Speeding footballer gets slap on wrist

downfader

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4821295 ... iving_ban/

Reason for the lack of ban, his son is very ill (true). However at £3k a week after taxation I'm sure a man in his priviledged position could afford a private driver. Am I wrong to think the judge was unfairly lenient?

spen666

downfader wrote:

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4821295.Saints_player_escapes_driving_ban/

Reason for the lack of ban, his son is very ill (true). However at £3k a week after taxation I'm sure a man in his priviledged position could afford a private driver. Am I wrong to think the judge was unfairly lenient?

Where do you get this from.

The only mention in the article is that he earns£3k per week.

You seem to have doubled his salary. £3k per week after tax would mean he earns circa £6k per week

shouldbeinbed

I don't know on this one. I wonder if the boys mum is there and availble to drive him to hospital & school, If so ban him as theres a viable alternative that won't harm poorly son.

there's also public transport/Taxi's or council assistance to get poorly children or those kids routinely needing specialist transport arrangrements as would have to be relied on by other families less financially secure or working different hours.

but should the law take account of income in situations like this, or should it be blind and give blanket treatment regardless of earning £3K a week, month or year.

It'd be interesting to see how other speeders with decent mitigation have fared at the hands of the same court/judge. If he's got away with it through being a local celebrity then diabolical, if he's been treated the same as any other dad of any other sick child then fair enough.

downfader

spen666 wrote:

downfader wrote:

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4821295.Saints_player_escapes_driving_ban/

Reason for the lack of ban, his son is very ill (true). However at £3k a week after taxation I'm sure a man in his priviledged position could afford a private driver. Am I wrong to think the judge was unfairly lenient?

Where do you get this from.

The only mention in the article is that he earns£3k per week.

You seem to have doubled his salary. £3k per week after tax would mean he earns circa £6k per week

Several Saints fans. They tend to know how much the players are getting even in the lower clubs

The Chingford Skinhead

I don't understand why he didn't get banned. What have I missed? He has an ill son but what happens to the 30-40% of families that don't have cars when their kids are ill? I have a mate who is registered blind - and thus not allowed to drive - and a seriously ill son. Should he be allowed to drive as a) the use of cabs, friends or public transport clearly are not viewed as good enough by the magistrate and b) even as a blind driver, I doubt he 'd be as dangerous as a young male earning a small fortune who has already had three convictions for speeding and one for using a mobile. :?:

1892

The fact he's a footballer shouldn't come in to it, if he deserved a ban then he should get one

northernneil

title of this thread show be renamed "wealthy man able to afford finest legal representation"

Anonymous

He was fully aware he was speeding.
He is fully aware his son is ill and needs transporting.
He is also aware that he has 9 points and yet still speeds.
Sorry, having excuses like this usually do not wash with the courts.
Expensive solicitors is the answer obviuosly.