HarrisBikeNut wrote:Agree that the size of a fine needs to be raised BUT it will still be meaningless if the chances of getting caught remain low,
Sorry HarrisBikeNut but I've got to be a bit harsh with you here :
I suppose you can't expect a teacher of 38 years standing to understand my "market forces" approach to the problem !!
The penalty won't be "meaningless" if it's high enough, even if only ten drivers throughout the country are convicted each year, it will act as a severe deterrent.
If £1000 isn't enough, well it could be raised ... £2000 per offence for example.
Look, the chances of you being caught watching, through binoculars, the teenage neighbour undressing in her bedroom from your darkened upstairs room are extremely small, but the consequences of being caught and then branded a paedophile are life shatteringly enormous ...... therefore, quite literally only a madman would contemplate doing such a thing.
Er, don't ask me why I thought of that example
But surely you get the point ?