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Drivers want training not fines
By Visordown News on 31/05/2011 14:00:28
Fining drivers is punitive and does not improve driving skills says IAM
are caused by driver error, they are not deliberate - fining drivers is punitive and does not improve driving skills."
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Texting drivers will face £90 fine
By Visordown News on 10/05/2013 11:32:32
Fine increases by 50% from £60 to £90 but is it enough?
THE FINE for texting while driving will increase to £90.Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, has indicated that the increased fine is a move to crack down on dangerous driving. The increased fine will also cover speeding, running a
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A fine day for North Wales Police
By Ben Cope on 26/01/2010 14:05:29
Cops keep messing up – this time with speeding fines
presentation without the prior permission of the dead biker’s family.Officers made this recent howler while issuing fines to drivers at Bala in Snowdonia. North Wales Police Superintendent Simon Shaw admitted that police had wrongly issued the fines: “Gwynedd
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Judge hands speeding motorist 1p fine
By Visordown News on 15/10/2010 10:29:28
Paltry fine sparks outrage amongst Northern Ireland safety groups
A JUDGE in Northern Ireland has fined a motorist just 1p after he was caught speeding at 45mph in a 30mph zone.Kenneth Kane, 52, from Toberkeigh Road, Bushmills was handed down the miniscule fine after he appeared in court charged with speeding
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Dealer fined for displaying used bikes outside
By Visordown News on 22/05/2008 16:03:57
Ludicrous fines for dealer who fell foul of an army of plastic police and DVLA contractors, NCP Services
A MANCHESTER-BASED dealer has been charged £1000 by DVLA contractors, NCP Services, after they clamped five of his used motorcycles that he had on display outside of his shop.Dealer, Roger Sandoe of Road and Race motorcycles was told by an entourage of NCP Services employees, a p...
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Swedish driver faces $1million speeding fine
By Visordown News on 13/08/2010 10:22:41
Mercedes-driving 37-year-old faces record fine for being 110mph OVER the speed limit
NOT BIKES but interesting: A Swedish driver caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) on a Swiss motorway could make the Guinness book of world-records if authorities decide to drop a $1million speeding fine (£656,000) through his front door.The 37-year
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Stoner fined after warm-up punch
By Visordown News on 16/05/2011 10:13:39
Casey Stoner fined €5000 after punching Randy De Puniet in warm-up
IN the morning warm-up session ahead of the Le Mans race Casey Stoner punched Randy De Puniet after highspeed near-miss, the Repsol Honda rider was fined €5,000 for his antics.Stoner, who had blitzed all the sessions over the race weekend, was on a
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Driver fined just £100 after biker is left paralysed in road smash
By Visordown News on 09/02/2010 18:28:02
One year ban, £100 fine, £30 costs and £15 victim surcharge...
A MOTORIST involved in a crash which left a motorcyclist paralysed from the chest down has been fined just £100 and banned from driving for a year. Kate McCullock, 28, from Leicester, collided with biker Anthony Law, 62, also from Leicester
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£3000 fine for killing two bikers
By Visordown News on 04/07/2011 10:14:04
French tourist fined after killing rider and pillion in Scotland last August
A FRENCH tourist has been fined £3000 for killing a Harley-Davidson rider and pillion after driving on the wrong side of the road.The incident occurred after Roland Bayon, 61, believed that he was still travelling on a dual carriageway when he
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Government Minister fined £40 for no tax or MOT
By Visordown News on 20/10/2008 09:57:01
Northern Ireland's Environment Minister escapes with paltry fine for riding illegally
THE BBC are reporting that Northern Ireland's Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has been fined £40 for riding one of his motorcycles without tax or MOT. Wilson was caught by a camera detection unit on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast. He claimed
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