Suffolk motorist will kill someone, warns victim as man convicted for 43rd time of driving while disqualified

I was quite pleased to hear that a cowboy builder who did some 'work' for me got recently caught over the limit for the 3rd time and driving while still disqualified from that one. He'd been banned before and ignored it so this time he got 4 months prison, plus a 5 year ban and suspended sentence. If he gets caught driving whilst disqualified when he gets out after his 4 months that automatically becomes a 5 year sentence. And given his history I know plenty of people ready to report him!

As both JonSP and benb have said take the car away.

I thought that was a given considering as a disqualified driver they would not have insurance and as some police forces PR Depts are keen to point out that's what happens to uninsured cars.

You may be surprised to hear that there are assorted motorcycle groups who take a dim view of this sort of thing, and rarely concern themselves with an individuals human rights...

No doubt some human rights parasite will say it breaks his if he was made to do community service. The law appears to favour the perpitrator rather than the victim and there isn't an MP with the spuds to do anything about it. Totally agree crush his car at his expense.

It's only like 1984 if The Establishment feels endangered.

If YOU as a person feel endangered, then feel free to fuck off and die.

But make a tweet which The Establishment feels threatens its supremacy, however stupid and drunken that tweet may be and you could end up in jail for four years

That's how much The Establishment values its own protection over your protection,

The Law in the country is an ass. You have just better be ultra careful, and hopefully never need it. It's not FOR you and me.

it is a disgrace, that many offenses should be taken into account and a new offence created to deal with it. Banning someone from driving because they were driving whilst banned from driving, just proves 'the law is an ass'. Confiscate the car, fine massively, remove access to the majority of benefits, and inprosonment. Each count should carry its own seperate penalty, 42x6 months might make him think a bit more about what he's doing. Oh I don't know, chop his hands off then he can't drive...

It's an interesting question isn't it - the law can only hand out certain punishments, and if the miscreant is happy to spend time in the big house every now and again what harm is it?

All I can say is: if this Moir guy (and others) refuse to respect the rule of law of this country, they had BETTER not be receiving any help or support from the state.

this stupid situation will only change when laws are changed, meanwhile the madness continues

I wonder if any of the victims have brought civil suits against the drivers? And in the criminal proceedings, why hasn't the judge awarded substantial recompense to the victim? Garnish the criminal's wages (if they've got a job and if they don't use the old testament's punishments!)

I honestly don't know what we can do with people like this. A longer jail sentence might focus his mind somewhat, but maybe a heavy community order would be better.

How can we physically stop people like this from driving? I don't know.

To sfichele
You're not going to like this but no. Because it is what is referred to as a summary only offence, even if he were sentenced for 10 offences at the same time, the maximum sentence would still be 6 months in prison. Of course, if he were sentenced separately, he could go to prison each time. Prior to 1988, the sentence was higher. I think it was 2 years then. I suppose, like now, they didn't want prisons full of people committing driving offences. Parliament have now actually made it more difficult to lock people up for such offences. You now can't remand someone in custody if they commit a summary only offence except in very rare circumstances so the bloke referred to above, provided he wasn't on bail at the time, could not be kept in custody prior to conviction.

Numerous convictions for the same offence over and over again show these people have no respect for the law or those they will go on to maim and kill

It's getting to be like the opposite of 1984. In George Orwell's novel, people believed to have committed crimes of mere thought are subjected to their worst nightmare, to reprogram them into slavish conformity. In 2013, people who injure other citizens get a slap on the wrist, spit in the face of the justice system, do it again, and get an even milder slap on the wrist. If their crimes are committed behind the wheel of a car that is. If you wanted to program people to become even worse drivers than they are already, you couldn't come up with a better system to do so.

Why do we bother abiding by the laws of the land? There is no fit punishment. People will only stop committing offences if there are consequences to their actions.

Anyone know what car he drives?

Surely he can have an ASBO or one of those curfew things on his ankle.. How ridiculous!

I can imagine that it wont be long before the sentencing of our glorious judicial system results in people taking their own action.

The courts and legal system are constrained by the laws that parliament set. Driving whilst disqualified has a maximum sentence of 6 months. The courts are obliged to give a third off for a guilty plea bringing that down to four months of which he will serve a maximum of half. There's nothing a court can do about that.

A good kicking down a dark alley would be a sound starting point for scum like this, the courts and legal system do nothing for this type of problem

i know it won't stop them, but sorry they should be banned for life. one year bans send out a completely wrong signal.

As for actually stopping them driving? short of life imprisonment not sure what can really be done.

Confiscate their vehicle. Every time.

Some one should hire a 'hitman'.

Pathetic! Things will only change if an MP's child gets injured or killed. Change the laws you f@*!ing idiots you work for us.