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Is there any guarantee that disqualification actually keeps these people off the streets? (Honestly asking as I'm not familiar with how the law around this work
by Arrath 5y ago
Is there any guarantee that disqualification actually keeps these people off the streets? (Honestly asking as I'm not familiar with how the law around this works in the UK)
I lost a childhood friend to a woman with a long drunk driving record, who naturally disregarded her suspended license and plowed right through us playing street hokey in broad daylight.
Since then I've thought penalties should be more punitive when licenses get suspended, like by impounding the car to ensure that the person can't just drive it anyway. But like the loopholes you mention, I haven't found a way to do it that doesn't incur further hardship, like losing employment or usurious impound lot fees accruing in the interim.
- oliwarner 5y agoOf course not. Many people are caught without licences usually because the cars they're driving are uninsured and it's trivial to check, even for civilians. These people get fined, jail time, and points against a pretend license which can act towards a ban (eg no learning). Until we're happy going to a Fifth Element style, license-as-the-key ignition, I don't think we'll achieve what you want. That said, given the drink-driving controls that are being mandated, ID checks seem pretty simple.