2007-07-14 03:12:35 · 10 answers · asked by skinnyy21 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The answer may surprise you.
Insurance rates.
These laws are designed around insurance carriers and their safety bonus rules.
Because of these, most State and local agencies need to modify their penalties ( Each being a separate entity, therefore able to adjust individual penalties, based on coverage rates, and standard procedures ) to reflect a public consciousness and uniform basis of revenue.
Each penalty is considered an individual crime. Therefore, you broke a speeding law, you broke a reckless endangerment law, maybe a fuel conservation law, ... And each of these in turn have a penalty(ies).
In the commission of one crime, you commit another.
You are not punished twice, you are punished once, with multiple counts....
2007-07-14 04:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This seems to be a specifically English Problem. For some reason, the English seem to think that they should not be caught speeding. It is as if they feel that it is not a bad thing to do.
This results from the government treating driving offences as a means of raising taxes.
Unfortunately the stupid drivers do not realise that speeding is dangerous and anti-social, and that if they all drove 10 mph below the limit, speeding fines would be banned because it would not pay and the country would grind to a halt.
2007-07-14 11:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The fine for breaking the law, the points in case you are a serial offender, the more offences, the more points, until you reach the maximum and get the bus.
Also, the more points on your licence the higher your insurance rate again in case you are a serial offender.
The answer is simple, drive within the law.
2007-07-14 16:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by firebobby 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because to some people the thought of a fine doesn't bother them.... more money than brains. Also, many are more worried about losing their license than risking getting a ticket and just paying the fine.
So, for those types of folks, the points are the punishment.
For the average citizen that only rarely or only once gets a ticket, the points don't matter anyway as they will eventually expire.
2007-07-14 10:17:40 · answer #4 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is one punishment. You do the crime and pay the fine the points are the quick way of saying (any previous convictions) If you keep on being naughty or unlucky, take your own view you will be deemed unfit to drive and banned for a period of time,and also fined
2007-07-14 11:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can be punished more than once if it went to curcuit court and than you were sued in civil court, but this would normally be for a felony charge or if you damaged property or persons and were sued. I need to know more about your case to be more specific.
2007-07-14 10:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by schneider2294@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
to try and stop you getting in trouble again, also the more points you get, the quicker you get a ban,keep safe all the best
2007-07-14 10:32:53 · answer #7 · answered by sarah1962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you shoulld,nt be driving carelessly to get punished in the first place
2007-07-14 10:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's not being punished twice.
it's being punished once, for one event, and by two different methods.
what's your alternative? a bigger fine?
2007-07-14 10:18:50 · answer #9 · answered by brian 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because you deserve it for breaking the law
2007-07-14 11:13:20 · answer #10 · answered by Ian UK 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