Man's lies turn Peacehaven speeding ticket into £1600 fine (From The Argus)
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Man's lies turn Peacehaven speeding ticket into £1600 fine
1:00pm Saturday 21st November 2009 in
A businessman caught speeding near his home forged a letter claiming he was in Wales at the time to try to escape a £60 fine.
But David King's lies were uncovered by police and he ended up receiving a suspended jail sentence.
King, 38, of Sunview Avenue, Peacehaven, admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice and speeding when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court.
He was given a six month jail sentence suspended for two years and was ordered to carry out 260 hours unpaid work in the community.
He was fined £100 for speeding and had three penalty points put on his driving licence. He must also pay £1,500 costs.
The court was told King, who had a clean driving licence before the incident, was caught by a speed camera driving at 38mph in a 30mph zone along the A259 at Peacehaven on the morning of June 6 2008.
But he denied being the driver and when the case went to Lewes Magistrates’ Court King produced a letter claiming to be from his company's transport manager stating he had been in Wales on the day of the offence.
King, whose business Southern Logistics had gone into administration, had forged the letter.
Comments(28)
sussexone
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1:16pm Sat 21 Nov 09
ICantThinkOfAName wrote:They have monkeys working at the Argus, they are not well known for correct grammer or sentence construction!
"But he denied behind the driver" What does this mean?
TreasureIsland
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1:48pm Sat 21 Nov 09
myopinion.com
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1:52pm Sat 21 Nov 09
TreasureIsland wrote:TreasureIsland, are you for real? He is a liar and a cheat to the system. No doubt your one of those working and claiming benefits at the same time?
How ridiculous poor man,those magistrates want to inflict a proper sentence on real criminals. I expect they feel very important and full of themselves dishing out that punishment
TheInsider
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2:20pm Sat 21 Nov 09
People in glass houses ....
Delilah_Brighton
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2:24pm Sat 21 Nov 09
sussexone wrote:Grammer?
ICantThinkOfAName wrote:They have monkeys working at the Argus, they are not well known for correct grammer or sentence construction!
"But he denied behind the driver" What does this mean?
Grammar.
Pot. Kettle.
Delilah_Brighton
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2:25pm Sat 21 Nov 09
TheInsider wrote:Beat me to it.
sussexone...the word is grammar not grammer.
People in glass houses ....
RickH
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2:42pm Sat 21 Nov 09
RickH
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2:44pm Sat 21 Nov 09
TreasureIsland wrote:I find this attitude incredible! One of the corner stones of a modern society is the concept of the 'rule of law'; in that no-one is above it, regardless. This man should ahve shut-up and put up (and learn not to drive above speed limits) but instead, he attempted to place himself outside of the law and paid for such arrogance and ignorance.
How ridiculous poor man,those magistrates want to inflict a proper sentence on real criminals. I expect they feel very important and full of themselves dishing out that punishment
Granny
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2:54pm Sat 21 Nov 09
roughsea
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3:11pm Sat 21 Nov 09
nuff said
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3:16pm Sat 21 Nov 09
UglyAmerican
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3:41pm Sat 21 Nov 09
om/watch?v=rX7wtNOku
Ho
Tye
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4:39pm Sat 21 Nov 09
roughsea wrote:Property has always been more important than people, and taking the Law into ones own hand is severely(?) treated.
Justice! Let the punishment fit the crime. Violence to a person means nothing today, but cheating is 'all 'unless you are a wheel clamper or a politician.
Thats why yobs who bully a mother into killing herself and her daughter get away with it but a pensioner who tries to restrain a yob throwing stones at his house is treated with the utmost vigor
RickH
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5:21pm Sat 21 Nov 09
Tye wrote:There doesn't seem to be any crime against property involved here, so I fail to see how your statement has any bearing on this issus.
roughsea wrote: Justice! Let the punishment fit the crime. Violence to a person means nothing today, but cheating is 'all 'unless you are a wheel clamper or a politician.Property has always been more important than people, and taking the Law into ones own hand is severely(?) treated. Thats why yobs who bully a mother into killing herself and her daughter get away with it but a pensioner who tries to restrain a yob throwing stones at his house is treated with the utmost vigor
davyboy
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7:22pm Sat 21 Nov 09
Tim Hodges
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7:24pm Sat 21 Nov 09
sussexone wrote:That literally made me weep.
