Digger and trailer theft with pic's

[Mark Bolam]

It's a joke Steve. A very bad one.

 

This is getting genuinely depressing.

[Mark Bolam]

Mind you, I was in Saudi once and witnessed a thief having his hand cut off with a sword in a marketplace. It was pretty brutal.

[Mark Bolam]

The following week I was at the same place and some doctors were stitching his hand back on.

 

I asked what the crack was and they said, 'oh, he won his appeal'.

 

Boom.

[russbushpig]

This was in our local paper last week, http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news-in-hinckley/local-news/burbage-news/2013/08/23/nine-month-hell-for-have-a-go-hero-duo-from-burbage-105367-33763571/ Shocking, but at least justice was served in the end...

[treebloke]

This was in our local paper last week, Nine month hell for have-a-go hero duo from Burbage - Hinckley Times Shocking, but at least justice was served in the end...

 

Nothing to do with this case but relevant to the link above, a few years ago at 1am I heard a knock at the door, I went downstairs and there was a copper, he said 'your yards on fire and the fire bridge need to gain entry, we need a keyholder to attend', I said ok but you will need to give me a lift as I have had a drink, he said 'we are not insured to carry passengers you will have to make your own way' and left.

 

My daughter gave me a lift as it happens and when we got to the yard the gate was open and the fire engine and copper was at the top of the yard, we stopped to look at what they had done to the lock on the gate and then I drove the rest of the way to the fire, about 400 yards along my own field, I had a word with the firemen as I knew most of them and the copper came up to me and said 'you told me you had a drink earlier and I want you to blow in the bag' one thing led to another and we ended up toe to toe and he was really up for it, if it hadn't been for the WPC that was with him we most certainly would have come to blows, he must have been having a bad day, he was out of order.

[TGB]

To my understanding, if you're on your own land/road/track, then you are not on a public highway and thus a breath test is not applicable. The copper had over-stepped his authority and ought to read the law again.

[woody3]

To my understanding, if you're on your own land/road/track, then you are not on a public highway and thus a breath test is not applicable. The copper had over-stepped his authority and ought to read the law again.

 

no, you can be done for drink driving anywhere

 

as for the sentence you can appeal it for been unduly lenient:thumbup:

[Dean Lofthouse]

no, you can be done for drink driving anywhere

 

as for the sentence you can appeal it for been unduly lenient:thumbup:

 

Are you sure?

 

Private land is private land

[woody3]

Are you sure?

 

Private land is private land

 

100% sure

[eggsarascal]

100% sure

 

Only if the police can prove you have driven on the public highway.

 

I could drive around my own land all day long, has drunk has a lord if I wanted to.