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April 09, 2006
Another Justfication for ID Cards
Lord Almighty but they’re really scraping the barrel to find justifications for ID Cards now:
One motorist has been clocked speeding more than 100 times without being caught, while another has got away with driving at 119mph in a built-up area. The phenomenon has prompted police to call for a change in the law.
The scam involves offenders registering their cars at
one of a network of 'mass-mailing' addresses used legitimately by
businesses instead of at their own homes. When the driver triggers a
camera, the penalty notice is sent to the mass-mailing address. Police
seeking the motorist find only a shopfront where nobody lives.
The solution?
A Home Office spokesman said the national identity register being
introduced to back up planned ID cards would help, and added: 'We are
examining how serious the issue is.'
Yes, we need to spend 18 billion to catch a few speeders.
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Right, because my ability to register a car at the wrong address will save me when the police actually pull me over, give me a notice to produce, etc.
You can get into trouble for not having your car registered to where you live. I had to actually prove I had two legitimate residential addresses once.
Posted by: MatGB | Apr 9, 2006 12:40:19 PM
