Don't want this to run on and on but surely his very public issues with drink and drugs and rehabilitation could have been hugely played upon, despite him being bang to rights as you rightly point out. His total acceptance and apparent contrition is laudable in my book. Depends on your take on life I suppose. I prefer to think positively of his stance rather than plain cynical.
I thought £86000 was a bit steep regardless of his wealth.
I don’t, it should be relative to what you earn. I don’t agree with 20 months but then again I think he should be banned for life. If you’re caught that much over the limit you shouldn’t be allowed to be in control of a vehicle ever again. He has ‘mental health’ issues what’s to say he won’t do it again.
Nothing to say he wont do it again. I just thought £86000 was a bit steep.
Sorry.
Nothing to say he wont do it again. I just thought £86000 was a bit steep.
Sorry.
Just remember that figure when he is on chat shows plugging his new book about how overcome his "demons" .
Maybe but look at Ricey's link. Talk about one extreme to another.
Although it is steep when you compare it to this ****:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ts-two-year-ban-after-admitting-drink-driving
I thought £86000 was a bit steep regardless of his wealth.
Being christened Max Maxwell could be a mitigating factor.Compare it with this http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/16161464.Man_charged_after_car_hits_five_pedestrians/
Drink/drugs playing a part here also.
Being christened Max Maxwell could be a mitigating factor.
Being christened Max Maxwell could be a mitigating factor.
Fair play to him for holding his hands up so publicly. He knows he's done wrong and he knows he's let a lot of people down.
I'm never really sure why bans for drink/dangerous/reckless driving aren't far more severe. Driving is a privilege, not a right - mess up and you should lose your licence for a really long time.
Three times over the limit - no driving for ten years. Need to drive for your job? Unlucky pal.
An extrajudicial punishment beating would have drawn a line underneath this for me.