ICantThinkOfAName wrote: "But he denied behind the driver" What does this mean?They have monkeys working at the Argus, they are not well known for correct grammer or sentence construction!
Thank you.
Jo Wadsworth
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7:39pm Sat 21 Nov 09
sussexone wrote:Chief web monkey here, just thanking you for spotting the typo - and letting you know it's now corrected.
ICantThinkOfAName wrote:They have monkeys working at the Argus, they are not well known for correct grammer or sentence construction!
"But he denied behind the driver" What does this mean?
Conor
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8:58pm Sat 21 Nov 09
TreasureIsland wrote:He was punished for being an idiot basically. He had two alternatives. A £60 fine and three points on a clean licence, or a conviction for the serious offence of perjury.
How ridiculous poor man,those magistrates want to inflict a proper sentence on real criminals. I expect they feel very important and full of themselves dishing out that punishment
For some reason he chose the second.
greeg
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1:35am Sun 22 Nov 09
RickH wrote:You've got it wrong.The"painful lesson"is for the consumption of people like you and me,not him,i'm sure you understand.
So someone acts unlawfully by breaking a speed limit then commmits a criminal offence by lying about it - serves him right! Hope he's learned a painful lesson; both about being a responsible motorist, as well as being a responsible citizen.
ps,commits is 2MMs
RickH
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9:24am Sun 22 Nov 09
greeg wrote:Or one could be of the viewpoint that the lesson is still his as I undertsand that to try to pervert the course of justice is a crime and as a responsible citizen who agrees and abides with such a law the punishment meted out is nto relevant to me. And thanks for the spelling check, although with the meaning of the word conveyed and understood was it necessary or needed? ;)
RickH wrote: So someone acts unlawfully by breaking a speed limit then commmits a criminal offence by lying about it - serves him right! Hope he's learned a painful lesson; both about being a responsible motorist, as well as being a responsible citizen.You've got it wrong.The"painful lesson"is for the consumption of people like you and me,not him,i'm sure you understand. ps,commits is 2MMs
hovebanned
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10:00am Sun 22 Nov 09
Teresa Green
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1:41pm Sun 22 Nov 09
greeg
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2:44pm Sun 22 Nov 09
RickH wrote:"with the meaning of the word conveyed and understood was it necessary or needed?"In a word yes,but not for my benefit,for the benefit of those who can't spell.
greeg wrote:Or one could be of the viewpoint that the lesson is still his as I undertsand that to try to pervert the course of justice is a crime and as a responsible citizen who agrees and abides with such a law the punishment meted out is nto relevant to me. And thanks for the spelling check, although with the meaning of the word conveyed and understood was it necessary or needed? ;)RickH wrote: So someone acts unlawfully by breaking a speed limit then commmits a criminal offence by lying about it - serves him right! Hope he's learned a painful lesson; both about being a responsible motorist, as well as being a responsible citizen.You've got it wrong.The"painful lesson"is for the consumption of people like you and me,not him,i'm sure you understand. ps,commits is 2MMs
notaconspiracy
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1:59pm Mon 23 Nov 09
D Merrett
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10:46am Tue 24 Nov 09
Andre Spooner
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1:30pm Tue 24 Nov 09
No-one was the wiser! Spooner rides again!
Curse you, police! How dare you stop people for speeding! How dare a court impose a fine for perjury! It's political correctness gone mad! Brown's Britain!
Wow, my security word was "disguised-horse".
Barney McGrew
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1:48pm Tue 24 Nov 09
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1:09pm Sat 21 Nov 09
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