite a story in
itself when an individual of such exalted status appears before a magistrates`
bench. The fiancée of celebrity Stephen
Fry had the benefit of such high level representation when he appeared before
Cwmbran magistrates recently. There is a report in the Daily Telegraph.
There is as much similarity in the
argument that a “short, sharp custodial sentence” is a waste of time as there
is in the debate as to whether a seven day driving ban is any sort of
punishment or deterrent in a matter of speeding. Unless
a ban is of significant length; ie 28
days minimum, my opinion is and has been
that exceeding 100MPH on a motorway is worthy, all things considered, of there being given serious thought to the
imposition of 6 penalty points as the preferred option. But then what do I know?
