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And some countries include a separate offence of "failing to identify the driver", with penalties usually more severe than the driving offence. A few British p
by DanBC 7y ago
And some countries include a separate offence of "failing to identify the driver", with penalties usually more severe than the driving offence.
A few British politicians have found this out the hard way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Huhne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Huhne
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/29/labour-mp-fiona-onasanya-jailed-for-lying-speeding-ticket https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/29/labour-mp-fi...
- velosol 7y agoI think this [1] Wikipedia article better covers the situation with Huhne. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Huhne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Huhne
- jackvalentine 7y agoA former Australian federal court judge went to jail for two years for lying about who was driving his car when it incurred a speeding fine worth $77 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Einfeld#Criminal_conviction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Einfeld#Criminal_convic...
- mstade 7y agoUnless I'm missing something, both of these cases (and the case of the Australian judge a sibling commenter pointed to) has nothing to do with "failing to identify the driver" but all to do with straight up lying to the courts, i.e. perjury. The fact that they were speeding seems incidental.